First conviction under Hong Kong’s new national security law for wearing “seditious” T-shirt
By Jessie Pang HONG KONG (Reuters) - A Hong Kong man on Monday pleaded guilty to sedition for wearing a…
2 years ago
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Chinese social media users warned against economic ‘pessimism’
By Jing Xuan TENG SHANGHAI, Dec 15, 2023 (AFP) - Chinese social media users reported on Friday that they had…
3 years ago
Trial begins for Chinese #MeToo journalist, labour activist
By Rebecca BAILEY A Chinese journalist who popularised the country's stalled #MeToo movement and a labour activist were due to…
3 years ago
India denies threatening Twitter with shutdown
NEW DELHI, June 13, 2023 (AFP) - India on Tuesday denied claims it had threatened to shut down Twitter inside…
3 years ago
Hong Kong censors animated film over one-second protest scene
Hong Kong, China | AFP | Hong Kong has banned the screening of an award-winning animated short film over a…
4 years ago
Hong Kong not becoming ‘police state’, says city’s top cop
Hong Kong is not becoming a "police state", the city's top law enforcement officer said Tuesday, days after his officers stamped…
4 years ago
Djokovic ‘shocked’ by Peng disappearance after tennis star accused Chinese politician of sexual assault
TURIN, Italy (AFP) -- Novak Djokovic expressed his shock Monday at the 'disappearance' of Chinese tennis star Peng…
5 years ago
China blocks almost a quarter of accredited foreign news sites: watchdog
WUZHEN, China (AFP) -- China's "Great Firewall" system of online censorship blocks domestic access to nearly a quarter of…
7 years ago
Abominable’ won’t be screened in Malaysia over S. China Sea map
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AFP) -- Animated film "Abominable" will not be shown in Malaysia after its distributor Sunday said…
7 years ago
Microsoft’s Bing search engine inaccessible in China
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Microsoft's Bing search engine was inaccessible in China on Thursday, with social media users fearing it…
7 years ago
Internet giants delete content of US conspiracy theorist Alex Jones
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- Internet giants launched an offensive Monday against far-right conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, who is…
8 years ago
Skype joins list of apps on China blacklist
SHANGHAI, China (AFP) -- Skype has apparently joined the lengthening list of internet communication tools on China's blacklist, with Apple…
9 years ago
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