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HONG KONG

Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 19, 2020
U.S. blacklists dozens of Chinese firms, including SMIC and DJI
The United States added dozens of Chinese companies, including the country's top chipmaker SMIC and Chinese drone manufacturer SZ DJI Technology Co. Ltd., to a trade blacklist on Friday as U.S. President Donald Trump's administration ratchets up tensions with China in his final weeks in office.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 16, 2020
Can Hong Kong return to the situation before the national security law?
In the current political climate, it is difficult to see China reversing its current course of greater integration of Hong Kong into the mainland.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Dec 11, 2020
Hong Kong media magnate Jimmy Lai charged with collusion under new security law
Shares of Next Digital, founded by Lai, climbed 18% after reports he was to be charged — Hong Kong residents have piled into shares of the company to show support for him.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 7, 2020
Is Hong Kong heading toward a Russian-style electoral system?
Dictators have realized that the most effective form of governance in the modern era is not an iron fist, but a birdcage with limited freedom.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 7, 2020
Hong Kong police arrest eight over university protest as crackdown intensifies
Eight people in Hong Kong have been arrested, including three on suspicion of violating a national security law, over a protest at a university last month, police said on Monday, as the government intensifies a crackdown on pro-democracy activists.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Dec 7, 2020
U.S. preparing new sanctions on Chinese officials over Hong Kong crackdown
The move will target officials from the Chinese Communist Party as U.S. President Donald Trump's administration keeps up pressure on Beijing in his final weeks in office.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Dec 4, 2020
Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai denied bail after fraud charge
Lai's fraud charge marks the latest crackdown on pro-democracy figures in the former British colony.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Dec 1, 2020
Democracy darkens: Hong Kong activists reel from Chinese moves
A year after young activists, veteran democrats and others formed the boldest revolt against Beijing in decades, Hong Kong is rapidly being 'mainlandized,' democracy advocates say.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Dec 1, 2020
‘Trump Is Better’: In Asia, pro-democracy forces worry about Biden
Some pro-democracy campaigners in Asia are drawn to Trump's willingness to flout diplomatic protocol, abandon international accords and keep his opponents off-balance.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 30, 2020
Left bankless due to sanctions, Hong Kong's Carrie Lam says she uses ‘piles of cash’
The chief executive has described being subject to U.S. sanctions over undermining Hong Kong's autonomy as 'very honorable' and 'an honor.'
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Nov 30, 2020
Hong Kong’s courts are still independent. Some want to rein them in.
As the Chinese Communist Party extends its grip over Hong Kong, pro-Beijing forces are increasingly targeting the city's independent judiciary.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 29, 2020
China wields patriotic education to tame Hong Kong's rebellious youth
Targeting the city's teachers has become part of a broader plan by China's leaders to reform the city's youth after last year's sometimes-violent pro-democracy demonstrations.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 28, 2020
Anger grows at Hong Kong’s erratic COVID-19 rules as cases mount
Though the city has thus far been relatively unscathed the city has encountered more waves than most other places and is entering its fourth round of stop-start restrictions.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 25, 2020
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam vows closer ties with Beijing in key speech
Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam vowed to continue strengthening ties with China, using an annual policy address to defend Beijing’s tightening grip over the financial hub and announce new steps to boost economic links with the mainland.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 24, 2020
U.K. considers whether to remove British judges from Hong Kong court
Britain is considering pulling its judges out of Hong Kong's highest court, Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said on Monday, in its latest response to what it considers China's breaches of its international obligations in the territory.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 24, 2020
Hong Kong campus rocked by protest becomes ‘prison’ a year later
Today, what had once been a bustling, freely accessible campus is locked down, its protest movement extinguished in a series of aggressive moves to stifle dissent in the Asian financial hub.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 23, 2020
Hong Kong-Singapore bubble delay shows travel rebound uncertain
The shelving of the Hong Kong-Singapore travel bubble shows just how delicate the process of reopening borders is — even for places that have largely contained the coronavirus.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 22, 2020
After 23 years of Chinese rule, Hong Kong is back to square one
Hong Kong's chief executive has created a path for the city's leadership to remove legislators at will, without involvement of the legislature itself or the judiciary.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Nov 21, 2020
Families of detained Hong Kong dozen protest on island near Chinese prison
The 11 men and one woman were captured by the Chinese coast guard on Aug. 23 aboard a speedboat believed to be bound for Taiwan.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Nov 21, 2020
The coronavirus is airborne indoors, but we’re still scrubbing surfaces
Scientists who initially warned about contaminated surfaces now say here is little to no evidence that deep cleaning mitigates the threat indoors.
Who needs AI when you have Hatsune Miku?
Over the first six months of 2024, a handful of songs using Vocaloid singer Hatsune Miku’s voice have enjoyed widespread attention, underlining a global interest in the character and the technology she represents.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
China’s economic growth comes in worse than expected
Pedestrians in the Wangfujing shopping area in Beijing on July 11, 2024. China's economic growth in the second quarter was lower than forecast, adding pressure on Chinese leaders to lift confidence at the Chinese Communist Party's third plenum this week.
Kansai airports to increase takeoff and landing slots ahead of Osaka Expo
Kansai International Airport in Izumisano, Osaka Prefecture. The upper limit on the number of takeoff and landing slots at the airport as well as Kobe Airport in Hyogo Prefecture will be raised in spring next year ahead of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka.
Shooter came within inches of killing Trump, but left few clues as to why
An aerial view shows the stage where Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump had been standing during an assassination attempt the day before, and the roof of a nearby building where a gunman was shot dead by law enforcement, in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Sunday.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.
She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.

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