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Topic: Hong Kong

Coronavirus ‘infodemic’ – people spreading fake news about disease arrested across Asia

Arrests of more than 20 people across 6 countries show extent to which governments are policing social media as they seek to prevent panic.

After face masks, Hong Kong could run out of toilet paper

The cause of the toilet paper shortage wasn’t immediately clear, but speculation was rife on social media about possible holdups involving the supply chain in mainland China.

Pirates release 18 Indians abducted from Hong Kong vessel

The India High Commission in Nigeria announced the release of the crew, who were on a ship hijacked by pirates on 3 December.

Harsh Pant cautions against ‘Chinese misadventure’, Patwardhan tells an Ayodhya tale

The best of the day’s opinion, chosen and curated by ThePrint’s top editors.

Trump signs Hong Kong bill that will strain relations with China

The bill requires annual reviews of Hong Kong’s special trade status as well as sanctions against officials deemed responsible for human rights abuses.

Landslide victory for pro-democracy camp in Hong Kong district elections

A record 71 per cent people voted in the elections and the pro-democracy parties won a majority in 17 out of 18 councils.

The 10-point checklist on how to be an autocrat — and here’s how Modi fits the bill

Most would-be autocratic leaders exploit existing tensions in societies to solidify their support. Modi's use of religious-based nationalism is an example.

Why protesters around the world are wearing the same masks

The grinning faces of Guy Fawkes from the film V for Vendetta and of the Joker have become ubiquitous.

Hong Kong to Haiti, Chile to Lebanon — what is common as world is up in arms against govts

A brief look at the mass protests in several countries over the last few months, the common thread and the transnational trends at play.

Hong Kong protests turned into video game

Assembled in a week by a ragtag group of students and office workers, Liberate Hong Kong is a rudimentary first-person simulation of the anti-China movement that has gripped Hong Kong.

On Camera

Manipur has seen too much pain to be seduced by promises

Nehru learned the truth the hard way when 3,000 Nagas walked out of his 1953 rally. The people of the Northeast aren’t easily seduced by baubles.

What’s behind bond yields’ logic-defying spike? The market’s concern over the future

While bond yields tend to fall amid low inflation & interest rate cuts, market experts say they’ve been rising due to concerns over tax collections, fiscal deficit & potential impact of US tariffs.

Navy gets first Tata-made Spanish 3D surveillance radar for its warships, 19 more to come

It is one of the most advanced long-range air defence and anti-missile radars. It has been acquired under an about USD 145-million deal signed in 2020.

Gen Zs have taken down the Nepal regime. Here’s why this will never happen in India

To be truly functional and durable, even eternal, a state doesn’t just need a leader, a party or an ideology. It needs functional and robust institutions.