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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.
Appeal court clears Jimmy Lai in fraud case but 20-year term remains
Iran transferred $1.7b. to terror proxies through cryptocurrency service Binance last year - NYT
Hong Kong hands media mogul Jimmy Lai 20-year prison sentence
Hong Kong Apple Daily newsroom raided by 500 national security police
The raid by 500 officers was the latest blow to media tycoon Jimmy Lai, the tabloid's owner and a staunch Beijing critic.
Chickens, cows, apartments offered up in Asia's vaccination lucky draws
As more transmissible variants of the virus have driven a surge in cases in Southeast Asia in recent weeks, authorities have started offering chances in lucky draws for vaccinations.
Beijing signals Hong Kong electoral reforms to ensure 'patriots' govern
Reforms could also further skew a committee electing the city's leader in favor of the pro-Beijing camp.
Post-lockdown cultural ‘Transmission’
New Kibbutzim College Art Gallery exhibition in TA opens on Tuesday
Nearly 5,000 Hong Kong citizens sign up for new UK visa - The Times
London made changes to its visa rules to give millions of Hong Kong residents a chance to settle in Britain after China imposed a new security law.
US warship sails near Chinese-controlled South China Sea islands
The busy waterway is one of a number of flashpoints in the US-China relationship, which include a trade war, US sanctions, Hong Kong and Taiwan.
UK opens special visa route for Hong Kong residents to become citizens
Britain and China have been arguing for months about what London and Washington say is an attempt to silence dissent in Hong Kong after pro-democracy protests in 2019 and 2020.
UK offers Hong Kong residents a route to citizenship, angering China
"Britain is trying to turn large numbers of Hong Kong people into second-class British citizens. This has completely changed the original nature of BNO," Chinese foreign ministry spokesman said.
Hong Kong national security law used to block protest-related website
The South China Morning Post said that Hong Kong police had invoked the city's national security law for the first time to block HKChronicles.
Nuns arrested as Beijing turns up heat on Church in Hong Kong
And now the mission – and the Church as a whole in Hong Kong – is coming under mounting pressure as Beijing moves to extinguish opposition voices in the city under a new national security law.
