A former employee of the UK's Hong Kong consulate has told the BBC that he was tortured in China and accused of inciting political unrest in the city.more
As the stand-off between anti-government protesters and police continues, the Chinese ambassador to the UK has warned the Government against interference in Hong Kong's affairs.more
Polish vodka will benefit from the historic agreement between the European Union and China regarding the protection of geographical indications. The agreement, which will come into force next year, is to prevent counterfeiting of food products.more
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is seemingly following predecessor Theresa May's lead by preparing to give Huawei access to "non-contentious" parts of the country's 5G network, according to the Sunday Times. more
Hong Kong medical workers are currently planning to gather in the city's financial center to protest police brutality during violent anti-government protests that have been going on for over four months.more
The case echoed previous human trafficking cases involving Chinese nationals. Wang Yiwei, director of the institute of international affairs at Renmin University in Beijing, said, "Some forces think they could have opportunities to enter the UK in the chaotic situation of Brexit."more
A 25-year-old Polish man was found lying opposite 6, Aberdeen Street in Hong Kong on Sunday. Passerby who saw him suspected that he fell from the top of a building. The man was already unconscious when ambulance rushed to the scene. Unfortunately, he was pronounced dead upon arrival at hospital.more
Experts believe British drinkers will increasingly be reaching for bottles of Ningxia Cabernet Sauvignon and Xinjiang Rkatsiteli over the next year after the East Asian nation won multiple accolades at the 2019 Decanter World Wine Awards.more
Chinese agents are contacting thousands of foreign citizens over the LinkedIn network, including former government employees, and are trying to recruit them as spies, "the New York Times reported citing intelligence agents in the West.more
Despite the turbulent weather, tens of thousands of people today took to the streets of Hong Kong in another mass demonstration of opposition to the authorities. The organizers call for calmness, but according to local press police have already prepared carts with water cannons.more
Chinese authorities have condemned foreign secretary Dominic Raab after he called for an independent investigation into recent turmoil in Hong Kong.more
President Donald Trump threatened on Tuesday (Aug 13) to pull the United States out of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) if conditions are not improved.more
Police in Hong Kong today used tear gas to disperse several hundred protesters on the main island of the city against the draft amendment to extradition law. The day before, demonstrators clashed with the police.more
Apple decided to close its stores in Hong Kong because of fears of growing aggression and acts of lawlessness associated with lasting riots in the city and the possibility of others - reported the daily Wall Street Journal.more
A UK parliamentary committee has concluded there are no technical grounds for excluding Chinese network kit vendor Huawei from the country's 5G networks.more
An investigation by the Guardian, the New York Times, and Süddeutsche Zeitung claims that Chinese border guards have been installing surveillance software on tourists' smartphones without their knowledge.more
Britain said on Tuesday it would not compromise on its comitment to Hong Kong freedoms and cautioned China that repression was no way to solve the crisis in the former British colony.more
Apple is exploring moving between 15 and 30 percent of its hardware production out of China, according to a new report by Nikkei. The company reportedly has a growing team looking into moving production, and has asked key manufacturing partners like Foxconn, Pegatron, and Wistron to evaluate the available options.more
The extradition law, which would allow the Hong Kong authorities to transfer people accused of serious crimes to mainland China, should be rejected in its entirety - the British Financial Times reported in the editorial.more