If you are working on a space station orbiting hundreds of kilometres above Earth, the woman set to become Hong Kong’s first astronaut when the mission launches this weekend is exactly the kind of ...

Donald Trump has said that freeing Hong Kong activist Jimmy Lai, who is serving a 20-year prison sentence in China, would be "tough". Mr Trump told reporters on Air Force One en route to the US from ...

President Donald Trump divulged how Chinese President Xi Jinping responded to his inquiry about releasing Jimmy Lai, a Hong Kong businessman imprisoned after his outspoken criticism of the Chinese ...

Donald Trump will travel to Beijing this week for a high-stakes summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping. President Trump has said that one issue he will bring up during the meeting is the ...

Lai wins $60,000 literary award for her study of a young woman’s repression and rage as she struggles to juggle the needs of those around her Sign up for a weekly email featuring our best reads As the ...

Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te has arrived home from the tiny African kingdom of Eswatini, after three China-friendly countries denied him permission to fly through their airspace. Taiwan President ...

Before being imprisoned for 20 years, Jimmy Lai founded Hong Kong's largest pro-democracy newspaper. His son said the award shows that those who fight for the freedom of others "are never alone." ...

Taiwanese leader William Lai Ching-te was forced to postpone a visit to the island’s last African partner after three other nations abruptly refused to allow his aircraft to fly over their territory, ...

Lakshya Sen vs Victor Lai Semifinal Highlights: 24-year-old Indian shuttler Lakshya Sen would be the first to admit he has suffered some growing pains in recent months, which have seen him drop ...

Decision marks end of years-long legal saga for 78-year-old critic of Chinese Communist party Jimmy Lai, the prominent pro-democracy activist who was recently sentenced to 20 years in prison in Hong ...

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British pro-democracy campaigner Jimmy Lai has been cleared of fraud charges. He will remain in prison after being sentenced to 20 years under China's national security law earlier this month. Lai, 78 ...