投稿者: Helen Davidson in Taipei
Authorities take to sealing off residential blocks without warning and can break into homes if people do not submit to testingCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageHong Kong is locking down entire residential blocks without warnin…
Authorities revoke £2,600 penalty after it emerges debt collectors had abducted him from self-isolationCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageA Taiwanese man penalised for breaching Covid quarantine regulations has had his fine rev…
High level of interest in scheme launched on Sunday comes despite fears applications will be monitoredMigration agents in Hong Kong say they have had a rush of inquiries from people seeking to access the new visa scheme launched by the UK government on…
Medic at heart of original outbreak tells BBC documentary staff were not allowed to wear masks despite concern about human transmissionCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageA doctor from the Wuhan hospital hit hardest by the Covid…
An online movement is pushing back against the country’s ferocious work culture of long hours for seemingly little gainOn the Chinese microblogging platform Weibo, enthusiastic slackers share their tips: fill up a thermos with whisky, do planks or stre…
Suspicions about army lab spread on social media after official’s tit-for-tat response to US claimCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageAttempts by Chinese authorities to shift the narrative around Covid-19’s origins have reignite…
British barrister was called ‘mercenary’ by UK foreign secretary for taking on case against pro-democracy figuresThe British QC hired to run the prosecution of senior Hong Kong activists, including the media mogul Jimmy Lai, has pulled out of the case …
Delegation arrives as China suffers growing outbreak of coronavirus in Hebei provinceCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageMainland China has reported its first Covid-19 death in eight months, as a team of experts from the World H…
City’s leader accuses foreign critics of double standards when they condemn rioters in the US but support pro-democracy protesters in Hong KongHong Kong’s leader has defended the unprecedented mass arrest of opposition figures last week, and accused we…
John Clancey freed pending further inquiries after authorities launched unprecedented crackdownOne of the 53 people arrested in Hong Kong on Wednesday, the American lawyer John Clancey, has been released without charge pending further inquiries.Police …
Campaigners and politicians held in wave of arrests under the national security lawWho are the pro-democracy activists being targeted?More than 50 people, including pro-democracy politicians and campaigners, have been arrested in early-morning raids ac…
Authorities threaten to revoke licences of pair who assisted group of 12 that tried to flee to TaiwanChinese authorities have threatened to end the careers of two lawyers who assisted 12 activists who tried to flee Hong Kong for Taiwan last August, 10 …
Court grants prosecutors’ request to appeal against bail order on media mogulThe Hong Kong media mogul and pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai has been returned to jail after the city’s highest court ruled in favour of prosecutors’ request for leave to ap…
Navy seizes UUV, likely a Chinese Sea Wing, that experts say could be used to plot routes for military subsAn Indonesian fisher has found what experts say is likely to be a Chinese submarine drone in waters on a strategic maritime route from the South …