Asia
Books on democracy removed from Hong Kong libraries
The national security law is fundamentally a tool to incriminate speech, wrote author and activist Joshua Wong on Facebook.
'Hidden language': Hong Kongers get creative to mark dissent against security law
Apart from word plays, residents are using even Chinese Communist Party dogma to express their frustration through sarcasm
No need to sit for talks with US: North Korea
North Korea thinks meeting with Trump would be nothing more than “a political tool” for Washington
Hong Kongers clean up their chat histories in face of security law
Certain political views such as wanting independence became illegal and rights groups warn this will choke civil liberties and free speech
'The world should stand up to China over Hong Kong'
Pro-democracy activist Nathan Law explains how Hong Kong’s fate shows China’s true authoritarianism
Kim signals North Korea to keep borders closed against virus
Pyongyang insists it has not had a single case of COVID-19, while the disease has swept the world infecting more than 10.8 million people
Singaporean charged for racist tweets against Indian migrants
If found guilty, the accused may be punished with a jail term of up to three years, fined, or both
Hong Kong police make first arrest under new security law
Police force had issued statement that they would consider protesters promoting Hong Kong’s separation from China as illegal
China approves national security law for Hong Kong
Authorities in Beijing, Hong Kong have repeatedly said legislation is aimed at a few “troublemakers” and will not affect rights and freedoms
China to restrict visas for Americans over Hong Kong row
China is moving forward on a security law that would enforce punishment for subversion and other offences in Hong Kong