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U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris delivers remarks during the official launch of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Southeast Asia regional office in Hanoi, Vietnam, Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2021. (Evelyn Hockstein/Pool Photo via AP) GDN303 GDN303

August 25, 2021 at 5:12 am

Harris, in Vietnam, gets a dose of China’s challenge to the U.S.

Vice President Kamala Harris, on her second international trip in the role, got a taste of the intensifying rivalry between the U.S. and China as...

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People queue up to buy last issue of Apple Daily at a newspaper booth at a downtown street in Hong Kong, Thursday, June 24, 2021. Hong Kong’s sole remaining pro-democracy newspaper has published its last edition. Apple Daily was forced to shut down Thursday after five editors and executives were arrested and millions of dollars in its assets were frozen as part of China’s increasing crackdown on dissent in the semi-autonomous city. ( AP Photo/Vincent Yu) HK106 HK106

June 23, 2021 at 11:04 am

Hong Kong’s Apple Daily newspaper folds under government pressure

The forced closure of pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily, after the arrest of its founder, top executives and a government asset seizure, is a stark example...

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June 22, 2021 at 3:20 am

An American lawyer tried to break up a scuffle in Hong Kong; he’s in jail

HONG KONG — Samuel Bickett, an American corporate lawyer in Hong Kong, was on his way to dinner in late 2019 when he saw a...

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February 28, 2021 at 5:58 am

With new mass detentions, every prominent Hong Kong activist is now either in jail or exile

HONG KONG — Some sat down for one last long meal with their partners. Another went to a tattoo artist to ink a Buddhist mantra...

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February 6, 2021 at 4:38 am

Myanmar blocks Internet amid first large street protests since coup

HONG KONG - Myanmar authorities on Saturday restricted Internet connectivity and blocked more social media websites, as thousands of people protested in the first street...

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February 2, 2021 at 3:22 am

Myanmar’s military is back in charge after coup. But it faces a nation transformed.

HONG KONG - Myanmar's military leaders appeared to have a plan for their coup. They cut off phones and the Internet. Convoys rolled through the...

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January 31, 2021 at 4:28 pm

Myanmar military seizes power after arresting civilian leader, other officials

HONG KONG - Myanmar's military said Monday that it took control of the country and declared a state of emergency for a year, hours after...

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December 11, 2020 at 2:12 am

Hong Kong media publisher Jimmy Lai is charged under national security law

HONG KONG - Jimmy Lai, the media tycoon and longtime backer of Hong Kong's struggle for democracy, faces life in prison after he was charged...

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November 14, 2020 at 4:10 am

With pro-democracy rallies muzzled, China takes aim at Hong Kong media

HONG KONG — Choy Yuk-ling, better known as Bao Choy, is among this city's most dogged journalists. Her work for public broadcaster Radio Television Hong...

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In this Nov.13, 2017 file photo, former Studentlocalism leader Tony Chung pose for a picture in Hong Kong. Three members of a former student group, include former Studentlocalism leader Tony Chung advocating for Hong Kong’s independence was arrested on Tuesday under the city’s new national security law on suspicion of publishing content on social media platforms inciting secession. (AP Photo) HK102 HK102

October 28, 2020 at 3:28 pm

Hong Kong activists turned away in bid for refuge at U.S. Consulate, advocacy group says

Hong Kong independence activists were turned away by the U.S. Consulate on Tuesday. One leader was arrested on his way there, others arrested later. The...

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