Canadian singer and activist Denise Ho is one of at least four people who have been arrested in Hong Kong on suspicion of colluding with foreign forces to endanger China’s national security, reports said Wednesday. U.K.-based human rights group Hong Kong Watch said Ho was detained by Hong Kong’s National Security Police, along with Cardinal…
Vatican Concerned With Arrest of Cardinal in Hong Kong
VATICAN CITY—Following reports of the arrest of Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-kiun in Hong Kong on May 11, the Vatican issued a statement that it was monitoring the situation. “The Holy See has learned with concern the news of Cardinal Zen’s arrest and is following the development of the situation with extreme attention,” read the statement…
Hong Kong Police Arrest 90-Year-Old Cardinal Joseph Zen Under National Security Law
May 11, 2022
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Hong Kong police on May 11 arrested 90-year-old Cardinal Joseph Zen, along with four other pro-democracy figures allegedly linked to a fund supporting Hong Kong protesters, according to local media reports. The arrests were made under a draconian Beijing-imposed national security law used to quash dissent in the city. Hong Kong National Security Police Unit…
HK Government Admits LeaveHomeSafe App Contains Facial Recognition Feature, Experts Call For Full Transparency
The Hong Kong government recently admitted that its contact tracing mobile app LeaveHomeSafe contains a facial recognition function. However, the authorities claimed that they didn’t know about it before and had never used the feature. Hong Kong residents have had concerns since the introduction of LeaveHomeSafe. Many have expressed fear of it becoming the government’s…
World Press Freedom Index: Hong Kong Ranking Drops Precipitously in 2022
May 10, 2022
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World Press Freedom Day was celebrated on May 3. That same day, Reporters Without Borders (RSF), the international non-governmental organization, released its 2022 World Press Freedom Index showing Hong Kong ranked at a record low. It had fallen the furthest of any country from 80th place last year to 148th place today. RSF’s 2022 edition of the…
Chinese Hackers Steal Trillions of Dollars of IP
Pushback against Shanghai’s restrictions are getting more violent. Protests between residents and law enforcement have sparked authorities to ramp up the rules. Reports say those problems aren’t limited to Chinese citizens in the global financial hub, either. Foreigners living in the city are also dying at home. Trillions of dollars in intellectual property are reported…
Hong Kong’s Richest Man Eyes Vietnam, Disappoints Beijing
May 9, 2022
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CK Asset Holdings, founded by Hong Kong tycoon Li Ka-shing, will invest in real estate in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The move comes as Vietnam has become the fastest growing country in Southeast Asia, and its GDP growth rate exceeds China’s. Li, who ranked first in the “Hurun Global Real Estate Rich List 2022”…
CUHK’s World Ranking Rises Under its Recently Reappointed President Tuan Sung-chi
May 9, 2022
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The Board of Trustees for the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) recently announced the reappointment of Dr. Rocky Sung-chi Tuan as president for a three-year term that would end on December 31, 2026. The decision was reached after a debate regarding Dr. Tuan’s support of students during the 2019 anti-extradition bill protests in Hong…
I-Ching: China’s Ancient Fortune-Telling Tradition Could Be Relevant to the Modern Age
May 9, 2022
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Commentary During the 1920s, there was a debate in China between science and the school of metaphysics. “Metaphysics,” in this context, has a different meaning: it refers to traditional Chinese mysticism, of which one salient example is, of course, I-Ching (易經). Shen Yuting (沈有鼎 1908–1989), a pioneer mathematical logician, was also a leading exponent of I-Ching….
Hong Kong’s First Quarter Exchange Funds Lose in Billions, GDP Declines: HKMA
Hong Kong is seeing an omen of economic retreat in the first quarter of this year, with foreign exchange funds at an never-seen loss of $7.2 billion from two years ago, and the GDP devalued by 4 percent. A May 3 advanced estimate released by the Hong Kong government suggested that in the first quarter,…
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