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Thousands rally in Hong Kong as democracy campaign heats up
Demonstrators scale perimeter fences to invade city's main govt compound in culmination of week-long rally to demand free elections
Tens of thousands of people massed...
Thousands of Hong Kong students ‘grasp destiny’ in demand for democracy
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Thousands of students braved sweltering heat in Hong Kong on Monday to demand greater democracy as they launched a week-long boycott of...
Hundreds of thousands vote in Hong Kong democracy ‘poll’ in defiance...
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Nearly 600,000 votes have been cast in three days of an unofficial referendum on democratic reforms in Hong Kong, part of...
HK culls 20,000 chickens after H7N9 virus found in poultry from...
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20,000 chickens were culled in Hong Kong on Tuesday after the deadly H7N9 bird flu virus was found in poultry imported from mainland...
Jackie Chan criticism sparks Hong Kong fight back
Action hero Jackie Chan provoked a furious fight-back from Hong Kongers Thursday after reportedly suggesting in a Chinese magazine interview that protest in his...
Asian markets boosted by China manufacturing data
Asian markets climbed on Monday after data showed Chinese manufacturing activity had picked up pace in November, while increased global confidence provided support for...
British man dies competing in Hong Kong triathlon
A 27-year-old British man died while competing in a triathlon in Hong Kong at the weekend, police said Monday.
Daniel Bagshaw, a trainee solicitor, collapsed...
Hong Kong thriller opens Asia’s top film festival
A glittering line-up of top Asian cinema stars converged on the South Korean port city of Busan on Thursday for the opening of the...
36 dead in Hong Kong ferry collision
Thirty six people were killed when a pleasure boat on a trip to watch holiday fireworks collided with a ferry and sank off Hong...
The Noodle House launched
After the opening of the noodle house first flagship restaurant in Lahore last year, this time Karachiites experienced the tasty tangles on the second...
Protests against anti-Islam film, cartoons continue across world
Hundreds of thousands of Muslims across the world continued protests against an anti-Islam film and French cartoons on Sunday.
New protests gripped Hong Kong, Turkey,...
Asian markets rise ahead of US Fed meeting
Asian markets rose and the dollar remained subdued against the yen Wednesday ahead of a US Federal Reserve meeting most economists expect will deliver...
Hundreds march in Hong Kong over dissident’s death
At least 1,000 people marched through Hong Kong on Sunday over the death of Chinese dissident Li Wangyang, who was jailed for more than...
Thousands march against Hong Kong’s next leader
Thousands of people in Hong Kong noisily protested on Sunday against the city's incoming leader and decried Beijing's alleged interference in the election that...
Afghanistan, Namibia make it three in three
Favourites Afghanistan and Namibia were the only two sides left with perfect three-win records at the World Twenty20 qualifying tournament on Thursday. Defending champions...
Companies registration jumps by 31 per cent in January
An increase in incorporation of companies was witnessed as the registration of new companies jumped by 31 per cent with Securities and Exchange Commission...
Nuclear security summit aims to restore confidence
World leaders will gather in South Korea in March for a summit that will seek to restore confidence in the nuclear industry after the...