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HK arrests another backer of activists abroad

HONG KONG: Police in Hong Kong have arrested another man suspected of links to pro-democracy activists based abroad, picking him up on Thursday at the city’s airport a day after arresting four others for various national security offences.

Bangkok Post

Who was Coco Lee? Disney and pop star dies aged 48

Coco Lee’s self-titled debut album became the best-selling album the year it was released in Asia

Evening Standard

Casetify opens first global flagship store in Osaka

Casetify, a Hong Kong brand best known for smartphone cases and accessories, aims to open more stores with its flagship standalone in Osaka, Japan being the latest. It also happens to be the brand's first global flagship standalone store.

Bangkok Post

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Hong Kong changes law to slash directly elected council seats, undermining democratic challenges

Hong Kong lawmakers on Thursday passed an amendment to a law to eliminate most directly elected seats on local district councils, the last major political representative bodies chosen by the public

The Independent UK

'I Owe Freedom My Life': Jimmy Lai Is Imprisoned for Criticizing the Chinese Government

Lai's media company covered the Communist government's abuses when other Hong Kong media wouldn't.

Reason

CoCo Lee, singer of Oscar-nominated ‘Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon’ song, dies at 48 after suicide attempt

CoCo Lee, the star singer from Hong Kong whose song in “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” received an Oscar nomination, has died at age 48, her family announced.

Tribune News Service

Hong Kong-born singer Coco Lee dies by suicide at age 48, siblings say

The star had been suffering from depression for several years, her sisters said in a statement. She was the voice of heroine Fa Mulan in the Mandarin version of “Disney’s Mulan,” and also sang the Mandarin version of the movie’s theme song “Reflection.”

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Hong Kong activists with arrest warrants demand meeting with Cleverly

Finn Lau and Christopher Mung were defiant in the face of the arrest warrants.

The Independent UK

Hong Kong-born singer Coco Lee dies by suicide at age 48, her siblings say

Hong Kong-born singer and songwriter Coco Lee has died by suicide

The Independent UK

'The corpse of Bitcoin': Crypto skeptic's appointment to central bank casts doubt on China warming to digital assets

The move is seen as a setback for those hoping that China could soon change its stance on crypto.

Fortune

Hong Kong police arrest 4 men accused of supporting people overseas endangering national security

Hong Kong police have arrested four men they accused of providing financial support to people who fled overseas and are involved in activities endangering national security, escalating a high-profile crackdown on dissidents in the semi-autonomous Chinese city

The Independent UK

HK arrests four accused of aiding overseas activists

HONG KONG: Hong Kong national security police on Wednesday arrested four men it accused of supporting overseas dissidents and of advocating for independence from China, two days after issuing warrants and bounties against several foreign-based activists.

Bangkok Post

UK Hong Kong scheme ‘funding charity with links to Chinese Communist party’

Community groups accuse leadership of Wai Yin Society of having ‘unusually close’ ties with CCP

The Guardian - UK

Australian leader criticizes Hong Kong authorities over arrest warrants for activists in Australia

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has criticized Hong Kong authorities over their pursuit of two pro-democracy activists who live in Australia

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Bangkok Post

More research on Japan's plan to discharge radioactive waste water

More risk assessments will be made by Hong Kong on Japan's plan to discharge treated radioactive water from the ill-fated Fukushima nuclear power station, despite a UN watchdog giving the go-ahead to pump it into the sea.

AAP

China warns Australia to hand over activist 'fugitives'

China has told countries harbouring Hong Kong activists to stop providing a safe haven after arrest warrants were issued for two Australian residents.

Al Jazeera

In Singapore and Hong Kong, Korean dream tempts domestic helpers

South Korea is considering opening the door to foreign domestic workers as part of efforts to boost low birthrate.

France 24

Hong Kong pro-democracy activists who fled abroad will be 'pursued for life'

Hong Kong’s leader said Tuesday that eight pro-democracy activists who now live in the United States, Britain, Canada and Australia will be pursued for life for alleged national security offenses, dismissing criticism that the move to have them arrested was a dangerous precedent.

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The Guardian - UK

Exiled Hong Kong activists in UK defiant about HK$1m bounties for their arrest

Nathan Law, Finn Lau and Mung Siu-tat vow to continue speaking out after ‘unprecedented’ move

The Guardian - AU

Albanese urged to cancel China trip as Beijing warns Australia against sheltering ‘fugitives’

Labor warns it will not tolerate foreign interference on Australian soil as it vows to protect free speech

The Independent UK

China tells Cleverly to stop ‘interfering’ in Hong Kong amid arrest warrants row

The Foreign Secretary criticised the warrants issued for eight pro-democracy activists living in exile.

Bangkok Post

Hong Kong places ‘bounties’ on activists abroad

HONG KONG: Hong Kong’s leader has called on eight overseas activists to turn themselves in, a day after police put out bounties on them for violating the Chinese territory’s national security law.

The Conversation

Bounties on exiled Hong Kong activists show the ambitious reach of China’s political repression

The Hong Kong government has extended its efforts to suppress political dissent overseas, issuing arrest warrants for eight exiled pro-democracy figures and offering bounties of HK$1 million (around A$191,000) each.

The Guardian - AU

Hong Kong’s brash bid to catch overseas activists chafes against its claim to be open for business

Many critics will still feel unsafe in their adopted homes even if western governments can be trusted not to turn them over

The Independent UK

The 8 wanted overseas-based Hong Kong activists will be pursued for life, city leader says

Hong Kong's leader says the eight overseas-based activists who are wanted for alleged national security offenses will be pursued for life, dismissing criticism from Western governments over the police’s high-profile crackdown on the pro-democracy figures

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