China sentences 78-year-old US citizen to life in prison on spying charges
Details of the charges against John Shing-Wan Leung, who also holds permanent residency in Hong Kong and was detained in April 2021, have not been publicly released
China expels Canadian diplomat in tit-for-tat response
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Canada earlier on Tuesday said it is expelling a Chinese diplomat whom the Canadian spy agency alleged was involved in a plot to intimidate an opposition lawmaker and his relatives in Hong Kong
Hong Kong’s economy is recovering, but its freedoms are not
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It’s a city of two tales: After years of protest, crackdown and pandemic restrictions, Hong Kong is returning to normal — or is it? Living in there today means juggling contradictory feelings
Lindsay Lohan, other celebs settle with SEC over crypto case
Lohan, Akon, recording artists Ne-Yo, and Lil Yachty, boxer and internet personality Jake Paul, and adult film performer Michele Mason all agreed to pay more than $400,000
‘Winnie the Pooh’ film pulled from Hong Kong cinemas
The distributor said it was notified by cinemas that they could not show the film as scheduled, but it didn’t know why
China to reopen to tourists, resume all visas Wednesday
Visa-free entry also will resume at destinations such as Hainan island as well as for cruise ships entering Shanghai
Bank stocks drop in Europe as US bank failure stirs jitters
The STOXX Banks index of 21 major European lenders was off 3.8% on Monday, with some members seeing intraday drops in double digits before recovering
Will China’s next premier be a moderating influence on Xi?
Xi, who has bolstered the state sector, has said that he wants the ruling party to return to its “original mission” as China’s economic, social and cultural leader
Ke Huy Quan: From Short Round in ‘Indiana Jones’ to Oscar favorite with ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’
Over two decades after he gave up acting because of a lack of appealing roles, the former child star is one of the awards season’s biggest comeback stories
Bird flu kills 11-year-old girl in Cambodia, officials say
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Concerns have arisen recently about infections in a variety of mammals and the possibility the virus could evolve to spread more easily between people
Disney cuts Simpsons ‘forced labor’ episode in Hong Kong
The company declined to comment on why it was not available to stream on its streaming service
World shares retreat after last week’s gains on Wall Street
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A report Friday showed that US inflation is continuing to cool, raising hopes for a smaller increase that’s less painful than last year’s aggressive hikes
China’s neighbors wary of dubious Covid data as they brace for influx of travelers
Next-door nations are preparing for a flood of visitors as cases and hospitalizations surge in the Asian giant
United States to impose Covid-19 restrictions on travelers arriving from China
On guidance from the CDC and amid concern over Beijing’s management of a new coronavirus outbreak, negative tests will be required at US airports from January
Bruce Lee may have died from drinking too much water
EL PAÍS talks to one of the researchers of a new study that argues that the martial arts star may have succumbed to hyponatremia