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China eyes Iran conflict while pushing military modernization - analysis

While global attention is on the Iran war, China quietly advances its military capabilities, focusing on modernization, innovation, and defense spending.

 An illustrative photo of the Iranian and Chinese flags.
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Appeal court clears Jimmy Lai in fraud case but 20-year term remains

 A representation of the cryptocurrency is seen in front of Binance logo in this illustration taken, March 4, 2022.

Iran transferred $1.7b. to terror proxies through cryptocurrency service Binance last year - NYT

FILE PHOTO: File Photo: Media mogul Jimmy Lai Chee-ying, founder of Apple Daily arrives at West Kowloon Magistrates's Courts to face charges related to an illegal vigil assembly commemorating the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown, in Hong Kong, China November 3, 2020.

Hong Kong hands media mogul Jimmy Lai 20-year prison sentence


A Talmudic tale gets a 12th-century Chinese twist in children’s book for diverse Jewish readers

Erica Lyons’ new children’s book, “Zhen Yu and the Snake,” is set in 12th-century Kaifeng, China, the city where Persian Jewish merchants established China’s first Jewish community.

 A page from "Zhen Yu and the Snake."

French 'daredevil' dies from 68th floor fall in Hong Kong

Known as Remi Engima to his fans, the daredevil met an untimely fate after making a wrong move.

 The Hong Kong city skyline.

Hong Kong court sentences man to 3 months jail for insulting national anthem

The court heard how Cheng had uploaded a YouTube video in which he substituted China's national anthem with a popular protest song, "Glory to Hong Kong."

  Silhouettes of laptop and mobile device users are seen next to a screen projection of the YouTube logo in this picture illustration taken March 28, 2018.

Crossing the Globe: Hong Kong and Jamaica

The Jerusalem Post Podcast - Travel Edition, Episode 63.

 A Cathay Pacific jet flies over Hong Kong

Chinese scientists create edible food packaging to replace plastic

By incorporating certain soy proteins into the structure, Chinese University of Hong Kong scientists successfully created edible food packaging.

Red 'traffic light' nutrition labels are seen on cream cheese products on Israeli supermarket shelves.

Hong Kong pro-democracy radio closes in face of 'dangerous' pressure

Launched in 2005 the Cantonese-language broadcaster gained a steady following for its hard-hitting talkshows that were critical of authorities.

 An antenna is set up on a street in Hong Kong's Mongkok shopping district as pro-democracy activists Leung Kwok-hung (2nd L) and Tsang Kin-shing (R), a host at Citizens' Radio, along with pro-democracy lawmakers Emily Lau (3rd R) and Lee Wing-tat (4th R), take part in a broadcast despite a governme

Israeli-made robotic Spiderman cleans Hong Kong skyscrapers

Verbotics is the first company to provide a robot cleaning output ten times the capacity of the traditional cleaning performed by humans. 

 The Israeli robotic "Spiderman" that cleans the skyscrapers in Hong Kong

Israeli artists perform in iconic cultural district in Hong Kong


Tiananmen Square anniversary: Tensions in the new era - analysis

The crushing of any critique of the government is part of China’s shifting stance on many issues.

 Police detain a woman who holds placards to promote knee maintenance in downtown Hong Kong on the 34th anniversary of the 1989 Beijing Tiananmen Square crackdown, near the location where the candlelight vigil is usually held, in Hong Kong, China June 4, 2023.

Police detain 23 people in Hong Kong on Tiananmen anniversary

Reuters witnesses saw more than a dozen people taken away, including activist Alexandra Wong, 67, who carried a bouquet of flowers.

 Police detain a woman with paper flowers in downtown on the 34th anniversary of the 1989 Beijing's Tiananmen Square crackdown, near where the candlelight vigil is usually held, in Hong Kong, China June 4, 2023.