Tik Tok Singapore office hit by mass food poisoning

Tik Tok Singapore office hit by mass food poisoning

Dozens of staff at the Singapore office of TikTok's parent company, ByteDance, have been hospitalised in an apparent food poisoning outbreak. At least 60 people were affected, with 57 treated in hospital. Laura Westbrook reports from Hong Kong. A total of 60 staff were left suffering symptoms of gastroenteritis, with 57 of them needing hospital treatment. The Singapore Civil Defence Force sent 15 ambulances to the scene, according […]

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Hong Kong marks 27 years since handover back to Chinese rule

Hong Kong marks 27 years since the former British colony was returned to Chinese rule. The city's leader John Lee said the enactment of the domestic security law was a major achievement and the city was going from strength to strength despite the US and Western countries "bullying" the city's development. Laura Westbrook has more.

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Hong Kong Police Deploy Hundreds for Tiananmen Anniversary Crackdown Monitoring

Today marks the 35th anniversary of the deadly June 4, 1989, crackdown on protesters near Beijing's Tiananmen Square. The crackdown remains a taboo subject in mainland China, and Hong Kong is expected to keep a tight lid on memorials that were once an annual tradition, amid sweeping security legislation. As Laura Westbrook reports.

June 4, 2024 17

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Hong Kong arrests six for sedition under new security law

Hong Kong national security police arrested six people across the city on Tuesday under a new security law for allegedly publishing social media posts to incite hatred against Beijing. If found guilty, the group could face up to seven years in prison under the harsher penalties brought in by the new law, known as Article 23. As Laura Westbrook reports.

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Blinken in Shanghai as he kicks off China tour

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has arrived in Shanghai where he willl meet with business leaders before heading to Beijing for talks on Friday with Foreign Minister Wang Yi, and a likely meeting with President Xi Jinping. Laura Westbrook has more from Hong Kong.

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Hong Kong marks first National Security Education Day since passing domestic security law

Hong Kong held its first National Security Education Day since the city enacted its domestic security legislation. The day was launched in the city after the Beijing-imposed security law in 2020 to raise public awareness of national security. Laura Westbrook has more.

April 15, 2024 24

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Tokyo court hears racial profiling case

A Tokyo court is hearing a case alleging racial profiling by the Japanese police. Three foreign-born residents are seeking about 20-thousand dollars in damages in the unprecedented lawsuit. Chris Gilbert has more from Tokyo.

April 15, 2024 17

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Hong Kong deports press freedom group staffer from city

A representative for Reporters Without Borders was detained and deported from Hong Kong, according to the press freedom advocacy group. The organisation described it as a "new decline" in press freedoms. Laura Westbrook has more.

April 11, 2024 20

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What Article 23 means for the future of Hong Kong and its once vibrant pro-democracy movement

By Michael C. Davis, O.P. Jindal Global University Lawmakers in Hong Kong passed new security legislation on March 19, 2024, handing authorities in the semi-autonomous city-state further power to clamp down on dissent. The law, under Article 23, has been decades in the making but was resisted for a long time by protesters who feared the legislation’s effect on civil liberties in Hong Kong, a special administrative […]

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