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US sanctions: economist Yu Yongding flags risk of Chinese bank assets being seized overseas

Financial sanctions could come in any form, so Beijing must be prepared for worst-case scenario, says Yu Yongding, a former adviser to China’s central bank. A precedent was set ...

EU moves closer to Washington’s view of Beijing threats, US official says

John Demers, who heads the Justice Department’s counter-espionage effort, says ‘Hong Kong and the Uygurs have been the biggest issues’ for Europe. The US is working with Europea...

Hong Kong airport to reopen as transit hub for passengers from mainland China

Transfer services through Hong Kong International Airport to temporarily resume from, but not to, the mainland. Covid-19 travel curb eased until October 15.

Trillions in bad loans straining China’s banking system, regulator warns

Hidden bad loans threaten to wipe out bank profits and erode capital bases, especially at China’s small and regional banks that have come under fire for years of undisciplined b...

National security law: Apple Daily to seek court order after Hong Kong police say they plan to unseal documents seized in raid

Editor Ryan Law says police wrote to firm’s lawyers stating officers would unpack the piles of seized documents if they did not take legal action by Monday.

Opposition politicians’ lawyers move court to prevent police from screening phones

Lawyers of five former lawmakers say police might abuse their power after a magistrate earlier granted officers unlimited access to the seized phones.

Hong Kong’s US exports avoid tariffs, but minister says relabelling ‘a lie’

United States issues a clarification, continuing the exemption for Hong Kong goods from the harsh levies imposed on mainland China.

Confucius Institutes in the US ordered to register as foreign mission

China’s government-funded Mandarin language and culture programme in the US must register staff rosters and property holdings, following similar orders for Chinese state-run med...

Trump says Hong Kong markets will ‘go to hell’ because of Chinese control

‘Hong Kong can never succeed having China, as opposed to the thousands of geniuses that ran it, having China run it,’ US president says in a televised interview. City has been t...

US deploys nuclear-capable stealth bombers to Indian Ocean airbase

Three B-2A Spirit bombers sent to Diego Garcia in British Indian Ocean Territory for the first time since 2016. Aircraft’s presence designed to intimidate Beijing as it ramps up...

Official: Taiwan worried it will be the next Hong Kong

CNN's Paula Hancocks spoke to Taiwan Minister of Foreign Affairs Joseph Wu about the US Health Secretary Alex Azar's visit to Taiwan and the island's concerns about China.

Jimmy Lai says swift arrest points to 'great disorder' between Hong Kong and China police

Pro-democracy activist says he did not expect to be arrested so soon given the global outcry, and that it suggested chaos in the ranks

Hong Kong police turn focus on donors to group urging sanctions

‘Fight for Freedom, Stand with Hong Kong’ has vowed to use funds it has raised for global campaign seeking sanctions over Beijing-imposed legislation.

‘No world peace without changing China,’ Apple Daily founder Jimmy Lai says

The media mogul, who was arrested over alleged collusion with foreign forces before being released on bail, sought US support in Hong Kong’s fight for freedoms. He also warned H...

Yale illegally discriminates against Asians, whites -U.S. Justice Dept

Yale University illegally discriminates against Asian American and white applicants in its undergraduate admissions process in violation of U.S. civil rights law, the U.S. Justi...

Sadiq Khan admits empty offices are a 'big problem for central London'

London mayor Sadiq Khan has warned that empty offices in central London are causing a "big problem" for the economy.

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