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HK students mourn removal of Tiananmen statues
Published on 24/12/2021
» Hong Kong university students and graduates on Friday paid solemn tribute to two campus statues marking Beijing’s 1989 violent suppression of Tiananmen Square democracy protesters, which were removed overnight as authorities steadily erase all remaining tributes to the event.
China punishes dozens of Xi'an officials as city grapples with Covid lockdown
AFP, Published on 24/12/2021
» BEIJING - Dozens of officials have been punished over a virus outbreak in the locked-down city of Xi'an, China's disciplinary body said Friday -- the latest state reprimands under Beijing's strict zero-Covid approach.
World set to ring in another pandemic Christmas
AFP, Published on 24/12/2021
» SYDNEY: Omicron's rise has heralded another pandemic-tinged Christmas for billions, with Santa's arrival and longed-for family reunions overshadowed by the prospect of yet more Covid restrictions.
Two more Hong Kong universities remove Tiananmen artwork
AFP, Published on 24/12/2021
» HONG KONG - Two Hong Kong universities on Friday removed sculptures marking Beijing's 1989 crackdown on Tiananmen Square democracy protesters, as authorities steadily remove all remaining traces of the deadly event from the southern Chinese territory.
Two more Tiananmen monuments removed from Hong Kong university campuses
Reuters, Published on 24/12/2021
» HONG KONG: Two more Hong Kong universities on Friday removed public monuments to the 1989 Tiananmen protests in Beijing, following on the heels of the dismantling of a sculpture marking victims of the crackdown at another university earlier this week.
Online courses to help the elderly
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 24/12/2021
» With almost 6 million elderly Thais having access to smartphones, three agencies have joined hands to launch online courses helping them stay healthy.
Toto Thailand projects ricochet to 2019 sales level
Business, Kanana Katharangsiporn, Published on 24/12/2021
» Japanese sanitaryware manufacturer Toto (Thailand) Co is expecting domestic sales in 2022 to bounce back to 2019 levels, driven by commercial property projects.