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Jimmy Lai, seen here in October, has been denied bail after a court appearance in Hong Kong (Kin Cheung/AP)

Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai denied bail on fraud charge

December 3, 2020

Hong Kong activists Joshua Wong, Ivan Lam and Agnes Chow have been jailed (Vincent Yu/AP)

Hong Kong activists jailed for role in pro-democracy protest

December 2, 2020

The four disqualified politicians before a press conference on Wednesday: (from left) Dennis Kwok, Kenneth Leung, Kwok Ka-ki and Alvin Yeung (Vincent Yu/AP)

Hong Kong disqualifies four pro-democracy legislators

November 11, 2020

People in Shanghai watch as Chinese President Xi Jinping delivers an address to the opening ceremony of the China International Import Expo on Wednesday. China has suspended entry for non-Chinese passport holders based in the UK (Mark Schiefelbein/AP)

China suspends entry for residents of Britain

November 5, 2020

The US has sounded warnings about Huawei’s efforts to expand into Europe (Evan Vucci/AP)

Trump declares national emergency to ‘ban Huawei’ from US tech networks

May 16, 2019

Air pollution has become a major problem in China

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A can of Beijing smog is the perfect holiday gift

November 23, 2016