Veterans of Hong Kong’s Democratic Party have described a motion to disband the group as “deeply sad”, saying the move takes into consideration the situation facing core members and those currently in prison. One of the party veterans also said on Friday that a contact in the Communist Party of China had previously expressed doubts…
HONG KONG — Hong Kong’s largest pro-democracy party took an initial step toward dissolving Thursday, in the latest sign of the Chinese territory’s narrowing space for civil society groups following Beijng’s crackdown on dissent. The Democratic Party’s central committee decided to set up a task force to look into the procedures involved in dissolving the…
Hong Kong trade unions face more stringent scrutiny of their affiliations with external organisations under a proposal to expand the power of labour officials and align their operational requirements with national security laws. The Labour Department said on Wednesday that its proposed amendments to the Trade Unions Ordinance included regulating unions’ receipt and use of…
Hong Kong authorities have condemned “the unfounded smear and malicious attacks online” by fugitive former lawmaker Ted Hui Chi-fung after he hit back at a court order that allowed the government to confiscate HK$800,000 (US$102,800) of his and his family’s assets. A Hong Kong court on Monday ordered the confiscation of proceeds Hui obtained from…
CHARLESTON , S.C. (WCIV) — If you opened TikTok Friday, you probably got a message saying it was once again available to download in the app store. Local creators say the TikTok ban saga is still far from over. “There’s still a great deal of uncertainty,” lawyer and TikTok creator Erin Bailey said. On Thursday,…
If Europe is left out of peace talks between Russia and Ukraine, a deal wouldn’t work, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas told CNBC at the Munich Security Conference on Saturday. “For anything to work it has to have Ukrainians and Europeans as a part of it, because Ukrainians and Europeans are the ones who…
Donald Trump (L) and Russia’s Vladimir Putin arrive to attend a joint press conference after a meeting at the Presidential Palace in Helsinki, on July 16, 2018. Yuri Kadobnov | Afp | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump suggested that Ukraine could lose its sovereignty to Russia, and said he wanted compensation for the aid…
The headquarters of the World Trade Organization in Geneva on Feb. 5, 2024. Fabrice Coffrini | Afp | Getty Images Hong Kong will file a complaint on recent U.S. tariffs imposed on the city to the World Trade Organization, claiming the U.S. has completely ignored the city’s status as a separate customs territory, chief secretary Eric Chan said on Tuesday. “This is absolutely inconsistent with…
China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Hong Kong has condemned Washington’s “erroneous remarks” calling for the unconditional release of former media boss Jimmy Lai Chee-ying, who has been detained for 1,500 days. The US Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labour said in a social media post on Saturday that Lai had been behind bars…
China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Hong Kong has condemned Washington’s “erroneous remarks” calling for the unconditional release of former media boss Jimmy Lai Chee-ying, who has been detained for 1,500 days. The US Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor said in a social media post on Saturday that Lai had been behind bars…