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‘Law is clear’: Booksellers must ensure books are lawful, says security chief after arrests – but won’t give list of banned titles

Hong Kong’s security chief has said booksellers have the responsibility to ensure the titles they sell do not threaten ...
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Protest filed over ‘racist’ China state media video portraying the Philippines as a monkey

Manila lodged a diplomatic protest with Beijing on Friday over a "racist" video posted by Chinese state media portraying the ...
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3 Hong Kong independent booksellers released on bail after sedition arrests, raids

Three staff members of independent bookstores, who were arrested on suspicion of committing a sedition offence on Wednesday, ...
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China’s Xi Jinping says AI should not be dominated by one country

Artificial intelligence should not be dominated by a single country, China's President Xi Jinping said Friday, urging ...
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Hong Kong issues first HK$3,000 fine as construction site smoking ban takes effect

Hong Kong has enforced a blanket smoking ban at construction sites, with authorities issuing one HK$3,000 fixed penalty notice as of noon on the first day of the new policy. A construction site in ...
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Lawmakers pass bill to allow joint-clearance at revamped border crossing in ‘fastest’ round of legislative scrutiny since electoral revamp

Hong Kong’s Legislative Council (LegCo) passed a bill that will allow for a joint-clearance arrangement at the revamped Huanggang Port border crossing with China. An artist’s impression of the new ...