Tag: Hong Kong
Ronald Davidson Barrett
MARTINSVILLE
Ronald Davidson Barrett, 75, of Martinsville, IN passed into the next life on July 5th, 2021. Arrangements have been entrusted...
Press watchdog puts Hungarian PM Orban on ‘predators’ list
PARIS — Press watchdog Reporters Without Borders has put Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on its list of “predators,” the first time a Western...
Firmly in control, China’s Communist Party marks centenary
BEIJING — China’s ruling Communist Party is marking the 100th anniversary of its founding with speeches and grand displays intended to showcase economic progress...
Hong Kong’s Apple Daily newspaper says it may shut down
HONG KONG — Hong Kong’s embattled pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily reported Monday that its board of directors has asked authorities to unfreeze some assets...
Hong Kong newspaper increases print run after arrests
HONG KONG — Hong Kong pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily on Friday increased its print run to 500,000 copies as residents showed support for the...
China says nuclear fuel rods damaged, no radiation leak
BEIJING — A Chinese nuclear power plant near Hong Kong had five broken fuel rods in a reactor but no radioactivity leaked, the government...
Microsoft says “tank man” censorship due to human error
HONG KONG — Microsoft Corp. blamed “accidental human error” for its Bing search engine briefly not showing image results for the search term “tank...
From the Beatles to Elton John: Oldest DJ’s storied career
HONG KONG — Ray Cordeiro considers himself the luckiest radio DJ in the world.
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China’s silencing of Tiananmen tributes extends to Hong Kong
HONG KONG — For years, China has quashed any discussion on the mainland of its bloody 1989 crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in Beijing's Tiananmen...
Hong Kong police tell foreign hosting firm to remove website
LONDON — A Hong Kong pro-democracy website was temporarily taken down after police warned the Israel-based hosting company that it breached a national security...