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Police fire teargas on thousands of protestors in the Hong Kong village of Yuen Long on Saturday, who had gathered despite a police ban. Last week thugs indiscriminately attacked commuters at Yuen Long train station, a move critics see as a covert atte…
An ever closer alliance between Beijing and Moscow has the Pentagon worried as a threat to US power in south-east AsiaIt sounds unpleasant, even painful. But as they ponder the linked challenges posed by China and Russia, Pentagon strategists are earne…
Activists defy police ban to stage protest at site of last weekend’s violent clashA peaceful march in the town of Yuen Long to condemn an attack by suspected gang members on commuters turned violent as Hong Kong riot police fired teargas and rubber bul…
A reluctance to offend China and an information blackout has meant the persecution of the ethnic minority has gone under the radar. But pressure for change is building On Wednesday, Sadam Abdusalam went to Australia’s federal Parliament House for the …
Staff at Hong Kong international airport have begun an 11-hour protest in an attempt to hold the government to account for violent attacks on residents by suspected gang members last week. Flight attendants and airport staff were joined by demonstrator…
Flight attendants and airport staff join protesters to condemn government and policeFlight attendants and airport staff have begun a planned 11-hour protest at Hong Kong international airport to call on the government to account for a violent attack on…
Free lessons teach how to stop punches and stick attacks after violence instills deep concern in community“If you see attackers, you must be armed with basic skills to save your own lives,” Henry Chong, a sports therapist and karate expert, told his fi…
Much of modern China’s epic growth was driven by private enterprise – but under Xi Jinping, the Communist party has returned to being the ultimate authority in business as well as politics. By Richard McGregorWhen Xi Jinping took power in 2012, he exto…
Sleepy town of Yuen Long becomes battleground after suspected gangster attack on commuters Yuen Long, a quiet residential area close to the Chinese border, has become the unlikely next battleground of Hong Kong’s protest movement.Over the last seven we…
Media ads call for imposing of sanctions to protect human rights in former colonyThe British government and MPs are to be the focus of a digital advertising campaign in which Hong Kong pro-democracy activists will plead for the UK to take action to pro…
Victims describe ‘smell of blood’ in train carriages as China blames ‘black hands’ of US for unrestVictims of an attack by masked men in a Hong Kong train station on Sunday have accused police of not responding to their calls for help, saying: “We save…
Moscow says it carried out its first long-range operation with Beijing, prompting warning shots from South Korean jets Russia has said it carried out its first long-range joint air patrol with China in the Asia-Pacific region, a mission that triggered …
Politician known abroad for his role in crushing 1989 Tiananmen Square protestsThe former Chinese premier Li Peng, reviled by rights activists and many in the Chinese capital as the “Butcher of Beijing” for his role in the crackdown on the Tiananmen Sq…
Anger growing against police and authorities after masked men left 45 people in hospitalProtesters in Hong Kong have pledged to stand up to thugs who attacked demonstrators at the weekend as public anger grows towards the government and police.Demonstr…
Wall Street Journal says US officials have seen pact but Cambodian PM denies moveChina has signed a secret deal to allow its military troops to be stationed at a naval base in Cambodia, according to reports.The Wall Street Journal, citing US officials …