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Hong Kong | Carrie Lam makes personal apology, but won’t resign
Pro-democracy lawmakers and activists rejected a new apology yesterday by the city’s leader over a highly unpopular extradition bill, demanding that she quit and ... -
Hong Kong leader: Extradition bill unlikely to be revived
Hong Kong’s embattled leader apologized today (Tuesday) for an unpopular extradition bill that drew massive protests and indicated it will not be revived during ... -
Carrie Lam fighting for political life after bill fiasco
Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam steadily climbed her way up bureaucratic ranks to capture the top position in the former British colony, relying ... -
Joshua Wong joins masses after release from prison
Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong joined calls for Chief Executive Carrie Lam’s resignation after being released from a two-month jail sentence that sidelined him ... -
Hong Kong | Massive protests draw apology from Carrie Lam
Hong Kong citizens marched for hours yesterday in a massive protest that drew a late-in-the-day apology from the city’s top leader for her handling ... -
Briefs | High-risk of Dengue predicted for Zhuhai
The Health Commission of Guangdong Province has evaluated Zhuhai to be a high-risk area for dengue fever transmission. The commission reported last week that, ... -
The latest: Hong Kong protest activists reject apology
HONG KONG (AP) — The Latest on protests in Hong Kong against an extradition bill (all timesMacau/HK time): 11:15 p.m. Pro-democracy activists helping to ... -
Hong Kong in limbo as extradition protests crisis deepens
Hong Kong’s legislature suspended meetings yesterday as leaders considered their next steps following violent clashes between police and protesters who oppose a bill that ... -
The long road since ’97
On July 1, 1997, Tung Chee- Hwa, the first chief executive of Hong Kong, declared, “For the first time in history, we, the people ... -
Hong Kong risks Occupy 2.0 as protesters vow to keep fighting
Protesters flooding downtown Hong Kong to stop the government’s proposed extradition law effectively presented the city’s leaders with an ultimatum: back down, or risk ... -
Analysis | Hong Kong, standing for freedom and justice once more
On June 9, the march against the government sponsored extradition bill felt like a recast of the protest held on July 1 2003 against ... -
Financial fallout | Stock analyst spooked by extradition law may leave HK
Hong Kong’s controversial extradition bill has at least one stock-market analyst considering a move out of the city. Gillem Tulloch, whose GMT Research Ltd. ... -
Security firm warns businesses of counter protests
Hong Kong-based Steve Vickers & Associates (SVA) advised businesses yesterday to evaluate their risk profiles amid growing unrest in the HKSAR and the possibility ... -
HKD11 billion bid dropped on ‘instability’
Goldin Financial Holdings Ltd. is dropping its successful HKD11.1 billion (USD1.42 billion) bid for a land parcel located in the Kai Tak area in ... -
Stories from the streets | Macau journalist says he was attacked by Hong Kong police during interview
A local journalist from All About Macau said he was attacked by a Hong Kong police officer yesterday while interviewing demonstrators in the neighboring ... -
Hong Kong | Police fire tear gas, rubber bullets in ‘riot situation’
Hong Kong police fired tear gas and high-pressure water hoses against protesters who massed outside government headquarters today in opposition to a proposed extradition ... -
Political strife continues on eve of extradition bill second reading
Opponents of legislation in Hong Kong that would allow criminal suspects to be extradited to mainland China are planning more protests and labor strikes ... -
Hong Kong bracing for unprecedented strikes
Hong Kong braced for rare strikes and further protests amid an escalating standoff over a controversial bill that would allow extraditions to mainland China. ... -
Student activist vows to resist extradition bill
Many Hong Kong residents were angered by a decision by the territory’s leader to move ahead with an extradition bill despite a massive weekend ... -
Guangdong aims to bolster ties with San Francisco Bay Area
China’s Guangdong Province wants more cooperation with the San Francisco Bay Area on scientific innovation and the low carbon industry, a senior provincial official ... -
Macau gov’t announces GBA annex for 5-year plan
The Macau government says it has formulated an annex for the city’s Five-year Development Plan, covering its participation in the construction of the Greater ... -
Shenzhen to microchip all dogs
The southern Chinese city of Shenzhen plans to begin injecting microchips into all dogs from the second half of this year to better manage ... -
One million march | China faces showdown in HK amid mass protests
Hong Kong’s Chief Executive Carrie Lam indicated yesterday that her government will go ahead with proposed amendments to its extradition laws, despite a massive ... -
Hong Kong | One million flood streets to protest extradition bill
Hundreds of thousands of protesters marched through central Hong Kong yesterday protesting the government’s intention to pass legislation that would allow people to be ... -
Hong Kong | Four arrested after bombs set off near police
Hong Kong police announced Saturday they have arrested four men in connection with two apparent gasoline bomb attacks on law enforcement. The arson cases ... -
Hong Kong | Top court issues landmark ruling for LGBT rights
Hong Kong’s Court of Final Appeal said yesterday the government cannot deny spousal employment benefits to same-sex couples, in a ruling hailed as a ... -
Guangdong opens center to serve young Macau entrepreneurs
Guangdong Province has opened a center to serve young entrepreneurs from Macau, reports Xinhua, in the latest move to enhance interaction with the two ... -
The trade war could pop HK’s property bubble
Record high home prices in Hong Kong have prompted some economists to forecast a bursting of the bubble. Residential property values in the city ... -
Guangdong governor trusts economy to resist trade war impact, analysts disagree
The governor of Guangdong province, Ma Xingrui, has announced that he is prepared to enforce plans to further open the economy of the province ... -
China accused of faking Taiwan media’s GBA coverage
Beijing-controlled media source ChinaTaiwan has been accused of making up statistics on the Greater Bay Area (GBA) for propaganda purposes, according to a report ... -
Opinion | The big threat to HK’s property billionaires
Can Hong Kong’s billionaire heirs keep their grip on the city? Given Beijing’s increasing assertiveness in the territory, it’s a question worth asking. For ... -
Hong Kong proposes safeguards to extradition law amendments
Hong Kong’s government said that it was willing to raise the threshold for extraditing criminal suspects amid widespread concerns over moves seen as eroding ... -
Nearly 7.5 tonnes of smuggled ivory tusks seized
Police and customs authorities in Guangdong Province have busted an ivory smuggling ring, arresting 20 suspects and seizing nearly 7.5 tonnes of ivory tusks. ... -
Six killed in Guangdong landslide
Six people, who had been buried under a landslide in south China’s Guangdong Province early Sunday morning, have been confirmed dead, local authorities said. ... -
Hong Kong | Property just hit an all-time high
In the world’s most-expensive real estate market, the sky’s the limit. Property prices in Hong Kong have reached an all-time high after relentless gains ...
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