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Taipei has accused the SAR government of using a murder case involving two Hongkongers to attempt to degrade the island's sovereignty. The comment, from Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council, comes after Taipei said it would not accept the return of murder...

Australian newspapers on Monday blacked out their front pages as part of a nationwide campaign for media freedom. They said the government's strict security legislation prevents them from keeping the public properly informed. Annemarie Evans told RTHK'...

The High Court has issued a landmark ruling against same-sex marriage and civil unions, saying under the Basic Law in its current form, marriage can only be between a man and a woman. The judge also said the government has no legal obligation to allow ...

Malaysian censors have ordered a scene to be cut from the DreamWorks film Abominable before it's screened there - because of a brief glimpse of a map. It is the third South East Asian country to take offence at the scene in the film, a Chinese co-produ...

Taiwan is asking Hong Kong authorities to deny parole to a murder suspect set to be freed later this month, saying it wants to offer more evidence to local authorities to help them with the case. 20-year-old Chan Tong-kai admitted he killed his pregnan...

The UK and the EU have confirmed that a draft Brexit deal has been agreed. In a tweet, the British prime minister Boris Johnson said it was now up to the UK parliament to ratify the deal on Saturday. The president of the European Commission, Jean-Claud...

The Bar Association is calling a meeting of local barristers by the end of the month to discuss the ongoing political crisis. The group itself has been dragged into controversy, with vice-chairman Edwin Choy resigning from the Bar Council this week aft...