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Hong Kong jailed for 3 years in China for trying to escape Taiwan

Two men convicted of organizing an illegal border crossing have been sentenced to two and three years in prison, respectively. The other eight were convicted of participating in border crossings and all were sentenced to seven months. The Yantian People’s Court said all 10 were convicted. All defendants also received …

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Japanese stocks are bullish. What’s behind the surge.

The size of the text A pedestrian spotted an electronic stock board in Tokyo showing Nikkei 225 stock. Kyoshi Ota / Bloomberg Japanese stocks hit a 31-year high on Tuesday. Certainly, global markets are in a good mood as investors continue to rally for economic recovery. But the global economy …

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