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A gay influencer in Taiwan who became famous dancing in high heels, and the filmmaker who trained his camera on him for nine years, both stare down middle age in "My Silly Flirty Boys." The documentary from Taiwan-based Hong Kong filmmaker Frankie Sin is at the Taiwan Creative Content Fest (TCCF) in Taipei. Sin followed […]...
Sorana Cirstea defeated Mary Stoiana, 7-5, 6-1, in the second round of the Hong Kong Open. The 36-year-old Romanian is expected to retire from tennis upon the conclusion of the Hong Kong Open, her final tournament of 2026.
Danielle, a member of NewJeans, performs on stage in Hong Kong.
Top-seeded Sorana Cirstea recorded a 7-5, 6-1 win over Mary Stoiana in the second round of the Prudential Hong Kong Tennis Open on Thursday. Cirstea, of Romania, had three aces and benefited from six double faults by Stoiana to win the match in 1 hour and 43 minutes.
A Hong Kong court sentenced prominent activist Joshua Wong to 10 more years in prison Thursday under a Beijing-imposed national security law, in a case that critics say underscores the crackdown on the city's once-thriving pro-democracy movement. Wong, 30, first led student protests as a teenager and engaged in international...
Paula Badosa has endured a difficult 2026 season which has ended in retirement at the Hong Kong Open. Badosa, who is a former world number two, has been through many physical issues in recent years, including a chronic back condition.
Foreign Office says 10-year sentence shows city's security law is being used to target individuals for political expression' Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong sentenced to 10 years in prison in national security case The UK and the US have condemned the 10-year sentence given to Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong under a controversial national security law. Wong, 30, was sentenced on Thursday after pleading guilty to "foreign collusion" under the law. He is the...
Rep. John Moolenaar (R-Mich.), the chair of the House Select Committee on China, condemned China's sentencing of activist Joshua Wong, calling him a "hero." A Hong Kong court sentenced Wong to 10 more years in prison under a Beijing-imposed national security law. "Joshua Wong is a hero who has stood up to an authoritarian superpower,"...
Alex Eala defeated Tereza Valentova 6-4, 7-6, in the second round of the Hong Kong Open. In what was described by commentator Mark Valledy as the match of the tournament', Eala battled through two tight sets to take down Valentova, who had won their first two career meetings.
British teenager Mika Stojsavljevic was unable to back up her maiden WTA Tour win as she was knocked out in the last 16 of the Hong Kong Open.
NewJeans performing in Hong Kong in 2025. K-pop remains dogged by complaints of physical, emotional and financial abuse.
Alexandra Eala is competing in her final tournament of 2026 at the Hong Kong Open, but her season is not over yet. She got her first-ever win against fellow prospect Tereza Valentova, winning 6-4, 7-6(7). Before this contest, Eala had not even won a set against Valentova.
Before being prosecuted in the latest case, Wong had been expected to be freed in January 2027.
Wong, 30, is among hundreds of Hongkongers detained under the controversial national security law.
Hong Kong's High Court sentenced jailed pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong to 10 years in prison on Thursday.
NPR - 21 hours 5 sec agoWong was sentenced for his second conviction under a Beijing-imposed national security law, in a case that critics say reflects the crackdown on the city's once-thriving pro-democracy movement.
Wong, 30, has been imprisoned since 2020 and is the only activist in Hong Kong prosecuted twice under national security law Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong was sentenced on Thursday to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to "foreign collusion", his second conviction under a national security law that critics say has been used to silence political opposition in the city. Wong, who rose to prominence as the teenage face of Hong Kong's 2014 pro-democracy demonstrations, submitted his...
Pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong arriving at prison after a hearing for 47 opposition activists charged with violating the national security law in Hong Kong in 2021.
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