Hong Kong

Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Tycoon, Jimmy Lai testifies In Controversial Trial

Nov 20, 2024. by Ekohot Editor

Jimmy Lai, a towering figure in Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement, is testifying in court for the first time on Wednesday in a landmark national security trial that could result in a life sentence. The 76-year-old founder of the now-shuttered Apple Daily, a once-prominent pro-democracy tabloid, is accused of colluding with foreign forces through his media … Read more

Hong Kong Court Jails Pro-Democracy Leaders Under National Security Law

Nov 19, 2024. by Ekohot Editor

A Hong Kong court has sentenced prominent pro-democracy leaders to prison for subversion in a high-profile case under the contentious national security law (NSL). Benny Tai, a former law professor, received a 10-year sentence, while activist Joshua Wong was handed more than four years. They were part of the “Hong Kong 47,” a group of … Read more

YouTube Complies With Court Order, Blocks Hong Kong Protest Anthem Videos

May 15, 2024. by Ekohot Editor

YouTube obeys court order in Hong Kong. Blocks access to 32 videos including protest anthem. Ensures compliance with legal directives. Eko hot blog reports that In a recent development, YouTube announced its compliance with a Hong Kong court decision to block access to 32 video links containing content deemed prohibited. Editor’s Pick Admiring President Bola … Read more

Hong Kong Police Intensify Surveillance To Monitor Activists

Sep 29, 2023. by Ekohot Editor

Eko Hot Blog reports that Hong Kong unionist Joe Wong had applied for permission to hold a Labour Day march, but cancelled his request to police in an abrupt U-turn after he briefly went missing. He cannot reveal what led to the change of heart, a result of a confidentiality clause in a sweeping national … Read more

Nigeria Takes The Lead As Cocaine Trafficking Hub Of Africa

Mar 17, 2023.Mar 17, 2023. by Otunba T.J Abass

Nigeria has emerged as the leading African route for cocaine smuggling. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has revealed that the majority of routes used by illicit drug traffickers to smuggle cocaine in Africa are in Nigeria. According to the report, Nigerian market tops the list of … Read more

Hong Kong: Four Arrested For Model Abby Choi’s Dismemberment And Murde

Feb 26, 2023. by Ekohot Editor

Abby Choi was first reported missing on Wednesday Her ex-husband was arrested over the murder on Saturday while trying to leave the city by boat Her parents and elder brother were arrested a day earlier Eko Hot Blog reports that Four people have been arrested after the dismembered body of a model and influencer was … Read more

US Will Pay For Boycotting Beijing 2022 Olympics – China

Dec 7, 2021. by Ekohot Editor

…The US has accused China of genocide in its repression of the predominantly Muslim Uyghur minority… EKO HOT BLOG reports that China has condemned a planned US diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing and threatened to retaliate. Foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said China would take “resolute countermeasures”, but did not give … Read more

Newly-discovered COVID-19 Variant May Signal Fresh Travel Bans For Africans

Nov 26, 2021. by Ekohot Editor

Only 59 confirmed cases of the new variant have been identified in South Africa, Hong Kong and Botswana so far EKO HOT BLOG reports that travellers arriving in England from several southern African countries will have to quarantine amid warnings over a new coronavirus variant. UK Health Secretary Sajid Javid said from 12:00 GMT on … Read more

Hong Kong Reports 77 New COVID-19 Cases, All Local Infections

Jan 20, 2021. by Ekohot Editor

Hong Kong reports 77 new COVID-19 cases Hong Kong’s Centre for Health Protection (CHP) reported 77 additional confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, taking its total tally to 9,797. All of the 77 new cases are local infections with 37 of unknown origins. There were also over 60 cases tested positive preliminarily, according to a … Read more

Latest U.S. Sanctions ‘Shameful, Insane,’ Says Hong Kong

Jan 17, 2021.Jan 16, 2021. by Ekohot Editor

Latest U.S. sanctions, Hong Kong Hong Kong’s government on Saturday described a new round of U.S. sanctions against six Hong Kong and mainland Chinese officials as “shameful and insane.” The United States announced the latest sanctions on Friday, accusing Hong Kong and some Chinese officials of involvement in the Jan. 6 series of arrests of … Read more

Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Tycoon Jimmy Lai Arrested

Aug 10, 2020. by Ekohot Editor

Hong Kong business tycoon Jimmy Lai has been arrested for suspected collusion with foreign forces, his aide has said. Mark Simon said the businessman was held under the controversial national security law imposed by China in June. Read Also: U.S. 2020: China Interfering Against Trump, Russia Against Biden— Report Mr Lai has been a prominent … Read more

#CoronavirusUpdates: James Bond’s “No Time To Die” Postponed

Mar 5, 2020. by Ekohot Editor

No Time to Die, an upcoming James Bond movie release date is now delayed for seven months due to fears of the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19). No Time to Die which was supposed to premiere in April 2020 will now open in November this year. No Time to Die was initially scheduled to premiere in … Read more

Six Persons Dead,Dozens Injured In Hong Kong’s Bus Crash

Dec 18, 2019. by Otunba T.J Abass

Six persons have been killed and dozens injured in Hong Kong on Wednesday when a double-decker bus smashed into a tree, police said. Live footage showed firefighters trying to reach victims on the vehicle’s top deck, which had been turned into a tangled mess of twisted metal and shattered glass, leaving some passenger seats dangling … Read more

China Promises To Retaliate US Law Backing Hong Kong Protesters

Nov 28, 2019. by Ekohot Editor

China on Thursday threatened to retaliate after US President Donald Trump signed legislation supporting Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters, just as the world’s top two economies edge towards a trade truce. Trump had seemed reluctant to sign the legislation, but came under heavy pressure from Congress, where the issue has attracted rare bipartisan support. In a … Read more

Violence Strikes Hong Kong Election Campaigners

Nov 22, 2019. by Ekohot Editor

Several high-profile campaigners in Hong Kong’s District Council elections have been brutally attacked casting a pall over the process.

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Hong Kong Protesters Set Fire To Entrance Of Fortified University, See Why

Nov 18, 2019. by Ekohot Editor

Protesters set fire to the entrance of Hong Kong’s Polytechnic University early Monday to stop riot police from entering the campus, as a siege of the heavily fortified university entered its second day. Inside the university, hundreds of students remained barricaded inside the main building where they have been stockpiling weapons including bows and arrows, … Read more