School classes in Hong Kong were canceled and workers advised to head home early as Tropical Storm Wipha swept by south of the city today (Wednesday), bringing heavy rain and
Britain has expressed concern over freedom of speech in its former colony Hong Kong after authorities refused to renew the work visa of a senior editor of the Financial Times. A
Authorities arrested Sixtus Leung and Yau Wai-ching today morning. They were questioned at a police station for several hours before being released on bail of HKD3,000 each. They told reporters
Beijing plans to intervene in a political dispute over two young, newly elected separatist lawmakers being fought in the city's courts, in a rare move that is stoking fears
HONG KONG (AP) — While Hong Kongers crammed into a park today (Saturday) to remember the victims of China's bloody crackdown on protesters in Beijing's Tiananmen Square 27 years ago,
Hong Kong’s residents shouldn’t fear that China is tightening its grip on the former British colony, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said, adding that the government is committed to granting the
"Jewelry has a long tradition in the Italian aesthetic culture; its name represents quality, style, creativity, technology and above all the pursuit of elegance, glamor and artistry," Italian trade commissioner
Thousands of pro-democracy demonstrators marched through Hong Kong’s streets yesterday in the first major rally since mass protests ended last year. Chanting “No fake universal suffrage. I want genuine universal suffrage,”
A man who fell to his death at an office building located in Hong Kong’s business district was an Industrial Bank Co. employee, according to people with knowledge of the
The city’s livability ranking fell 16 spots to the 33rd, one of the steepest slides in the survey, while another Asian financial hub, Singapore, topped the list for the 16th
The pollution index reached 10+ at monitors in Central, Mong Kok and Causeway Bay, the city’s main business and entertainment districts, at 5:00 p.m. local time, according to the Environmental
Hong Kong inaugurated a student cadet group that will practice Chinese army foot drills and wear similar uniforms, as almost three months of pro-democracy protests led to increased scrutiny of
Hong Kong police are investigating after small firebombs were thrown at the home and business of a pro-democracy media magnate in an apparent intimidation attempt. Surveillance video showed a car backing
Pro-democracy legislators walked out of the much-awaited start of a debate on democratic reforms in Hong Kong yesterday to protest the government's intention to stick with a plan to screen
Hong Kong’s government canceled the chief executive’s town hall meetings for the first time over concerns about potential public unrest spurred by pro-democracy protests that ended last month. Leung Chun-ying’s meet-the-people
Billionaire Thomas Kwok, the former Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd. co-chairman, was sentenced to five years in jail and fined HK$500,000 (USD64,460) for conspiring to corrupt Hong Kong’s No. 2
Hong Kong’s highest-profile corruption trial opened the door on a world of fine wine, race horses and mistresses – exposing cozy ties between government and big business as protesters demanding
China’s media is ratcheting up the rhetoric against Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement, saying protesters risk becoming foreign puppets. In an editorial yesterday in the English-language daily Global Times, the paper linked
Hong Kong student leaders and government officials talked but agreed on little yesterday as the city’s Beijing-backed leader reaffirmed his unwillingness to compromise on the key demand of activists camped
The battle for Hong Kong’s future is being fought with bamboo barricades and bags of dirty tricks. Like in the pages of an airport thriller, potentially embarrassing tip offs are being
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