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Myanmar’s embattled junta chief arrived in China Tuesday — his first reported visit since leading a coup in 2021 — but analysts say the invitation is only a lukewarm endorsement from his key ally and could backfire. Myanmar’s junta chief military Min Aung Hlaing arrives to deliver a speech during a ceremony to mark the […]
The Hong Kong government should display baby photos in its offices to create an “atmosphere” that would encourage civil servants to have children, a lawmaker has suggested. A newborn baby. File photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP. Hong Kong authorities should combat the city’s record-low birth rate by boosting the birth-giving sentiment among government employees, legislator Bill Tang […]
Taiwan said it detected 37 Chinese fighter jets, drones and other aircraft near the self-ruled island on Sunday as Beijing carried out “long-distance” training flights. China has ramped up military activity around Taiwan in recent years as Beijing pressures Taipei to accept its claims of sovereignty over the island. China’s Shenyang J-16 fighter jet. Photo: […]
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim will visit China next week, Beijing said Friday. The visit will take place from Monday to Thursday, Beijing’s foreign ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said at a regular press briefing. Malaysia’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim speaks after his meeting with Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed in Putrajaya on October 26, 2024. […]
The tax cuts on “premium liquor” have some claim to be the most inconsequential part of the recent policy speech by Hong Kong’s leader. Photo by Chris F on Pexels.com Liquor in this context means the hard stuff: whisky, gin, etc. Premium means the most expensive versions of the hard stuff. Even the government announcement […]
Beijing hopes the US will maintain “consistency” in its climate policy and continue bilateral cooperation regardless of next week’s election result, a Chinese official said Friday. The two countries have expanded climate policy cooperation since Chinese leader Xi Jinping and US President Joe Biden met in San Francisco nearly a year ago. Workers instal photovoltaic […]
Four Hong Kong men, including 19-year-old twins, have been sentenced to up to three years in prison for rioting in 2019 during the extradition bill unrest, after the judge cut their sentences because of the long delay in bringing them to justice. A large group of protesters gather near the government headquarters on July 1, […]
An elderly activist who took banners to a Hong Kong park did not breach the law because his act of displaying them was not permanent, his lawyer has argued. Elderly activist Chan Ki-kau outside the Kowloon City Magistrates’ Courts on October 30, 2024. Photo: Hillary Leung/HKFP. Chan Ki-kau, 78, appeared at the Kowloon City Magistrates’ […]
A Hong Kong court has barred activist Chow Hang-tung from calling on overseas witnesses to testify virtually in her national security trial. Chow Hang-tung. Photo: Candice Chau/HKFP. A three-judge panel at the High Court handed down the decision on Monday, around 15 minutes after hearing Chow’s arguments that a new rule barring overseas witnesses from […]
Hong Kong finance chief Paul Chan has departed for Saudi Arabia, leading a delegation from the finance and innovation and technology sectors on a four-day trip to “strengthen and deepen” Middle East ties. Financial Secretary Paul Chan speaks at the Cathay Pacific Hong Kong-Riyadh route launch ceremony, on October 28, 2024. Photo: GovHK. Chan left […]