Tensions rise between UK and China after three charged with ‘spying for Hong Kong’

Tensions rise between UK and China after three charged with ‘spying for Hong Kong’

China’s ambassador has been summoned by the UK Foreign Office amid rapidly deteriorating diplomatic relations between the two nations after the arrests.

  • byRob Harris

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China blocked my visa. I spent three years getting as close as I could

China blocked my visa. I spent three years getting as close as I could

In the end,its actions amplified voices it had hoped to suppress.

  • byEryk Bagshaw
Australian investors sent a China warning

Australian investors sent a China warning

China is Australia’s largest trading partner,accounting for nearly a third of international trade,and the industries most exposed to Beijing’s economic woes are resources and commodities.

  • bySumeyya Ilanbey
Nicole Kidman’s controversial Hong Kong series Expats takes on political turmoil and privilege
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Nicole Kidman’s controversial Hong Kong series Expats takes on political turmoil and privilege

Do Nicole Kidman and director Lulu Wang want to provoke Beijing with their new series Expats? We’re about to find out.

  • byEryk Bagshaw
Not even free flights can lure people back to this once-bustling city

Not even free flights can lure people back to this once-bustling city

The global financial hub of Hong Kong is being squeezed at the top and bottom by Beijing’s crackdown.

  • byEryk Bagshaw andDaniel Ceng
Mr Brightside’s owners thought they’d won the Cox Plate but the photo told a different story

Mr Brightside’s owners thought they’d won the Cox Plate but the photo told a different story

Pre-face favourite Romantic Warrior has won the Cox Plate in a thrilling finish at Moonee Valley,edging out Mr Brightside with Alligator Blood third.

  • byAndrew Wu andDamien Ractliffe
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On the weekend my footy team lost. On Monday,there was a $190k bounty on my head

On the weekend my footy team lost. On Monday,there was a $190k bounty on my head

Having the Chinese government put a bounty on my head wasn’t on my 2023 bingo card. But authoritarians can be so inconsiderate.

  • byKevin Yam
‘Hilarious’:Hong Kong activists in Australia slam China’s arrest threat

‘Hilarious’:Hong Kong activists in Australia slam China’s arrest threat

The Chinese government has offered money for the arrest of two pro-democracy expats from Hong Kong who now live in Australia.

  • byEryk Bagshaw andLatika Bourke
Beyond Singapore and Dubai:The hottest new stopover destinations

Beyond Singapore and Dubai:The hottest new stopover destinations

Fiji,Ho Chi Minh and even Colombo in Sri Lanka are some of the more exotic hotspots to break up your long-haul journey.

  • bySheriden Rhodes
Hong Kong model’s in-laws charged after body parts found
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Hong Kong model’s in-laws charged after body parts found

The remains of model and influencer Abby Choi were found in the kitchen at a rural house.

  • byKanis Leung andHuizhong Wu
Democracy activists’ future on the line as mass trial starts in HK

Democracy activists’ future on the line as mass trial starts in HK

The group of 57 was charged with “conspiracy to commit subversion” over their roles to help select candidates for the city’s legislature.

  • byKari Lindberg