Hong Kong protesters resume chorus of opposition to extradition bill

By Reuters,

Tens of thousands of Hong Kong people rallied for a second day on Sunday in an area popular with mainland Chinese shoppers, as deep-seated anger and f...

extradition , hong kong , President Donald Trump

Hong Kong leader declares controversial extradition bill ‘dead’

By Reuters,

VOA After several weeks of controversy and large, angry street protests, Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam says legislation that would have allowed extra...

Carrie Lam , china , Extradition bill , hong kong

China condemns seizure of Hong Kong Legislature

By VOA,

China is condemning Monday's violent protests in Hong Kong as an outright "challenge" to the "one country, two systems" formula under which the autono...

Carrie Lam , china , extradition , hong kong , protests

Hong Kong descends into chaos as protesters storm legislature

By Reuters,

Hong Kong protesters stormed the Legislative Council on the anniversary of the city’s 1997 return to Chinese rule on Monday amid widespread anger ov...

Carrie Lam , extradition , hong kong , Legislative Council , President Xi Jinping , protests

China bans all meat from Canada

By CNN,

The Chinese government has announced a suspension on imported meat products from Canada over claims of forged customs documents, the latest sign of de...

China-Canada meat ban

Hong Kong protesters disperse after blockading police headquarters

By Reuters,

Thousands of protesters who had blockaded police headquarters in Asia’s leading financial center had mostly dispersed by Saturday morning with some ...

Extradition bill , hong kong , Police headquarters , protesters

Hong Kong leader signals end to extradition bill but refuses to quit

By Reuters,

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam on Tuesday signaled the end of a controversial extradition bill that she promoted and then postponed after some of the mos...

Carrie Lam , Extradition bill , hong kong

Hong Kong leader apologizes as protesters press demands for her to quit

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam apologized on Sunday as hundreds of thousands of black-clad protesters maintained calls for her to resign over her handlin...

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Thousands dressed in black rally to demand Hong Kong leader steps down

By Reuters,

Thousands of people took to the streets in Hong Kong on Sunday dressed in black to demand the city’s embattled leader steps down, a day after she su...

Carrie Lam , hong kong , Jeremy Hunt

Hong Kong media say controversial extradition bill may be suspended

By Reuters,

Hong Kong media reported on Saturday the city’s government would suspend a proposed law on extradition bill to mainland China that sparked widesprea...

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Hong Kong makes last push to scrap extradition bill

By VOA,

At least half a million people in Hong Kong are expected to brave sweltering heat Sunday to press the government to scrap a proposed extradition law t...

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What did Huawei do to land in such hot water with the US?

By CNN,

Huawei has endured a tenuous relationship with the United States for a decade, reaching a boiling point last week when the Trump administration banned...

Huawei

U.S. may scale back Huawei trade restrictions to help existing customers

By Reuters,

The U.S. Commerce Department said on Friday it may soon scale back restrictions on Huawei Technologies after this week’s blacklisting would have mad...

Huawei boss arrives in Canada court for pre-extradition hearing

By Reuters,

Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou arrived in a Canadian courtroom on Wednesday to begin what is expected to be a long legal battle against t...

Canada , Huawei

Hundreds demand election boycott in Kazakhstan

By Reuters,

Hundreds of Kazakhs rallied in their two main cities on Wednesday, calling for a boycott of June presidential elections that they dismissed as a cover...

Kazakhstan

South African court says Mozambique ex-finance minister can be extradited to U.S.: lawyer

By Reuters,

A South African court has ruled that Mozambique’s former finance minister Manuel Chang can be extradited to the United States, where he is wanted on...

Manuel Chang , Mozambique

Hong Kong forges ahead with new extradition law despite opposition

By VOA,

Hong Kong's leaders launched laws on Wednesday to change extradition rules to allow people to be sent to mainland China for trial, standing fast again...

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Thousands march in Hong Kong over proposed extradition law changes

By Reuters,

Thousands of people protested in Hong Kong on Sunday against a government plan to change extradition laws, fearing an erosion of personal freedom and ...

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Indian billionaire arrested in London over alleged $2B fraud

By CNN,

UK police have arrested India's billionaire diamond dealer Nirav Modi in London over his alleged involvement in a bank fraud that could be worth $2 bi...

Bank Fraud , India , Nirav Modi

China’s Huawei sues US government over ban

By VOA,

Chinese tech giant Huawei has sued the U.S. government, arguing that legislation Congress passed last year restricting its business in the United Stat...

china , Huawei , US