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Chinese nuclear submarine sank at dock: media

US officials were quoted as saying that a Chinese Zhou-class nuclear sub sank during construction.

Staff, students 'tread carefully' at Hong Kong's eight universities

Academic freedom has been on the wane since the imposition of a national security law in 2020, a new report says.

Key figures in the Umbrella Movement: Where are they now?

EXPLAINED: How the umbrella became a Hong Kong protest symbol

10 years ago, demonstrators used umbrellas to protect against pepper spray – and images went viral.

Hong Kong sentences 2 journalists to prison for sedition

Stand News editor jailed for 21 months, while acting editor received a sentence that allowed him to be freed.

Pacific leaders to meet after China’s ‘concerning’ ICBM missile test

Australia and New Zealand to brief Pacific partners of developments on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly.

Japanese destroyer makes first Taiwan Strait transit

The JS Sazanami was sailing alongside an Australian destroyer and a New Zealand supply ship.

INTERVIEW: Umbrella Movement changed the face of Hong Kong politics

10 years on, protest leader Chan Kin-man says it pushed people into embracing more radical resistance.

At UN, Zelensky rejects China-Brazil peace plan

The Ukrainian president questioned the ‘true interest’ of the two countries in pushing the plan.

Fears grow for Taiwanese man missing, believed detained, in China

Kuo Yu-hsien is under investigation for suspected 'fraud,' according to Chinese officials.

China confirms ‘successful’ intercontinental ballistic missile test

Beijing says its first ICBM test in decades was routine and not aimed at any country.

China revokes license of former Xu Zhiyong defense attorney

Zhang Qingfang, an outspoken critic of China's judicial system, is no longer able to defend clients in court.

Philippine ratification of Japan military pact uncertain in 2024: Senate leader

Reciprocal Access Agreement will allow Japanese troops on Philippine soil for the first time since World War II.

Cambodia’s Funan Techo canal exposes cracks in Vietnam ties

China could reap long-term gain from ’Pride of Khmer people’ project

World is stuck in ‘purgatory of polarity’: UN chief

UN chief Antonio Guterres and US President Joe Biden gave contrasting speeches at the UN General Assembly opening.