Description
Added on the 15/07/2020 04:24:09 - Copyright : AFP EN
US President Donald Trump calls arrested Hong Kong pro-democracy media mogul Jimmy Lai a "brave man" and expresses his support. "I sent him best wishes," Trump tells reporters in the White House, calling Lai "certainly a brave man." SOUNDBITE
Hong Kong, Aug 8 (EFE / EPA), (Camera: Jerome Favre).- Two people demonstrated Saturday in front of the United States consulted in Hong Kong after the United States announced economic sanctions on Hong Kong chief executive Carrie Lam and other ten senior officials for "undermining Hong Kong's autonomy."FOOTAGE OF THE PROTEST, LIMITED TO TWO PEOPLE DUE TO THE CORONAVIRUS RESTRICTIONS.
The US Congress passes tough new sanctions that target banks over infringements on Hong Kong's autonomy, dialing up pressure two days after China imposed a harsh security law on the financial hub. IMAGES
US President Donald Trump urges China to protect Hong Kong's "democratic ways of life". He was speaking at the United Nations General Assembly. SOUNDBITE
US President Donald Trump urges China to handle Hong Kong protests in "humane fashion" and says that US economic pressure on Beijing was responsible for preventing the authorities from carrying out a harsher crackdown against pro-democracy demonstrators in Hong Kong. SOUNDBITE
The Hong Kong government has been trying to encourage more Islamic finance activity in the city with sukuk issuances. Still, there’s little activity seen in sharia-compliant offerings. Pamela Ambler reports.
|
Support : Technical 
- Content 
- Editors 
