Hong Kong

From social media to the streets: how hashtags fuel Indonesian youth activism

bno - Jakarta bureau March 3, 2025

Ever since the 2019 protests against efforts to weaken the Corruption Eradication Commission, social media has been crucial to organising protests in Indonesia.

Chinese threat to submarine cables emerges in Indo-Pacific

bno Chennai bureau February 27, 2025

Taiwan's coast guard detained the Hong Tai 168, a Chinese-owned freighter, on suspicion of severing an undersea communications cable off its western coast. The incident is suspected to be part of China's "grey zone" tactics.

Bolivia courts controversy with lopsided lithium deals favouring China and Russia

Alek Buttermann February 13, 2025

Environmental groups and economic analysts have raised fresh concerns about Bolivia's recent lithium extraction agreements with Chinese and Russian firms, highlighting potential risks to national interests and environmental sustainability.

China investigates Google for anti-monopoly violations as US trade tensions escalate

bno - Taipei Bureau February 6, 2025

China has launched an investigation into Google for suspected violations of its Anti-Monopoly Law, escalating tensions between Beijing and Washington.

Hong Kong firm to build 150-MW wind power plant in Cambodia

bno - Bangkok bureau January 22, 2025

Hong Kong-based HK OASIS Power Energy Development Co., Ltd. has received approval from Cambodia's government to build a 150-megawatt wind power plant in Mondulkiri province, the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) said on January 17

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