Exports of agricultural, forestry and fishery products and food totaled ¥1.7 trillion in 2025, up 12.8% from the preceding year and hitting a record high for the 13th straight year, the agriculture ministry has said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/02/03/economy/agricultural-forestry-fishery-exports/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #agriculture #forests #fishing #us #tariffs #donaldtrump #maff #hongkong #taiwan #china
The public listing of artificial intelligence chip designers, large-language-model developers and a snack retailer in Hong Kong raised $5 billion in January, the highest total for the month on record. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/02/02/tech/china-ai-hong-kong-listings/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #china #ai #hongkong #hongkongexchangesclearing
Victims of an attempted robbery case that happened at Tokyo's Haneda Airport on Friday had about ¥95 million in foreign currency stolen in a different incident in the past. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/01/japan/crime-legal/haneda-attempted-robbery-hong-kong-arrest/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #theft #hanedaairport #hongkong #japanesepolice
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“‘Many errors’ in prosecutors’ transcripts of Tiananmen vigil activists’ speeches, #HongKong national security judge says
The prosecution played videos of Lee Cheuk-yan and Chow Hang-tung making speeches at #Tiananmen vigils on the fifth day of the activists’ national security trial.”
“‘Many errors’ in prosecutors’ transcripts of Tiananmen vigil activists’ speeches, #HongKong national security judge says
The prosecution played videos of Lee Cheuk-yan and Chow Hang-tung making speeches at #Tiananmen vigils on the fifth day of the activists’ national security trial.”
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Two cases of the deadly Nipah virus in India have prompted authorities in Thailand, Singapore, Hong Kong and Malaysia to step up airport screening in an effort to prevent the infection from spreading. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/29/asia-pacific/science-health/nipah-virus-airport-asia-india/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #sciencehealth #nipahvirus #india #asia #travel #airports #hongkong #thailand #malaysia #nepal #thailand #singapore #hongkong #malaysia
Two cases of the deadly Nipah virus in India have prompted authorities in Thailand, Singapore, Hong Kong and Malaysia to step up airport screening in an effort to prevent the infection from spreading. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/29/asia-pacific/science-health/nipah-virus-airport-asia-india/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #sciencehealth #nipahvirus #india #asia #travel #airports #hongkong #thailand #malaysia #nepal #thailand #singapore #hongkong #malaysia
A Hong Kong court heard recordings of anti-Beijing speeches, some from nearly three decades ago, as prosecutors laid out their case against two democracy activists facing national security charges. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/27/asia-pacific/hong-kong-speeches-activists/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #hongkong #china #democracy
Hong Kong's High Court is set to start the landmark national security trial of three former leaders of a now disbanded group that organized annual vigils marking Beijing's 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/22/asia-pacific/politics/hong-kong-security-trial-tiananmen/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #hongkong #china #tiananmensquare
The U.K. should ask for more than increased trade and investment for okaying China's massive London embassy; it should ask for the release of its British citizen. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/01/21/world/jimmy-lais-freedom-for-a-megaembassy/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #china #hongkong #jimmylai #democracy #freedomspeech #uk #keirstarmer
Hong Kong’s High Court will on Monday hear the mitigation plea of pro-democracy tycoon Jimmy Lai, the final step before sentencing in a trial that has drawn international condemnation and could see Lai jailed for life. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/12/asia-pacific/politics/hong-kong-jimmy-lai-hearing/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #hongkong #china #jimmylai
Hong Kong filmmaker Kiwi Chow says the banning of his latest movie exposes a trend for censorship in the region. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/22/asia-pacific/hong-kong-china-film-censorship/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #hongkong #film #china #censorship
Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai's former colleagues react with dismay over conviction but say he remains an inspiration. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/16/asia-pacific/crime-legal/lai-hong-kong-press-freedom/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #crimelegal #jimmylai #hongkong #china #pressfreedom #hongkongprotests #media #journalism
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Hong Kong's oldest pro-democracy party announces dissolution
> Hong Kong's oldest pro-democracy party has decided to disband, the group announced Sunday (Dec 14), after its members formally voted to dissolve the organisation and enter liquidation.
> The Democratic Party was founded in 1994, near the end of British colonial rule, when Hong Kong's leading liberal groups merged.
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/hong-kongs-oldest-pro-democracy-party-announces-dissolution-5581361 #China #HongKong
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Hong Kong's oldest pro-democracy party has formally decided to disband, its leader announced Sunday, following its annual meeting. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/14/asia-pacific/hk-pro-democracy-party-announces-dissolution/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #hongkong #china #democraticparty #lokinhei #democracy #humanrights
Pro-democracy HK tycoon Jimmy Lai convicted in national security trial
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp844kjj37vo
#HackerNews #ProDemocracy #HongKong #JimmyLai #NationalSecurity #TrialJustice
Supporters of Hong Kong democracy activist Jimmy Lai queued outside a court overnight before Monday's verdict in his landmark trial as international calls have grown to release the China critic. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/15/asia-pacific/politics/jimmy-lai-supporters-hong-kong/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #jimmylai #hongkong #appledaily #china
Jimmy Lai, the Hong Kong media mogul and China critic, reaches a key moment in his long fight on Monday, with the verdict in his yearslong trial on national security charges seen as a test case of the city's rule of law. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/15/asia-pacific/politics/jimmy-lai-hong-kong-democratic-china/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #jimmylai #hongkong #democracy #china #censorship #appledaily
Hong Kong's oldest pro-democracy party announces dissolution
> Hong Kong's oldest pro-democracy party has decided to disband, the group announced Sunday (Dec 14), after its members formally voted to dissolve the organisation and enter liquidation.
> The Democratic Party was founded in 1994, near the end of British colonial rule, when Hong Kong's leading liberal groups merged.
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/hong-kongs-oldest-pro-democracy-party-announces-dissolution-5581361 #China #HongKong