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Farmers in a fix for land acquisition plans

Quick overview – click for full details Concise summary of key points In one line Farmers in Bidadi protest against a 7,481-hectare settlement project that threatens their fertile land and livelihoods. Key points • Farmers’ livelihoods at risk Families like…

How to calm bond markets

Illustration by Otto Dettmer / Ikon Images Investors around the world are continuing to sell government bonds, which means that borrowing – for the government, for employers and for consumers – is getting more expensive. The lower the price of…

4 plead guilty to rioting at PolyU during 2019 protests

Four men have pleaded guilty to rioting during the siege of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) campus amid anti-extradition protests and riots seven years ago. Wan Chai District Court. File photo: Hans Tse Cheung Chung-yiu, 24; Cheung Chin-ming, 29;…