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A million people are relocated as Typhoon Yagi makes 2 landfalls in southern China
HONG KONG (AP) — A powerful typhoon made two landfalls in southern China Friday after it swept south of Hong Kong, bringing many aspects of life in the region to a halt and forcing about a million people in the country’s south to leave their homes. The Hainan province’s...
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Engine troubles for airline Cathay Pacific force the cancellation of dozens of flights this week
Cathay Pacific has cancelled dozens of flights this week after an engine issue forced a Zurich-bound flight to return to an airport in Hong Kong, according to media reports. Cathay Pacific, based in Hong Kong, has scratched nearly 70 flights since Monday, the BBC reported. ...
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More Hong Kongers tune out the news as they adapt to Beijing's tightening grip
HONG KONG (AP) — Hannah Wong cried when the Hong Kong government effectively forced Apple Daily and Stand News out of business three years ago. Among the last news outlets in the city willing to criticize the government openly, many saw their end as a sign that the old Hong Kong was gone for...
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A Hong Kong court convicts 2 journalists in a landmark sedition case
HONG KONG (AP) — A Hong Kong court on Thursday convicted two former editors of a shuttered news outlet in a sedition case widely seen as a barometer for the future of media freedoms in a city once hailed as a bastion of free press in Asia. The trial of Stand News former...
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Foreign governments criticize Hong Kong's convictions of journalists in sedition case
HONG KONG (AP) — The convictions of two Hong Kong journalists who led a now-shuttered online news outlet have deepened concerns of media groups and foreign governments over the city’s press freedom, though local officials say there are no restrictions when journalists stick to the facts. ...
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Hong Kong court convicts 1 person and acquits 6 others in landmark terrorism trial
HONG KONG (AP) — A Hong Kong court on Thursday convicted one person and acquitted six others over a thwarted bomb plot during anti-government protests in 2019, in the city's first case brought under a United Nations anti-terrorism law, according to local media. A panel of nine...
Hong Kong court convicts two former editors of a shuttered news outlet for conspiracy to publish seditious publications
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What's at stake as 2 Hong Kong journalists await a verdict in their sedition trial?
HONG KONG (AP) — Two journalists who led a now-closed Hong Kong online news outlet will hear a verdict in their sedition case on Thursday, in a trial that's seen as an indicator of press freedom in the semi-autonomous Chinese city. The trial of Stand News ' former editor-in-chief...
CNOOC: Q2 Earnings Snapshot
HONG KONG (AP) — HONG KONG (AP) — CNOOC Ltd. (CEO) on Wednesday reported earnings of $5.53 billion in its second quarter. On a per-share basis, the Hong Kong-based company said it had net income of $11.55. The oil and gas producer posted revenue of $15.92 billion...
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Small passenger plane crashes on flight to eastern Thailand. All 9 aboard are believed dead
BANGKOK (AP) — A small passenger plane on a domestic flight in Thailand crashed Thursday afternoon shortly after taking off from the main airport in the capital, Bangkok, the country’s civil aviation authority announced. It appeared that all nine people aboard had been killed. ...
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