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Hong Kong charges 44 protesters with rioting
Reuters, Published on 31/07/2019
» HONG KONG: More than 40 people appeared in a Hong Kong court on Wednesday charged with rioting for their role in a recent protest that turned violent when thousands of activists clashed with police near Beijing's main representative office in the city.
Hong Kong locks down as thousands gather for latest rally
Reuters, Published on 21/07/2019
» HONG KONG: Thousands gathered in sweltering heat in Hong Kong on Sunday for the latest in a series of mass protests over an extradition bill that has plunged the Chinese-ruled financial hub into crisis and revived public opposition to Beijing's tightening grip.
Hong Kong activists target mainland shoppers in latest protests
Reuters, Published on 14/07/2019
» HONG KONG: Hong Kong protesters are set to rally for a second day on Sunday in an area popular with mainland Chinese shoppers as anger over the government's handling of an extradition bill revives other grievances, such as an influx of cross-border visitors.
Tracking Huawei: a years-long US espionage probe
Reuters, Published on 07/03/2019
» The surprise arrest of Huawei's chief financial officer in December quickly turned the executive, Meng Wanzhou, into a central figure in a trade war between two economic superpowers.
China accuses Canadian of stealing state secrets
Reuters, Published on 04/03/2019
» BEIJING: China on Monday accused detained Canadian citizen Michael Kovrig of stealing state secrets which were passed on to him from another detained Canadian, Michael Spavor, in what is likely to further ramp up tension between Ottawa and Beijing.
Police to probe Vietnamese asylum-seeker disappearance
Reuters, Published on 08/02/2019
» Police will investigate the disappearance of a dissident Vietnamese journalist after a rights group said he may have been abducted from Bangkok where he applied for UN refugee status, a senior immigration official said on Thursday.
Australia PM 'upset' by footballer in shackles
Reuters, Published on 06/02/2019
» SYDNEY: Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Tuesday he was "disturbed" to see Bahraini refugee footballer Hakeem al-Araibi in shackles in Thailand and had told Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha this is a serious issue for Australians.
Australian foreign minister in town as runaway seeks asylum
Reuters, Published on 10/01/2019
» Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne was in Bangkok on Thursday on a visit expected to include discussion on the fate of a runaway 18-year-old Saudi woman who alleges her family abused her and she feared for her life.
Canadian detained in China as Huawei case continues
Reuters, Published on 12/12/2018
» VANCOUVER/BEIJING: A former Canadian diplomat has been detained in China, two sources said on Tuesday, just hours before a top executive at Chinese telecoms giant Huawei Technologies is set to return to a Vancouver courtroom for a bail hearing that has angered Beijing.
Huawei CFO seeks bail, cites health fears behind bars
Reuters, Published on 10/12/2018
» TORONTO: A top executive of China's Huawei Technologies Co Ltd argued that she should be let out on bail while awaiting an extradition hearing due to severe hypertension and fears for her health while incarcerated in Canada, court documents released on Sunday showed.