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Jailed media tycoon Jimmy Lai has denied that he instructed staff of his now-shuttered Apple Daily newspaper to urge the West to impose sanctions on Hong Kong, his national security trial has heard. Jimmy Lai being transferred onto a Correctional Services vehicle on February 1, 2021. File photo: Studio Incendo. The 76-year-old tycoon continued to […]
A Hong Kong court has refused bail to two police officers, who filed an appeal against their convictions and jail sentences over planting drugs and covering up surveillance cameras to frame a homeless man. High Court. Photo: GovHK. The Court of Appeal on Thursday rejected bail applications from Leung Fei-pang and Pong Chun-sze, local media […]
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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, […]