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NBA back in China after six-year absence sparked by democracy tweet
AFP, Published on 08/10/2025
» MACAU — The National Basketball Association (NBA) returns to the lucrative China market this week with two pre-season games following a six-year absence after a team official tweeted his support for pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong.
Mexican president backs threatened female football referee
AFP, Published on 07/08/2025
» MEXICO CITY - A female Mexican football referee who fell victim to online threats after refereeing a men’s match between Monterrey and Cincinnati received the backing of her country’s president on Wednesday.
Record rainfall, flooding in Seoul kill 7
AFP, Published on 09/08/2022
» SEOUL: Subway stations and major roads were underwater in the South Korean capital Seoul after record-breaking rains caused severe flooding, with at least seven people dead and seven more missing, officials said Tuesday.
Fury over Hong Kong's mass cull of hamsters and small pets
AFP, Published on 19/01/2022
» HONG KONG: Hong Kong's government faced outrage Wednesday over its decision to cull thousands of small animals after hamsters in a pet store tested positive for Covid-19.
China gives Li Na 'cold shoulder' decade on from changing tennis
AFP, Published on 04/06/2021
» SHANGHAI: - A decade ago, more than 110 million people tuned in from China to watch Li Na become the first Asian-born player to win a Grand Slam singles title, but now she is rarely seen on TV or in the country's media.
Digital warfare: Myanmar's cyber crackdown explained
AFP, Published on 17/02/2021
» Myanmar's military has imposed repeated internet blackouts, blocked some social media sites and drafted a cybersecurity bill as it attempts to grind down resistance to its takeover.
China tech giant Tencent duped by saucy scammers
AFP, Published on 02/07/2020
» BEIJING: Chinese tech giant Tencent has been fooled by impostors posing as representatives of the country's most famous chilli sauce brand, police said, in a saga that nearly pitched the two famous brands against each other in court.
'Bulletproof' China-backed site attacks HK democracy activists
AFP, Published on 01/11/2019
» HONG KONG - Using Russia-based servers and promoted by powerful groups linked to China's ruling Communist Party, a sophisticated anonymous website is targeting Hong Kong pro-democracy figures -- and there is almost no way to stop it.
NBA's China tip-off in doubt as pressure grows on all sides
AFP, Published on 10/10/2019
» SHANGHAI - The NBA's annual exhibition games in China hung in the balance on Thursday as pressure grew for them to be scrapped over a free speech row ignited by a basketball executive's pro-democracy tweet.
China digs in for protracted trade fight with US
AFP, Published on 26/05/2019
» BEIJING: China is digging in for a tough period of deteriorating ties with the United States, fanning the flames of patriotism with Korean War films, a viral song on the trade war, and editorials lambasting Washington.