Hong Kong-born singer CoCo Lee, whose decades-long career in Asia led to global renown, has died by suicide, her siblings said Wednesday. She was 48 years old. The star had been suffering from depression in recent years, “but her condition deteriorated drastically over the last few months,” her two elder …
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Commercial Weaponizing legal guidelines and courts to imprison opposition leaders is a typical technique for authoritarian and hybrid regimes world wide, corresponding to Russia, Belarus, Myanmar, Singapore, and China. The authorized system is used as a device to remove forces of political opposition, stop mass mobilization towards the rulers, and …
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Blinken “conveyed to [director of the general office of the Central Foreign Affairs Wang Yi] earlier this morning that the trip would need to be postponed but the secretary indicated that he would plan to travel to the PRC at the earliest opportunity when conditions allow”, the official added. “In …
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Hong Kong’s new world promotional marketing campaign will “kickstart” the town’s reopening to worldwide vacationers, the Hong Kong Tourism Board informed CNBC’s “Squawk Box Asia” on Friday. As a part of the “Hello Hong Kong” marketing campaign, which was launched on Thursday, 500,000 air tickets will be given away over …
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Hong Kong’s largest nationwide safety trial will get beneath means on Monday, with 47 pro-democracy activists and politicians standing trial for “conspiring to commit subversion” by organising an unofficial poll of the general public in 2020, days after a sweeping new security law had been imposed. Sixteen persons are anticipated …
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When Hong Kong’s pro-democracy information retailers Apple Day by day and Stand Information have been compelled to shut by authorities in 2021 beneath a sweeping Beijing-led crackdown on dissent, Jane Poon made herself a promise. Poon, a Hong Konger who labored within the metropolis’s media for practically three a long …
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They see the apparent want for clear guidelines and limits, not only a laid-back “go with the flow” angle. On this, their instincts and observations are backed up by a spread of educational and medical analysis which cautions towards an unquestioning acceptance of latest norms, and provides sensible recommendation and …
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However some business gamers have mentioned they consider the town’s tourism trump card may very well be in reviving cruise tourism and tapping the Better Bay Space, made up of Hong Kong, Macao and 9 cities in Guangdong province. Final Wednesday, Silversea Cruises’ Silver Spirit grew to become the primary …
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Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam – When Ezeigwe Evaristus Chukwuebuka, a Nigerian man completed his 12-year sentence for financial fraud in Vietnam, he expected to fly home and see his family. Convicted in 2012, Chukwuebuka was released four years early, having endured hard labour — defined by the Vietnamese authorities as …
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While this is good news from a health perspective, from a social governance point of view these developments will pose significant challenges regarding how to help the elderly live better and increase their quality of life following retirement. Blueprint for a Better City In 2017, the Hong Kong government rolled …
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The United Kingdom has reiterated its concern over China’s approach to Hong Kong, accusing Beijing of eroding the territory’s rights and freedoms and breaching the international treaty under which the one-time British colony was returned to China, prompting angry reactions from Beijing and Hong Kong. In the latest six-monthly assessment …
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Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. LONDON — High-profile firms with significant business interests in China are pouring money into a U.K. parliamentary lobbying group set up to promote closer ties between the two nations. Data shows wealthy donors including HSBC, John Swire & Sons, …
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