News | China

OCCUPY MOVEMENT LEADERS JAILED

April 24, 2019
By STR/EyePress



Hong Kong, Hong Kong - Law professor Benny Tai (L) and Sociology Professor Chan Kin-man are escorted by Correctional Services Department guards as they are taken to Lai Chi Kok Reception Centre after being sentenced to a 16-month imprisonment in Hong Kong on April 24, 2019 for their role in the 2014 Occupy Movement. The three high profile leaders of Occupy Central, one of the greatest experiences of civil disobedience in the history of the territory, were sentenced to 16 months in prison; six other collaborators were handed down lighter sentences. Benny Tai and Sociology Professor Chan Kin-man, received 16 months and are already in prison. Pastor Chu Yiu-ming, 75, also sentenced to 16 months, was sentenced due to his age and health. All of them are convicted of conspiring to disturb public order and inciting others to this.

| Asia

JAPAN REIWA-ERA

April 2, 2019
By Rodrigo Reyes Marin/EyePress



Tokyo, Japan - Japan's new Imperial era name Reiwa on display at WAKO department store in Ginza on April 01, 2019, Tokyo, Japan. The Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga announced ''Reiwa'' as new Imperial era name today, April 1st. The new era will start on May 1st when the Crown Prince Naruhito ascends the throne, after his father, Emperor Akihito, formally abdicates on April 30.

News | China

COUNTER TERRORISM DRILL

March 25, 2019
By Sunny Mok/EyePress



Hong Kong, Hong Kong - Counter terrorism drill in Hong Kong on March 25, 2019. (Sunny Mok/EyePress)

Sport | Asia

TOKYO 2020 GAMES UNVELS OLYMPIC TORCH

March 21, 2019
By Rodrigo Reyes Marin/EyePress



Tokyo, Japan - Miho Takeda a member the Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (Tokyo2020) shows the Torch Relay emblem during a news conference to unveil the Olympic Torch and the emblem on March 20, 2019, Tokyo, Japan. The torch shaped as cherry blossom flower will be used for depicting the Torch Relay. The Olympic flame is scheduled to arrive from Greece in Japan on March 20, 2020.

News | Asia

KIM JONG UN ARRIVES IN HANOI

February 26, 2019
By Alan Siu/EyePress



Hanoi, Vietnam - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's armored limousine, surrounded by his phalanx of burly bodyguards, rolled into Vietnam's capital Hanoi Tuesday Feb 26, 2019 ahead of a summit with U.S President Donald Trump. (Alan Siu/EyePress)

Sport | Asia

ASIAN LE MANS SERIES FINALE

February 25, 2019
By F.L Wong/EyePress



Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Inter Europol Competition team of Poland competes during the Asian Le Mans Series Finale at Sepang F1 International Circuit in Selangor outside of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on February 24, 2019. (EyePress Newswire/FL Wong)

News | Asia

INDONESIA EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMI

October 4, 2018
By Jafar G Bua/EyePress



Palu, Indonesia - Earthquake and tsunami wage the city of Palu, Indonesia's Central Sulawesi, on Friday, September 28, 2018. Food and supplies are trickling into Indonesia as the official death toll from last week's earthquake and tsunami has now topped 1,400 people. In Palu, the situation is increasingly desperate, but 17 countries including the U.S. have promised to send aid. The city of more than 350,000 people has no running water or electricity. Food and water is scarce, as are the tools to recover the dead. (Jafar Bua/EP Image)

News | Asia

MALAYSIA INDEPENDENCE DAY

August 31, 2018
By F.L Wong/EyePress



Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Malaysian soldiers march during the 61st Malaysia Independence Day celebrations in Putrajaya outside Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, August 31, 2018. Hari Merdeka (Independence Day) is a national day of Malaysia to commemorate the independence of the Federation of Malaya from the British colonial rule on August 31, 1957 and is celebrated on August 31 each year. (EyePress Newswire/FL Wong)

News | China

DAYA BAY NUCLAR INCIDENTS EXERCISE

December 20, 2017
By Alan Siu/EyePress



Hong Kong, Hong Kong - Health workers with radiation protective suit stand by at a pier as evacuees arrive for radiation monitoring during a Codenamed Checkerboard II, the Daya Bay Contingency Plan (DBCP) exercise in Hong Kong on Dec 20 2017. The drill which tested the response capabilities of the Government in dealing with serious nuclear incidents continued this afternoon. The starting scenario of the exercise this morning simulated fault events at the Guangdong Daya Bay Nuclear Power Station (GNPS), which led to an off-site emergency situation involving a release of radioactive materials. Relevant government bureaux and departments co-ordinated various measures to respond to the incident. (Alan Siu/EyePress)

News | Asia

HUNT OF TERRORIST GROUP IN INDONESIA

March 26, 2016
By Jafar G Bua/EyePress



Palu, Indonesia - Unit of Mobile Brigade, an elite forces belonging to the Indonesian National Police, take part in the hunt for terrorists group, Easteren Indonesian Mujaheddin, led by Santoso in Poso, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, on March 25, 2016. Not less than 2000 personnel of the Armed Forces of Indonesia and the Indonesian National Police of all units joined in Operation Tinombala 2016 to hunt the terrorist leader, Santoso and his group. Operation Tinombala 2016, 2nd will be over the next two months. (Jafar G Bua/EyePress)