Hong Kong
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International flights: Air India flights to and from Hong Kong banned
India | Aug 18, 2020, 05:11 PM ISTAir India's Vande Bharat Mission flights to and from Hong Kong have been banned by Hong Kong authorities citing "poor pre-flight" testing and allegedly ferrying too many Covid-19 positive passengers.
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Hong Kong media tycoon arrested under new security law
News | Aug 10, 2020, 11:35 AM ISTJimmy Lai, a media tycoon and critic of the Chinese Communist Party, was arrested on August 10 on charges of "collusion with a foreign country".
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Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai arrested under security law
World | Aug 10, 2020, 09:02 AM ISTHong Kong police arrested media tycoon Jimmy Lai and raided the publisher’s headquarters Monday in the highest-profile use yet of the new national security law Beijing imposed on the city after protests last year.
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Cathay Pacific warns of historic $1.28 billion loss
World | Jul 17, 2020, 04:18 PM ISTHong Kong flag carrier, Cathay Pacific on Friday said that it expected to make a loss of HK$9.9 billion ($1.28 billion) in the first six months of 2020, the largest in the airline's history.
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China warns USA against implementing 'Hong Kong Autonomy Law'
World | Jul 15, 2020, 06:53 PM ISTChina on Wednesday said that it will "definitely hit back" with sanctions if the USA goes ahead with its Hong Kong Autonomy Act. China has said that the US law amounts to gross interference in China's internal affairs and US was violating international law
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China opens security office in Hong Kong to implement controversial law
World | Jul 08, 2020, 03:48 PM ISTBeijing’s national security office was inaugurated in Hong Kong on Wednesday, just over a week after China’s central government imposed a tough new law on the city that critics view as a further deterioration of freedoms promised to the former British colony.
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US Congress passes sanctions over Hong Kong rights, targeting banks
World | Jul 02, 2020, 10:29 PM ISTUS Congress on Thursday passes new sanctions over Hong Kong rights, targeting banks that do business with Chinese officials who are involved in cracking down on pro-democracy protesters.
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Hong Kong stirs with anti-China sentiment
News | Jul 02, 2020, 08:29 PM ISTChina has invoked the new National Security Act in Hong Kong. This has stirred anti-China sentiment in Hong Kong.
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Taiwan opens doors to Hong Kongers amid security law
World | Jul 01, 2020, 08:56 PM ISTTaiwan inaugurated an office on Wednesday to help Hong Kong citizens wishing to study, do business, invest or apply for asylum in response to China's controversial security law for the city which has come into force.
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China displays 'rogue' attitude in neighbourhood, creates wedge between US, Europe: Pompeo
News | Jun 20, 2020, 08:08 AM ISTUS Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday criticized the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) for not only displaying its "rogue" attitude in its neighbourhood, particularly the recent escalation of border tension with India, but also for "pushing disinfo
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Hong Kong Disneyland Resort to reopen on Thursday
World | Jun 15, 2020, 01:39 PM ISTHong Kong Disneyland Resort will reopen on Thursday after being closed for almost five months because of the coronavirus pandemic, the theme park announced on Monday.
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Hong Kong's Disneyland, Ocean Park to reopen
World | Jun 08, 2020, 07:10 PM ISTDisneyland and Ocean Park, Hong Kong's two major theme parks, will be reopened imminently as a key step in rebooting an economy reeling from the triple whammy of social unrest, the US-China trade war, and the coronavirus pandemic, it was revealed on Monday.
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United Airlines to close cabin crew bases in Hong Kong
World | Jun 06, 2020, 02:39 PM ISTUnited Airlines will close its cabin crew bases in Hong Kong, as well as Tokyo and Frankfurt, eliminating a total of 840 jobs, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to wreak havoc on international air travel, the Chicago-headquartered carrier announced.
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100 kids arrested over Hong Kong national anthem, security law unrest
World | May 29, 2020, 03:26 PM ISTNearly 100 children were arrested during this week's protests in Hong Kong against China's plan to press ahead with a national security law for the city, and also the controversial national anthem bill, a media report said on Friday.
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US calls for UN Security Council meeting on Hong Kong
World | May 28, 2020, 10:51 AM ISTThe US has called for a UN Security Council meeting on Hong Kong, as the Trump administration indicated that it will not keep quite on China's new national security law to curb freedom in the former British colony.
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Mike Pompeo says Hong Kong no longer autonomous from China
World | May 27, 2020, 09:33 PM ISTWednesday’s notification to lawmakers sets the stage for the U.S. to withdraw preferential trade and financial status that the former British colony has enjoyed since it reverted to Chinese rule in 1997.
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Gyms, restaurants, salons, bars reopen in Hong Kong
World | May 08, 2020, 04:11 PM ISTFor the first time in more than a month, Hong Kong residents on Friday were able to go to gyms, beauty parlours, bars, restaurants, and other public venues which were closed to help combat the spread of COVID-19.
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Hong Kong to quarantine arrivals from all foreign countries
World | Mar 17, 2020, 12:14 PM ISTTravellers arriving in Hong Kong from any foreign country from Thursday onwards will be put under a 14-day home quarantine or medical surveillance, Chief Executive Carrie Lam announced on Tesday, as she extended a red travel alert to cover all overseas nations.
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Don't kiss your pets, warns Hong Kong after dog tests positive for coronavirus
World | Mar 05, 2020, 12:33 PM ISTMeanwhile, the death toll due to coronavirus in China has crossed 3,000 with 31 new fatalities and the total number of confirmed cases jumped to over 80,400, while Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for “undiminished vigilance”, saying the situation in virus-hit Wuhan still remains severe despite positive progress.
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Telangana's first Coronavirus case: Bengaluru techie's Dubai & Hong Kong connection behind COVID-19
India | Mar 02, 2020, 09:05 PM ISTThe first positive case of the novel coronavirus or COVID-19 in Telangana was reported on Monday. The patient has been identified as a software engineer who works for a company in Bengaluru. But how did he contract the novel coronavirus? A Dubai and Hong Kong connection, perhaps.