HONG KONG -- The High Court of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) on Monday morning sentenced Jimmy Lai, an instigator of anti-China riots in Hong Kong, to 20 years in prison.
Lai was found guilty in December by the High Court of the HKSAR on two charges of conspiring to collude with external forces and a charge of conspiracy to publish seditious materials. Mitigation hearing for Lai's case began on Jan. 12 and concluded on Jan. 13. (Hong Kong-National Security)
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HONG KONG -- A spokesperson for the Office for Safeguarding National Security of the Central People's Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) said on Monday that the office firmly supports the sentencing decision made by the HKSAR judiciary on Jimmy Lai in accordance with the law.
The 156-day public trial, which involved the examination of 2,220 exhibits, over 80,000 pages of case files and testimonies of 14 prosecution witnesses, had established that Lai colluded with external forces to endanger national security, the spokesperson noted. The judicial process was open, transparent, rigorous, fair and just, with Lai's legal rights protected. (HK-National Security)
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SEOUL -- Two people suffered cardiac arrest Monday after a military helicopter crashed in South Korea's Gyeonggi province, according to Yonhap news agency.
The helicopter crashed at about 11:00 a.m. local time (0200 GMT) in Gapyeong county of the province surrounding the capital Seoul. (South Korea-Helicopter Crash)
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JAKARTA -- For Ratna Dewinta, a 31-year-old marketing professional from Jakarta, buying her first car was no easy decision.
Eco-friendly, modern and affordable were her three main requirements. At first, she considered several electric vehicles (EVs), attracted by their designs and advanced features. However, their prices soon proved beyond her budget. (Indonesia-China-EV)
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BANGKOK -- The Bhumjaithai Party has emerged as the largest party in Thailand's House of Representatives, according to preliminary results released by the country's Election Commission on Monday.
As of 94 percent vote counting, which is completed so far, the Bhumjaithai Party captured 193 seats, while the People's Party and the Pheu Thai Party ranked second and third, respectively, with 118 and 74 seats. (Thailand-Election)
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TOKYO -- Japan's Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) on Monday reactivated a reactor once again at its Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in Niigata Prefecture, after determining the cause of an alarm that halted the facility last month.
The company restarted the No. 6 reactor at the plant on Jan. 21 for the first time in about 14 years but shut it off the following day after an alarm from the monitoring system sounded during the process of removing the control rods. (Japan-TEPCO) Enditem
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