JAPAN’S NPA REPORTS ONLY 25% OF DIPLOMATS PAID PARKING VIOLATION FINES

Highlights –

• Japan’s NPA reports only 25% of diplomats paid parking violation fines.
• Around 1,982 diplomatic vehicles with blue license plates were registered with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
• CDPJ members commented that ar...

FOUR HONG KONGERS DEFERRED AT US EMBASSY AFTER CHUNG’S CAPTURE

HIGHLIGHTS

• Four Hongkongers looked for shelter at the city’s US department on Tuesday, however, was dismissed, as indicated by one of the four who says he has US citizenship.

They were denied around the same time that Tony Chung was captu...

CHINA WARNS US DETAINING CHINESE SCHOLARS TO EARN RECIPROCAL TREATMENT

• Chinese government officials are warning their American equivalents that they may detain U.S. nationals in China in retaliation to the US Justice Department’s prosecution of Chinese military-associated scholars, according to people familiar with the matter.
• The Chinese of...

EVACUATED US CONSULATE PREMISE CLAIMED BY THE CHINESE: US FLAG LOWERED

Highlights:

•      The bitterness in between China and the US deepens

•      China lowers US flag hoisted in the US consulate in China

As the American consulate in Chengdu was evacuated, the US flag hoisted ...

CHINA ORDERS THE CHENGDU US CONSULATE TO SHUT IN RETALIATION TO US CLOSING ITS HOUSTON CONSULATE

CHINA ORDERS THE CHENGDU US CONSULATE TO SHUT IN RETALIATION TO US CLOSING ITS HOUSTON CONSULATE

Highlights:

•             US-China relationship deteriorates

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JAPANESE FIRMS IN HONG KONG ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE NEW SECURITY LAW

Highlights –

• Japanese firms in Hong Kong are concerned about the new security law.
• The survey suggests around 81.4% of Japanese firms being concerned about the same.
• The Consulate-general of Japan in Hong Kong and JETRO had conducted...