Learn “sentenced”, “overlap”, “approval” in slow English. From: Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong sentenced to 10 years in prison.
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Vocabulary in this episode
- prison sentence
You’ll hear words from the bulletin about a prison sentence and a naval unit’s planned mission.
A prison sentence is a period of time that a court orders someone to spend in prison as punishment.
- naval unit
You’ll hear words from the bulletin about a prison sentence and a naval unit’s planned mission.
A naval unit is a group in a country’s navy that works together.
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- Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong sentenced to 10 years in prison
- South Korea plans to extend naval operations closer to the Strait of Hormuz
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- RechercheHong Kong activist Joshua Wong was sentenced Thursday to 10 years in prison for colluding with foreign forces under the city's China-imposed national security law.
- RechercheWong's 10-year sentence is his second conviction under the national security law; he was already serving four years and eight months for a separate subversion conviction tied to an unofficial primary election.
- RechercheAmnesty International deputy regional director Sarah Brooks said the law had become a tool to punish dissent rather than genuinely protect national security.
- RechercheSouth Korea sourced 70% of its oil supplies from the Middle East in 2025, most of it delivered through the Strait of Hormuz, according to the industry ministry.