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'It was bananas': Colin Farrell shoots new movie in Macau casinos
AFP, Published on 10/09/2025
» TORONTO — Colin Farrell plunges into an intoxicating fever dream among the high-stakes baccarat tables of Macau casinos with "Ballad of a Small Player," a rare major Western film shot on location in Asia's gambling capital.
Hong Kong's bamboo scaffolders preserve ancient technique
AFP, Published on 08/05/2023
» HONG KONG - Mo Jia Yu wraps his legs around a pole to balance high above the ground and secure a joint, a skill he must master to become a bamboo scaffolder in Hong Kong.
China, Hong Kong scrub Tiananmen memories on anniversary
AFP, Published on 04/06/2022
» BEIJING: There was heightened security around Beijing's Tiananmen Square Saturday, the anniversary of the bloody 1989 crackdown, while police in Hong Kong warned people not to gather as China strives to remove all reminders of the events of June 4.
Markets tumble, oil rises on Ukraine conflict fears
AFP, Published on 14/02/2022
» Asian and European markets sank and oil prices rallied Monday after the United States warned Russia could attack Ukraine within days as diplomatic efforts to prevent a war appeared to fail, while fears over inflation were also keeping traders on edge.
Hong Kong 'patriots only' elections usher in muted new era
AFP, Published on 14/12/2021
» HONG KONG: Against a backdrop of colourful banners and fluttering flags, local Hong Kong politician Allan Wong is trying to get morning commuters excited about the city's upcoming "patriots only" legislature polls.
Hong Kong police arrest Tiananmen vigil organisers
AFP, Published on 08/09/2021
» HONG KONG: Hong Kong police on Wednesday arrested four members of the group behind the city's Tiananmen Square vigils, a day after they refused to cooperate with a national security investigation.
Hong Kong police arrest Tiananmen vigil organisers
AFP, Published on 08/09/2021
» HONG KONG: Hong Kong police on Wednesday arrested multiple members of the group behind the city's Tiananmen Square vigils, a day after their organisation declared they would refuse to cooperate with a national security investigation.
Myanmar's anti-junta resistance reaches out to wary Rohingya
AFP, Published on 12/07/2021
» SITTWE, Myanmar: A shadow government is breaking taboos in Buddhist-majority Myanmar by welcoming Rohingya into its anti-junta coalition, but many in the long-persecuted Muslim minority are wary after living through decades of discrimination and deadly violence.
Hong Kong police arrest top writer from shuttered Apple Daily
AFP, Published on 28/06/2021
» HONG KONG: Hong Kong police have arrested the lead opinion writer of Apple Daily on national security grounds as he tried to fly out of the city, local media reported, days after the pro-democracy newspaper was forced to shut down.
Police and soldiers killed in eastern Myanmar amid heavy fighting
AFP, Published on 24/05/2021
» YANGON: Dozens of Myanmar security force members were killed Sunday, rebel fighters said, after heavy fighting in the coup-hit country's eastern fringe.