Tag: Hong Kong

6 Hongkongers Arrested by National Security Police for Selling Pro-Democracy Protest Materials at New Year Fair

On Jan. 17, the National Security Department of the Hong Kong Police raided a fair booth selling promotional materials and products related to the 2019 anti-extradition law amendment bill movement during Lunar New Year and arrested six people for sedition. The booth in the case is “Shame On You Grocery Store,”  in the Hermitage Bazaar…


Djibouti Signs Deal With Hong Kong Company to Build Rocket Launch Site

The Republic of Djibouti has signed a preliminary $1 billion deal with a Hong Kong company to build a facility to launch satellites and rockets in the African nation where the Chinese Communist regime has established a military base. Djibouti’s President Ismail Omar Guelleh signed the partnership agreement with Hong Kong Aerospace Technology on Jan….


Black Rice to Improve Diabetic Nephropathy and More

Rice varieties can be divided into white, glutinous, purple, and black. Among them, black rice has the most nutritional and medicinal value. In ancient China, black rice was reputed to cure disease, contribute to longevity, and was used as a tribute to the Emperor—so powerful and rare it was. According to the Chinese medical classic…


Protesters Warn Hong Kong Ballet Performance is China United Front Work

A group of activists protested in front of a theater in New York, where the Hong Kong Ballet was performing as part of its U.S. tour. They warned audience members that the show was part of the CCP’s United Front work. The Hong Kong Ballet performed “Romeo and Juliet” in New York’s New York City…


New Therapy Improves Intermediate Liver Cancer Cure Rate by 55 Percent

Liver cancer is the sixth most common cancer in the world, with more than 900,000 new cases every year, and a fatality rate that ranks third among all cancers. Recently, the Li Ka Shing faculty of medicine of the University of Hong Kong (HKU) released the world’s first comprehensive treatment plan for intermediate liver cancer,…


Prediabetic Youth Have Nearly 70 Percent Higher Risk of Cardiovascular Disease: Study

Pre-diabetes is a common health problem that is often overlooked or underdiagnosed due to a lack of public awareness. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, of the approximately 96 million people living with the condition, more than 80 percent are unaware they have it. A study in Hong Kong conducted by the…


Biden Administration Extends China Chip Curbs to Macau

Concerned over high-end chips and chip manufacturing equipment falling into the hands of Beijing through Macau, the Biden Administration has extended its strict chip export restrictions to Macau. In October 2022, The U.S. government announced the strictest chip export restrictions on China. On Jan. 17, the Biden administration further imposed the same export restrictions on…


Former Stand News Editor-in-Chief: Our Mission Was to Document and Report the Truth

Defunct Stand News was committed to documenting and reporting the truth, its former editor-in-chief told the court during its trial. Stand News, its former editor-in-chief Chung Pui-Kuen, and former acting editor-in-chief Lam Siu-tung are currently on trial after being charged under National Security Law with conspiring to publish inciting materials or publications. The Hong Kong National…


Former CCP Adviser Questions Number of Deaths in China

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) announced that the number of deaths in China from COVID-19 had increased from 30 as of Jan. 7, to 60,000, on Jan. 14. Lew Mon-hung, a former member of the CCP political advisory body, questioned the figures and revealed that there was a coffin shortage. On Jan. 7, a month…


Why Did Carrie Lam Fail to Make CCP’s Top Advisory Body?

Commentary Former Hong Kong chief executive Carrie Lam failed to make the list of the top the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) political advisory body, which means that she will not follow in the footsteps of former chief executives Tung Chee-hwa and Leung Chun-ying to serve as the vice chairperson of the committee and join the…