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New York (AFP) - Chinese dissidents who took part in the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests unveiled a museum in New York on Friday dedicated to remembering the "democratic dreams of the Chinese people," two days ahead of the 34th anniversary of the uprising's "brutal suppression." "The events of 1989 had an impact on China but also on the entire world," said Wang Dan, founder of the tiny museum and a leading figure in the Tiananmen Square student movement. "Today, as we begin to wake up to the threat to human civilization posed by the Xi Jinping regime, we should remember back to 1989," he said, ......

The authorities stepped up patrols and cracked down on public gatherings over the legal limit of two during the weekend. The joint-departmental enforcement operation came as Chief Executive Carrie Lam vowed “no mercy” on Friday for those breaching Covid-19 social distancing rules. Officers cleared some 30 foreign domestic workers gathered in pairs on Sunday from a Central underpass, according to InMedia. Around five plainclothes police officers asked them the leave after orange tape was placed around the area. Police told InMedia that the domestic workers had gathered in groups of two, but had......

The coronavirus crisis has hampered international travel for the past 10 months and countries all over the world are feeling the effects. Using data from the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) and The World Bank, visa waiver processing firm Official ESTA (Electronic System for Travel Authorization) recently revealed the countries with the biggest tourism revenue loss due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. "The past year has been extremely difficult for the travel and tourism industry, with the unpredictable circumstances resulting in countries being forced to close their borders to tourists,......

Hong Kong (AFP) - Five Hong Kong democracy protesters who reportedly fled to Taiwan have arrived in the United States intending to seek asylum, an activist group said on Saturday. Their escape follows the mass arrest of democracy figures in Hong Kong under a new national security law that is part of a mounting crackdown by China on the financial hub. The Hong Kong Democracy Council (HKDC), a US-based group, said it had welcomed a group of young activists to America this week and their journey had been "arduous and perilous". "The activists, all under the age of 30, took part in the ongoing pro......