Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Hong Kong: Meth worth a record $1 billion is discovered

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1.8 tons of liquid methamphetamine with an estimated street value of $1 billion was discovered. It was concealed in cartons of coconut water and was headed for Australia. Australian Federal Police (AFP) and Australian Border Force in Hong Kong were able to seize the stockpile. Australian police in Hong Kong have confiscated 1.8 tons of … Read more

US denounces Hong Kong media tycoon Lai’s fraud conviction

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The conviction of media tycoon Jimmy Lai for fraud has drawn criticism from the United States. The former proprietor of the now-closed pro-democracy daily Apple Daily, Lai, has been convicted. Washington says such efforts to stifle press freedoms undermine China’s international obligations. The conviction of media tycoon Jimmy Lai for fraud has drawn criticism from … Read more