When Li-Meng Yan was asked to pop into her boss’s office on the final day of last year, she had no idea such a routine summons might be the start of events that would lead to her fleeing her family, her work and her country in fear for her life. The Chinese-born virologist was based … Read more
A group of Hong Kongers fleeing the city were forced to claim asylum in the UK rather than being offered six-months permission to stay under current British National Overseas (BNO) guidelines. Two BNO passport holders, who asked MailOnline to remain anonymous, said they were told by border agents they would be returned to Hong Kong … Read more
Kylie Jenner shows off her shapely legs in a Chanel mini dress but drops the stilettos in favor of SLIPPERS to plug new Kylie Skin Collection By Heidi Parker For Dailymail.com Published: 19:44 BST, 4 August 2020 | Updated: 19:44 BST, 4 August 2020 Kylie Jenner has new products to push and she did her best … Read more
Kylie Jenner is a Vogue cover girl again as she smolders in plunging red latex gown and is praised for her ‘strength and determination’ in Hong Kong issue By Deirdre Simonds For Dailymail.com Published: 17:25 BST, 2 August 2020 | Updated: 17:34 BST, 2 August 2020 Kylie Jenner looked incredible, as she graced the cover … Read more
Stretching for miles across the horizon, a vast armada of Chinese fishing boats trawl the pristine waters close to the Galapagos Islands. Ostensibly fishing squid, the real target for the 265-strong fleet are sharks to serve the appetite for expensive fin soup, costing up to £350 a bowl, sold in markets across China and Hong Kong. … Read more
Numbering the Duke of Edinburgh, the Prince of Wales and Zara and Peter Phillips among its alumni, £41,250-a-year Gordonstoun can lay claim to more royal connections than any other public school of the modern era. But that has not insulated it from complaints by former pupils who are ‘horrified’ and ‘staggered’ by its plans to … Read more
Beijing warns Britain it will ‘pay the price’ for treating China like a ‘hostile country’ as its ambassador to the UK accuses MPs of ‘clamouring for a Cold War’ Liu Xiaoming today warned the UK will ‘pay the price’ for its China foreign policy Chinese Ambassador said UK must ‘bear the consequences’ for Huawei decision … Read more
Four Hong Kong ‘students’ aged 16 to 21 are detained for ‘urging independence’ from China in the region’s first arrests under its controversial national security law Three males and one female, aged 16 to 21, were arrested across Hong Kong The youths were charged with inciting secession from the Chinese state Police said the group … Read more
A Hong Kong property tycoon is making a bid to build a new city for 50,000 Hong Kong residents in Ireland to help them escape China‘s new security law. Ivan Ko has pitched his plans to Ireland officials in light of Hong Kong’s controversial new legislation which has left many residents considering emigration. The national … Read more
A leading Chinese disease-control expert has confirmed that Wuhan’s officials did cover up the scale of the initial outbreak. Professor Yuen Kwok-yung, who visited the former coronavirus epicentre in January to help diagnose cases, told BBC that local authorities destroyed physical evidence and provided ‘slow’ response to clinical findings. ‘I do suspect that they have … Read more