China extends Hong Kong legislature by at least a year
The city’s Legislative Council, known as LegCo, will continue to perform its duties ‘for no...
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Hong Kong imports to be labelled ‘made in China’: US customs
Until recently, Washington had treated imports from Hong Kong differently to goods from the rest...
Agnes Chow: the former Hong Kong teen activist China wants to silence
Agnes Chow was arrested by police officers with Hong Kong’s new national security unit VERNON...
U.S. health chief, visiting Taiwan, attacks China’s pandemic response
U.S. Health Secretary Alex Azar attacked China’s response to the coronavirus pandemic on Tuesday and...
Hong Kong’s Apple Daily vows to ‘fight on’ after owner arrested
Hong Kong’s Apple Daily tabloid responded with defiance on Tuesday to the arrest of owner...
Shadow of coronavirus slowly lifts from epicentre Wuhan
A girl gestures while a couple poses for a wedding photographer next to East Lake...
Infobox: 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...
US says Beijing has ‘eviscerated’ Hong Kong freedoms
Amid escalating tensions between Washington and Beijing, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo accused China...
China sanctions 11 Americans in retaliation for US move
US Senator Marco Rubio is among the 11 Americans sanctioned by China Andrew Harnik POOL/AFP/File...
Jimmy Lai: the Hong Kong media tycoon that China loathes
Few Hong Kongers generate the level of vitriol from Beijing that Lai does Anthony WALLACE...
China to support Joe Biden while Russia wants Trump to win 2020 US presidential election: New intelligence report reveals
According to a new intelligence report by the US intelligence agencies released on Sunday, August...
China reports 49 new coronavirus cases in mainland on August 9
China reported on Monday 49 new coronavirus cases in the mainland for August 9, compared...
Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai arrested under security law
Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai is one of Beijing’s fiercest critics Anthony WALLACE AFP...
UK urges Hong Kong government to reinstate candidates, hold elections
FILE PHOTO: Britain’s Secretary of State for Foreign affairs Dominic Raab arrives in Downing Street,...
China targeting U.S. election infrastructure with cyberattacks, says O’Brien
Chinese government-linked hackers have been targeting U.S. election infrastructure ahead of the 2020 presidential election,...
U.S. health chief arrives in Taiwan on trip condemned by China
U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar arrived in Taiwan on Sunday as...
China reports 23 new COVID-19 cases in mainland, vs 31 day earlier
China reported 23 new coronavirus cases in the mainland for Aug 8, down from 31...
Road test: Chinese ‘robotaxis’ take riders for a spin
Chinese players such as Baidu, Alibaba-backed AutoX and ride-sharing king DiDi Chuxing recently launched autonomous...
Qualcomm reportedly asks US to let it sell chips for Huawei phones
It says foreign rivals will claim an edge if the US doesn’t change course. Song...
As China tensions soar, US embraces Taiwan with visit, but cautiously
US Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar, who is paying a visit to...
City in China’s Inner Mongolia issues warning after bubonic plague patient dies
Authorities in a city in the Chinese region of Inner Mongolia issued a warning after...
U.S. sanctions branded ‘clowning actions’ as Hong Kong vows it won’t be intimidated
Beijing’s top representative office in Hong Kong said on Saturday that sanctions imposed by Washington...
Chinese man is arrested for ‘killing his wife, dismembering her body and flushing her remains down the toilet’ (photos)
Authorities in China have arrested a man for allegedly killing his wife, dismembering her body...
Trump moves on China apps may create new internet ‘firewall’
US moves to ban Chinese-owned mobile app TikTok could set a precedent for moves by...
Chukwueze may join Osimhen at Napoli
Napoli are keeping an eye on Villarreal winger, Samuel Chukwueze, as an alternative to Sassuolo’s...
US imposes sanctions on Hong Kong leader Lam and other Chinese authorities
Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam attends a news conference in Hong Kong, China, July...
UK needs ‘eyes wide open’ approach to China, Sunak says
FILE PHOTO: Britain’s Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak arrives for a cabinet meeting, the...
China sentences another Canadian to death on drug charges
Ties have soured between China and Canada on a number of fronts Fred DUFOUR POOL/AFP...
Hong Kong offers universal virus testing, with Beijing’s help
Hong Kong’s leader Carrie Lam said the government would introduce a free voluntary testing scheme...
We will not take over Nigeria because of debt owed – China
The Chinese Embassy in Nigeria on Thursday said its country’s loans were not designed to take...
