THE nation has carried out its first execution in nearly five years, drawing criticism from rights groups who said the use of capital punishment was a “huge setback” for the island’s human rights.

Hong Kong democrat Jimmy Lai on Thursday told a court trying him for colluding with foreign powers that he paid a former U.S.

Jailed Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai testified on Thursday that he brokered meetings between former Taiwan leader Tsai Ing-wen and American ...