Jan 06 2021
HONG KONG Hong Kong police arrested 53 people in dawn raids on democracy activists on Wednesday in the biggest crackdown since China last year imposed a security law which opponents say is aimed at quashing dissent in the former British colony. | Video
Jan 05 2021
* Rights groups says Beijing removing 'veneer of democracy'
(Adds reports of more police raids)
Nov 15 2020
HONG KONG, Nov 16 Construction activity on one
of Hong Kong's largest islands is shrinking the habitat of its
wild buffaloes, forcing them to search for food in residential
areas, where barbed wire and building waste can injure them.
Nov 12 2020
HONG KONG Hong Kong's opposition staged a final show of defiance in the legislature on Thursday before resigning to protest against the dismissal of four of their colleagues in what they see as another bid by Beijing to suppress democracy in the city.
Nov 04 2020
HONG KONG Mom-and-pop investors who put in bids worth a record $3 trillion in China's Ant group - equivalent to Britain's annual economic output - were stunned after regulators abruptly suspended what would have been the world's largest stock market debut.
Nov 04 2020
HONG KONG Mom-and-pop investors who put in bids worth a record $3 trillion (2.3 trillion pounds) in China's Ant group - equivalent to Britain's annual economic output - were stunned after regulators abruptly suspended what would have been the world's largest stock market debut.
Nov 04 2020
HONG KONG, Nov 4 Mom-and-pop investors who put
in bids worth a record $3 trillion in China's Ant group -
equivalent to Britain's annual economic output - were stunned
after regulators abruptly suspended what would have been the
world's largest stock market debut.
Aug 23 2020
HONG KONG A Hong Kong tourism company has moved its walking tours online to reach a travel-starved audience unable to explore new places due to coronavirus restrictions.
Aug 11 2020
HONG KONG Hong Kong's Apple Daily tabloid responded with defiance on Tuesday to the arrest of owner Jimmy Lai under a new national security law imposed by Beijing, promising to fight on in a front-page headline over an image of Lai in handcuffs. | Video
Aug 10 2020
HONG KONG, Aug 11 Hong Kong's Apple Daily
tabloid responded with defiance on Tuesday to the arrest of
owner Jimmy Lai under a new national security law imposed by
Beijing, promising to "fight on" in a front-page headline above
an image of Lai in handcuffs.