Vietnamese police arrested three people, including a Norwegian citizen and an Australian national of Vietnamese origin, accusing them of terrorism. Pro-democracy group Viet Tan alleges the individuals were abducted in Cambodia and forcibly taken to Vietnam.
Tung Chee-hwa, Hong Kong's first chief executive after the 1997 handover from Britain to China, died at age 89. The former shipping tycoon led the territory through the Asian financial crisis and early pro-democracy protests during the transition to Chinese rule.
Prominent Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong pleaded guilty to conspiring to collude with foreign forces under Beijing's national security law, his second prosecution under the legislation. The 29-year-old, who rose to prominence during the 2014 Umbrella Movement, faces the prospect of many more years in prison and could potentially spend the rest of his life behind bars.
Two pro-democracy activists who organized annual vigils commemorating the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre were found guilty under Hong Kong's national security law, marking another blow to civil liberties in the territory.
