Officials freak out after the former VP tells the truth about Jimmy Lai.

"Since June 2020, at least 200 opposition politicians, activists, and protesters have been taken into custody on politically motivated NSL charges," said President Joe Biden.

The Maini most recently loaded at Kozmino on Jan. 13 and then discharged its cargo in Dongying in China’s eastern Shandong province. The Aframax started hauling Russian oil — exclusively from the country’s western ports — two years ago, and only made its first trip from Kozmino in late December.

China and Hong Kong stocks fell on Wednesday after U.S. President Donald Trump hinted at new tariffs on Chinese imports, ending a brief reprieve for the markets.

HONG KONG (AP) — Asian stocks retreated on Monday after U.S. stocks fell as good news on the job market raised inflation worries. Markets in Japan were closed for a holiday.

Chinese leader Xi Jinping vowed to take his country’s ties with Russia to a new level this year in a video conference with counterpart Vladimir Putin on Tuesday, hours after the inauguration of US President Donald Trump.

The Department of Justice has finalized prohibitions and restrictions on cross-border transfers of certain data to China and other “Countries

Donald Trump's Inauguration, Announcements on Birth Right Citizenship, Executive Orders Live Updates: President Trump signed executive orders reversing Biden-era policies, including rescinding 78 actions.

British Airways is the only UK carrier serving Chinese destinations. After axing its Beijing service last year, its sole destination on the mainland is Shanghai. Services to all other cities on the mainland had already been scrapped. Virgin pulled out of Shanghai last year and abandoned Hong Kong during the pandemic.

(L-R) Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, Argentina’s President Javier Milei, and China’s Vice President Han Zheng during US President Donald Trump’s inauguration as the 47th President of the United States in the rotunda of the United States Capitol in Washington, DC, USA, 20 January 2025. SHAWN THEW/Pool via REUTERS

Israel ranks second only to China as the country jailing the most journalists globally, according to a report released Thursday. The number of journalists held by Israel has more than doubled from last year, with 43 behind bars, all of whom are Palestinians, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists, or CPJ.