PHOTO: Women walk past a government-sponsored advertisement promoting the new national security law as a meeting on national security legislation takes place in in Hong Kong, China June 29, 2020. ( read original story ...)
Defiant Hong Kong Activists Vow To Resist China Crackdown
Hong Kong's democracy camp will continue to fight communist China's crackdown on political freedoms, activists vowed Friday after a devastating month of election disqualifications, arrests for social ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong leader expected to announce election delay, hurting opposition hopes
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam is set to announce later on Friday the delay of a legislative election due to coronavirus risks, according to a Cable TV report, dealing a blow to the hopes of the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong expected to delay vote after opposition candidates barred
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam is expected to announce on Friday the postponement of Sept. 6 city assembly elections because of a spike in coronavirus cases, putting off what the pro-democracy opposition ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong elections could be delayed amid spike in Covid-19 cases
Hong Kong may postpone highly anticipated legislative elections scheduled for September 6, citing a worsening Covid-19 outbreak in the semi-autonomous Chinese city, local media reports said. An ... ( read original story ...)
Covid-19: Why Hong Kong’s ‘third wave’ is a warning
Despite sharing a border with mainland China, where the first cases were reported, Hong Kong kept its infection numbers down and was able to avoid the extreme lockdown measures introduced in parts of ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong ‘to delay’ city elections
The chief executive of Hong Kong, Carrie Lam, is expected to announce that the closely-watched election for the city parliament will be postponed by as much as a year, when she meets the press later ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan plans state funeral for democracy champion labelled ‘sinner’ by mainland media
The Taiwanese government on Friday said it will hold a state funeral for former President Lee Teng-hui, a figure respected on the island for ending autocratic rule but branded by mainland Chinese ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese claims in Bhutan, incursion in India are indicative of their intentions: Mike Pompeo
China's territorial claims in Bhutan and the recent incursion into Indian land are indicative of their intentions, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Thursday, adding that Beijing under ... ( read original story ...)
Two Israelis found on ship in Cyprus, breaking quarantine measures
Israelis coming to Cyprus must enter quarantine for two weeks. ( read original story ...)