The Japanese government will extend and expand the state of emergency as cases in Tokyo hit another record high. Nationwide, new cases surpassed 10,000 for the first time.
Phoebe Amoroso reports.
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Journalists from several foreign media outlets covering China's floods have faced harassment by local residents and online, according to the Foreign Correspondents Club of China.
Staff from the BBC and Los Angeles Times have even received death threats.
Samuel Wong reports.
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Hong Kong's High Court will deliver today the verdict of the first person ever trialled under the city's National Security Law.
This will be a landmark decision spelling implications for how Hong Kong's common law tradition is reshaped under its new national security regime.
Samuel Wong reports.
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Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will not attend the Olympics opening ceremony on Friday, according to local media. Abe reportedly made the decision after the government announced a state of emergency in Tokyo to bring rising Covid infections under control.
Phoebe Amoroso reports.
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Four more ex-staffers at Hong Kong's defunct Apple Daily newspaper are facing charges under the city's controversial National Security Law. Their arrests are facing condemnation from the city's Journalists Association.
Richard Kimber reports from Hong Kong.
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China has issued a policy document which says it will allow tax deductions for children under three.
It forms part of the government's efforts to reverse a drastic drop in the country's birth rate.
Samuel Wong reports.
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OUT: "...off becoming parents."
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China has hit back at accusations of a global hacking spree and says the US is roping in its allies to smear the country.
The US led a broad coalition of nations, including the UK, Canada, Australia, Japan and New Zealand as well as the European Union and NATO warning of the threat.
US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said China was responsible for a pattern of irresponsible, disruptive and destabilizing behavior in cyberspace.
Samuel Wong reports.
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OUT: "...against China."
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China says it will complete construction for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics by October.
Fifty-three of the fifty-seven projects are already finished, and the remaining four will be done in the next few months.
Samuel Wong reports.
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OUT: "...the showpiece event."
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The Hong Kong government is condemning the US for imposing sanctions on Chinese officials, and for warning that the city is a risky place to do business.
The US says the move is a reaction to Hong Kong's controversial National Security Law.
Richard Kimber reports from Hong Kong.
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The United States is reported to be preparing sanctions on Chinese officials who it accuses of suppressing democracy in Hong Kong. The White House is also expected to issue a warning to international businesses operating in the city.
Richard Kimber reports from Hong Kong.
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Global interest in the Olympics is muted, according to an Ipsos poll of 28 countries,
with the host country of Japan showing the least interest. Excitement over the Games has faded over Covid concerns alongside withdrawals of high-profile athletes.
Phoebe Amoroso reports from Tokyo.
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OUT: "...dwindling supply."
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CLIP: http://fsnradionews.com/feeds/0714-muted-olympics-interest.mp3A Chinese father whose son was abducted 24 years ago has been reunited with him.
Guo Gangtang from Shandong province spent years searching for him and travelled more than 500,000 kilometres across the country in vain... until now.
Samuel Wong reports.
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Four Olympics staff from the US and Britain have been arrested for suspected cocaine use in Tokyo. The four men were working in Japan as electricians to carry out maintenance at Olympic venues.
Phoebe Amoroso reports.
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CLIP: http://fsnradionews.com/feeds/0713-olympic-staff-arrested-drugs.mp3China is accusing the US of violating its sovereignty, after a US warship sailed in a disputed area of the South China Sea.
The incident took place Monday, on the anniversary of an international court ruling that deemed Beijing has no claim over the territory.
Samuel Wong reports.
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China says it "resolutely opposes" US economic sanctions that have blacklisted 23 Chinese entities, over alleged human rights abuses and military ties.
Beijing says the move is an "unreasonable suppression" of Chinese companies.
Samuel Wong reports.
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Tokyo has entered its fourth state of emergency as coronavirus cases once again rise across the capital. The move comes less than two weeks before the start of the Olympic Games.
Phoebe Amoroso reports from Tokyo.
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OUT: "...since early June."
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Beijing is ramping up its oversight of Chinese overseas-listed firms, following a data security investigation into the ride-hailing giant Didi.
The move forms part of a sweeping clampdown on some of the country's biggest companies.
Samuel Wong reports.
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OUT: "...for data sovereignty."
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Hong Kong police say they've foiled a plot to plant bombs across the city, and have arrested six teenagers they say were part of the gang involved in the plan.
Richard Kimber reports from Hong Kong.
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China is ordering a third COVID-19 lockdown at its busiest border crossing with Myanmar.
It follows the detection of three new coronavirus cases at its main border trading hub.
Samuel Wong reports.
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People online are calling for a boycott of the popular Hong Kong beverage maker Vitasoy, and have accused it of condoning violence.
Reports say Vitasoy circulated an internal memo offering condolences to the family of an employee who killed himself after stabbing a policeman.
Samuel Wong reports.
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Hong Kong police say they will crack down on acts of terrorism, after a man stabbed an officer in the street, before killing himself. The incident took place as thousands of police patrolled the city, in a bid to prevent anti-government protests to mark the anniversary of Hong Kong's handover to China.
Richard Kimber reports from Hong Kong.
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