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Tory backlash at 'outrageous' decision to invite Chinese official to King's Coronation

Han Zheng, who was recently appointed as president Xi Jinping's deputy, will represent China at King Charles's Coronation on May 6 - provoking anger from top Tories over his role in a crackdown of pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong

Daily Mirror

Senior Tories blast Chinese official’s attendance at King’s coronation as ‘outrageous’

Chinese vice-president expected to attend coronation oversaw Beijing’s crackdown on Hong Kong’s liberties

The Independent UK

Chinese official’s attendance at coronation would be outrageous, Tory MPs say

The Chinese vice-president expected to attend oversaw Beijing’s crackdown on Hong Kong’s liberties.

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Stella Prize shortlist 2023: your guide to 6 gripping, courageous books

The Stella Prize has shown that feminist activism in the literary sector can work. At its outset, in 2013, it drew attention to the lack of women on prize shortlists.

The Conversation

Dems see Hat Yai as next Hong Kong

The Democrat Party wants to woo investors by dusting off its plan to transform the commercial district of Hat Yai in Songkhla into an economic powerhouse.

Bangkok Post

Thai and two Lao accused of smuggling

One Thai national and two Lao citizens have been accused of involvement in the shipment of a consignment of heroin that was seized at Hong Kong International Airport last week, according to the Office of the Narcotics Control Board (ONCB).

Bangkok Post

Newly discovered jellyfish is a 24-eyed weirdo related to the world's most venomous marine creature

Researchers named the newfound species Tripedalia maipoensis, after Mai Po Nature Reserve in Hong Kong, where they discovered the transparent critter.

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First Thing: Joe Biden announces 2024 re-election campaign

Announcement sets the stage for an extraordinary rematch with Donald Trump

The Guardian - UK

Hong Kong: some schools face closure as birthrate and exodus take toll

Five schools preparing to close, according to local report, with others made to merge amid falling school enrolment numbers

The Guardian - AU

Crack-Up Capitalism by Quinn Slobodian review – the economic anarchy of Liz Truss’s dreams

This timely and important study of investment zones exposes the limitations of the experiments favoured by free-market fanatics

The Guardian - UK

Hong Kong plans electoral overhaul for district councils

Hong Kong's leader says the city is planning to overhaul its last major political representative body that is mostly comprised of popularly elected seats

The Independent UK

Fears grow for Taiwan book publisher believed held in China

Reported detention of Li Yanhe has echoes of 2015 disappearances of five Hong Kong booksellers

The Guardian - AU

Is Taiwan still a ‘beacon of democracy’ in the Chinese world?

Taiwan is celebrated as a vibrant democracy in the shadow of a repressive China, but the complicated reality reveals an opportunity that is yet to be taken.

360info

Police raids and seizures dismantle NSW pot farm and meth shipment

Law enforcement agencies have chalked up two massive coups in the war on drugs, busting a huge pot farm and seizing meth in Hong Kong

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The Independent UK

Hong Kong bishop invites head of China's state-backed church

Hong Kong’s Roman Catholic bishop has invited a leader of the Communist Party-controlled group for Catholics in mainland China to visit his city

The Independent UK

Hong Kong bishop hopes for closer ties with Beijing diocese

Hong Kong’s Roman Catholic bishop says he hopes the dioceses of Hong Kong and Beijing will have more exchanges and cooperation

Asharq Al-Awsat

US Imposes Sanctions on Network Supporting Iran’s Drone, Military Programs

The United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions on a procurement network it accused of supporting Iran's drone and military programs, targeting companies and suppliers in China, Iran and elsewhere in the fresh action aimed at increasing pressure on Tehran. The US Treasury Department in a statement said it imposed sanctions…

ABC News

New species of box jellyfish discovered in Hong Kong

A Hong Kong university team says it has discovered a new species of box jellyfish in the city's Mai Po Nature Reserve, the first discovery of the venomous species in China's waters.

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Al Jazeera

Chinese-Australians report less racism, greater belonging: Poll

Experiences of racist abuse have fallen by one-third since 2020, according to poll by the Sydney-based Lowy Institute.

Bangkok Post

Singapore passes Hong Kong on rich-city list

Hong Kong has fallen behind rival Singapore in a ranking of the world’s wealthiest cities, a new survey shows.

Fortune

Kraken secures license in Ireland as U.S. crypto companies look abroad for 'clarity'

Paris and Hong Kong are two cities that have been especially attractive for digital assets firms.

The Independent UK

Hong Kong bishop visits Beijing on historic trip

Hong Kong’s Roman Catholic bishop arrived in Beijing on Monday, marking the first visit to the Chinese capital by the city’s bishop in nearly three decades, despite signs of Sino-Vatican strains

Reuters

Hong Kong bishop visits Beijing in historic trip amid Sino-Vatican tension

Hong Kong's top Catholic cleric is due to arrive in Beijing on Monday on the first visit to the Chinese capital by a bishop of the former British colony in nearly 30 years, despite signs of new Sino-Vatican tension.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Sotheby’s to Auction World’s Largest Ruby in New York in June

The largest ruby in the world to come to auction will be offered by Sotheby's in New York in June, the auction house said at a preview in Hong Kong on Monday, and is estimated to achieve more than $30 million. That would probably make the 55.22-carat gem, known as…

The Guardian - UK

Over My Dead Body review – corpse comedy takes on Hong Kong property market

Goofy story about the residents of a ritzy apartment block racing to get rid of a murder victim

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