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Beirut, Hong Kong, Belarus Elections: Your Monday Briefing
Good morning. We’re covering clashes in Belarus after a presidential election, anger reaching the boiling point in Beirut and Europe’s illegal raves. President Aleksandr Lukashenko, who is facing the …
U.S., Britain with allies urge Hong Kong to reinstate politicians, hold elections
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo with the foreign ministers of four ally nations called on the government of Hong Kong on Sunday to reinstate disqualified candidates while condemning its decision t …
Factbox: Who is Jimmy Lai, the media tycoon arrested in Hong Kong?
Jimmy Lai, one of Hong Kong’s most prominent democracy activists, was arrested on Monday for suspected collusion with foreign forces under the national security law, in what is the highest profile …
Media tycoon Jimmy Lai arrested under Hong Kong’s new national security law
Jimmy Lai, a 72-year-old media tycoon and activist who is a vocal critic of the Chinese Communist Party, was arrested early Monday, accused of colluding with foreign forces, The Washington Post …
PALO IT becomes first Hong Kong tech company to earn B Corp status
PALO IT Hong Kong, a global innovation consultancy and Agile software development company, has announced it’s become a certified B Corporation. As the first technology company in Hong Kong to attain …
U.S. Sanctions Hong Kong Chief Lam Over Crackdown
The U.S. is placing sanctions on 11 Chinese officials and their allies in Hong Kong, including Chief Executive Carrie Lam, over their roles in curtailing political freedoms in the former U.K. colony, …
Democratic Taiwan Stands With Hong Kong
UK Urges Hong Kong Government to Reinstate Candidates, Hold Elections
Britain called on the Hong Kong government on Sunday to reinstate disqualified candidates and hold legislative council elections as soon as possible, in a joint statement with Australia, Canada, New …
Hong Kong elections: UK and allies condemn moves to ‘undermine democracy’
The ministers said they were “gravely concerned by the Hong Kong government’s unjust disqualification of candidates”. They condemned a year-long postponement of September’s elections as …