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The pro-democracy news outlet Stand News and its former chief editors Chung Pui-kuen and Patrick Lam become the first defendants to be convicted of sedition in Hong Kong since its handover to China in 1997, [21] which Chung sentenced to 21 months' imprisonment on 26 September.
Yahoo! Auctions is a service set up by the online search giant Yahoo! in 1998 to compete against eBay. [2]There are currently only two localizations of the service active in Taiwan and Japan; Yahoo! has discontinued the service in the United States, Canada, Singapore, Hong Kong, United Kingdom and Ireland.
In October 2012, Album of Mountains and Rivers by Qi Baishi sold for almost US$6 million in China Guardian's Hong Kong auction. [8] Jin Shangyi’s Tajik Bride sold at the 2013 Autumn Auctions for 85.1 million yuan (US$12.25 million). [18] China Guardian's 2015 Spring Auction sold US$301.2 million worth of art. [14]
Lunar New Year is most commonly celebrated in China and other Asian countries. That's why you also see it called Chinese New Year. It starts with the first new moon of the lunar calendar and ends ...
Ecuador's foreign ministry announces the reinstatement of visa requirements for travelers from China, citing an increase in irregular migratory flows from the latter. [39] 21 June – China officially defines Taiwanese separatist behavior as a criminal act. [40] 22 June – Six people are found dead following a landslide in Shanghang County ...
The pink diamond was auctioned off at $49.9 million in Hong Kong on Friday, Oct. 7, 2022, setting a world record for the highest price per carat for a diamond sold at auction. (Sotheby's via AP ...
4 February – The United States Postal Service indefinitely suspends its acceptance of parcels from China and Hong Kong. [7] 7–14 February – The 2025 Asian Winter Games are held in Harbin, [8] with China placing first in terms of medals with 32 golds, 26 silvers, and 24 bronzes and achieving its highest medal tally in the history of the ...
In these charts, top Wall Street experts explain how inflation's rapid decline and resilient economic growth, among other forces, have investors optimistic as 2024 kicks off.