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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.

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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


US preparing new sanctions on Chinese officials over Hong Kong - sources

Up to 14 people, including officials of China's parliament, or National People's Congress, and members of the CCP, would likely be targeted.

China’s national flag is seen waving at the China Consulate General in Houston, Texas

Israeli Cellebrite halts phone-hacking services to Hong Kong and China

The change comes after new US regulations restricting technology and other exports, meant to curb Beijing's acquisition of technology under civilian pretenses.

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Is social distancing enough to prevent coronavirus spread on long flights?

"Long flights not only can lead to importation of COVID-19 cases but also can provide conditions for superspreader events," significant findings show as countries resume international travel.

Interior of a passenger airplane

Anne Frank-themed blush featured in Hong Kong cosmetics line

The product was removed from the catalog this week following complaints.

Anne Frank at her writing table in 1940; how many Anne Franks were lost in the Holocaust?

Hong Kong man reinfected with coronavirus

The man, a 33-year-old IT worker, was released from hospital in April after being cleared of COVID-19 and tested positive again at the beginning of August after returning from Spain

OUTSIDE A Tokyo brokerage house. Alternative landing pads for start-ups in Asia range from Japan and South Korea to Taiwan, Hong Kong and Singapore.

Beijing's HK office says US sanctions 'clowning actions' as tensions grow

The sanctions freeze any US assets of the officials, prohibit them from carrying out business in the country and generally bar Americans from doing business with them.

Buildings are seen above Hong Kong and Chinese flags, as pro-China supporters celebration after China's parliament passes national security law for Hong Kong, in Hong Kong, China June 30, 2020.

How COVID, Hong Kong, 5G spying broke Israel’s US-China balance

There have been reports of China trying to hack foreign research for arriving at a coronavirus cure.

Previous transportation minister Israel Katz and employees of the China Railway Engineering Corporation take part in an event in 2017 marking the beginning of underground construction work of the Tel Aviv light rail, using a Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM)

China sends team to Hong Kong to do widespread coronavirus testing

Some local residents fear China may use this as an excuse to collect DNA samples for surveillance purposes.

‘DID THEY know I was going to get a coronavirus test? Were they judging me for walking to the center?’

Hong Kong democracy activists to Israel: Stop exporting tech to police

An activist claimed Hong Kong police used Israeli-made Cellebrite to hack his phone.

Anti-government demonstrators scuffle with riot police during a lunch time protest as a second reading of a controversial national anthem law takes place in Hong Kong, China May 27, 2020.

Hong Kong police arrest four under national security law

A police spokesman said the three men and a woman, all students, were suspected of being involved in an online group that pledged to use every means to fight for an independent Hong Kong.

DEMONSTRATORS RUN from riot police shooting pepper-spray pellets during a protest in Hong Kong on June 9.