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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 […]
China deployed fighter jets and drones as part of a “joint combat readiness patrol” around Taiwan on Sunday, Taipei said, hours after Beijing slammed the latest round of US arms sales to the island. The Taiwan Strait. Photo: U.S. Pacific Fleet, via Flickr CC2.0. The US State Department on Friday approved a $2 billion arms […]
Indonesia has driven a Chinese coast guard ship from contested waters in the South China Sea for the third time this week, its maritime security agency said Saturday. It is the latest move by a Southeast Asian nation against Beijing’s actions in the strategic waterway, which it claims almost in full. China Coast Guard. Photo: […]
The US State Department on Friday approved a $2 billion arms sale package for Taiwan including advanced surface-to-air missile systems and radar, a move that could provoke Beijing. US State Department. Photo: Wikicommons. The sale, which awaits approval by Congress, includes several anti-aircraft systems, including NASAMS and 123 missiles totaling $1.16 billion, according to the […]
Hong Kong’s new social work licensing body has suspended 11 social workers of their qualifications for up to three years, including eight with convictions related to the protests in 2019. Social Workers Registration Board. File photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP. According to the Social Workers Registration Board’s notices published in the South China Morning Post and Sing […]
The 45 democrats convicted in Hong Kong’s largest national security trial after taking part in an unofficial primary election are expected to be sentenced next month. High Court Judge Andrew Chan has tentatively scheduled a sentencing hearing for November 19, according to a document seen by HKFP. Heavy police presence seen at West Kowloon Law […]
By Joy Chiang Taiwanese chipmaking giant TSMC halted shipments to a customer this month after its semiconductors were sent to China’s Huawei, a Taipei government official told AFP, potentially breaching US sanctions. A logo of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is seen during the TSMC global RnD Center opening ceremony in Hsinchu on July 28, […]