On March 20, 2023, a Hong Kong court sentenced three people to prison for sedition. Police had arrested them in January, during and after a raid on a book fair in Mong Kok, for the purported crime of selling self-published books about the city’s 2019 protest movement. All three pleaded guilty, received sentences of between five and ten months and pledged to refrain from such acts in future. Their…

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What Are The Chances Of Successfully Securing A QMAS Visa In 2023? Demystifying the ‘Black Box’ of Hong Kong’s Quality Migrant Admission Scheme Visa in 2023: A Comprehensive Guide

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BEIJING (AP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping will skip this week’s Group of 20 summit in India as bilateral relations remain icy and Premier Li Qiang will attend in his place, China’s Foreign Ministry said Monday.

A one sentence notice on the ministry’s website says: “At the invitation of the government of the Republic…

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A man wearing a mask walks by the Shanghai Stock Exchange building at the Pudong financial district in Shanghai, China, February 3, 2020. REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights

Sept 4 (Reuters) – China is launching a campaign to revive its lagging stock market, and boost investor confidence in an ailing economy.

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Singapore is to host the inaugural ASEAN-China-India Youth Leadership Summit 2023 from 29 October to 3 November, organised by OSG Youth Alliance, a Singapore-based youth development social enterprise. Supported by the ASEAN Foundation, City Developments Limited, National Youth Council and Temasek Foundation, the six-day Summit is a dynamic platform for tertiary students aged 18-25 years

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HONG KONG, Aug 31 (Reuters Breakingviews) – Prudential’s (PRU.L), new CEO has inherited an old problem. Though boss Anil Wadhwani delivered a solid set of results on Wednesday, the insurer’s valuation lags stubbornly behind rival AIA (1299.HK). The pressure is on to prove that Prudential’s decision to shed its British and U.S.

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BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets were mostly lower Thursday after Japanese factory activity and Chinese service industry growth weakened.

Shanghai, Hong Kong and Seoul declined. Tokyo gained. Oil prices edged lower.

Wall Street’s benchmark S&P 500 index rose 0.4% on Wednesday after the U.S.

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U.S. President Joe Biden speaks prior to awarding Medals of Honor to U.S. Army veterans who fought in the Vietnam War, during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington, U.S., July 5, 2022. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights

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Baidu sign is seen at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai, China July 6, 2023. REUTERS/Aly Song Acquire Licensing Rights

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Companies Baidu, SenseTime, Baichuan open AI products to the public

Chinese media say 11 firms have received government approval

Approvals anticipated after Beijing passed generative AI rules

Shares in Baidu, SenseTime jump

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FIEL – Robin Li, CEO of search giant Baidu, talks about AI during the Baidu Create 2018 held in Beijing, China, on July 4, 2018. Chinese search engine and artificial intelligence firm Baidu made its ChatGPT-equivalent language model fully available to the public Thursday, Aug.

China's Baidu makes AI chatbot Ernie…

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