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Beijing’s decision to appoint a former assistant foreign minister to help lead its office overseeing Hong Kong affairs is partly due to the geopolitical “hostilities” that the city is battling, according to analysts.China watchers said the central government could expect Nong Rong, a former assistant minister of foreign affairs, ...

After paying one full-time assistant and a part-timer, he said he was left with only HK$7,500 for everything else from utilities to producing publicity materials.“The government’s limited resources fall short in supporting a district councillor in an enlarged constituency,” the 38-year-old journalist turned full-time councillor said.Tuen Mun district councillor ...

Hong Kong and mainland Chinese authorities have arrested 78 suspects as part of a wider crackdown on illegal immigration into the city.The Immigration Department on Friday said its officers and police arrested 52 suspects in an operation that spanned Tuesday and Wednesday, with authorities raiding more than 60 locations ...

“Intelligence suggests each individual was typically charged a five-figure amount of money for this air-land-sea journey,” one source said.A group of Bangladeshi men arrested in a recent operation said they had paid more than HK$55,000 each for their voyage from their homeland to Hong Kong.The source said they were ...

Hong Kong authorities launched an air-and-sea rescue operation on Tuesday to assist 13 suspected illegal immigrants from Bangladesh found stranded on an outlying island.According to a source familiar with the rescue operation, police at around 11.30am were working with the Government Flying Service to determine whether the stranded men ...

First South Asian actor to win best new performer at Hong Kong Film Awards says he knew little about movie industry after first arriving in city at age four. Source link

China deploys between 200,000 and 230,000 troops to the region. It monitors Indian border troops and pays close attention to Tibet and Xinjiang, while also standing ready for potential conflicts with Russia. India’s troops have plenty of experience operating in environments similar to the Himalayas due to their engagements ...

Rising numbers Refugees and asylum seekers may be displaced by war or threats due to their ethnicity, political beliefs or sexual orientation. Those fleeing their homes often leave family and friends behind, only to face new traumas, including new societies that can often appear unwelcoming. In 2018, 70 million ...

Beijing and New Delhi remain tight-lipped about the skirmish but the animosity dates back to at least 1914, when Britain and Tibet entered into an agreement over the establishment of the McMahon Line. Named after the colonial officer who drew the border, India argues the 1,000km long frontier marks ...