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Critics say national security law cracking down on offences such as insurrection will further erode civil liberties
Hong Kong’s parliament has passed a controversial national security law granting the government more power to quash dissent, widely seen as the latest step in a sweeping political crackdown triggered by pro-democracy protests in 2019.
Critics of the safeguarding national security law, , say it will further erode the city’s rights and freedoms and usher in a new era of authoritarianism.

GRAND RAPIDS, MI – Businessman Bing Goei will become the first Asian American on the Grand Rapids City Commission after he was selected Tuesday morning to represent the city’s Third Ward for the ...

The legislation targets “external interference” and the theft of state secrets, with implications for businesses, journalists, civil servants and others.

The nonprofit closed a deal with Gotham Organization on March 6 to buy a commercial condominium at 45 Suffolk Street for $20.2 million.

Giant panda pair Wang Wang and Fu Ni have been on loan from Beijing since 2009 – now their future in Adelaide hangs in the balance
They might be cute and cuddly but Australia’s only giant pandas are in fact expensive – though nonverbal – Chinese diplomats.
The fate of Wang Wang and Fu Ni, who have called Adelaide zoo home for the last 15 years, will be decided on Wednesday after a meeting between Australian politicians and China’s foreign minister, Wang Yi.

The legislation marks another significant erosion of freedom in a former British colony once known for its relative autonomy from Beijing.

The Biden campaign has released a new ad targeting Asian American and Pacific Islander voters in battleground states, aimed at highlighting his investments in small businesses.

Property developer fined $580m and its chairman, Hui Ka Yan, fined $6.5m for allegedly falsifying its revenues
The troubled Chinese property developer Evergrande and its founder have been fined over allegations that they fraudulently inflated its revenues by $78bn (£61.6bn) in the two years before it began missing debt repayment deadlines.
Beijing’s stock watchdog fined the company about $580m for allegedly falsifying its revenue, among other violations, as it conducts a deep clean of the country’s embattled financial sector.

She pleaded not guilty to one count of assault and one count of elder abuse on March 7. Hopkins’ arrest sparked calls from Asian American activists and civil rights organizations to reopen Wu’s case.

A group of Buddhist faith leaders and community members gathered in the city of Antioch, California, for the “first national Buddhist memorial service and pilgrimage in response to anti-Asian hate.”.

Grand Rapids City Commissioners unanimously appointed Bing Siong Goei to fill the vacant Third Ward Commissioner position on Tuesday. The 64-year-old Grand Rapids small business entrepreneur will ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — The Grand Rapids City Commission has appointed its first Asian American commissioner. Bing Siong Goei, 64, was unanimously selected and appointed to fill the Third Ward ...