Western powers called on China on Friday to restore basic legal rights in Hong Kong and open up to scrutiny its remote Xinjiang region where more than one million ethnic Uighurs are held. The rare …
Seven held as Hong Kong police seize HK$64 million worth of heroin hidden in coconut powder packs from Thailand
Hong Kong police say they have smashed a transnational drug trafficking syndicate, seizing heroin worth more than HK$64 million (US$8.2 million) that was hidden in coconut powder food packages shipped …
The Latest: Disneyland Hong Kong Opens as City’s Cases Fall
Hong Kong Disneyland has reopened for the second time as the semi-autonomous Chinese city again appears to have brought new coronavirus cases down to near-zero.
The Latest: Disneyland Hong Kong Opens as City’s Cases Fall
Hong Kong Disneyland has reopened for the second time as the semi-autonomous Chinese city again appears to have brought new coronavirus cases down to near-zero.
Britain Criticises China Over Xinjiang and Hong Kong
In a speech to the UN Human Rights Council, junior Foreign Office minister Tariq Ahmad also criticised China’s imposition of national security laws on Hong Kong. “We call on China to uphold the rights …
Evergrande Gets Hong Kong Exchange Nod to Spin Off Management Unit
China Evergrande Group won approval from the Hong Kong stock exchange to spin off its property management unit, according to a person familiar with the matter, paving the way for the company to raise …
Hong Kong Police Arrest Activist for Violating 2019 Mask Ban
Joshua Wong, one of Hong Kong’s most visible pro-democracy activists, suggested that the authorities had political motives for charging him, at a time when the coronavirus has made mask-wearing …
Pro-Democracy Activist Joshua Wong Arrested in Hong Kong
The pro-democracy activist was charged with attending an illegal demonstration in 2019 and wearing a face mask during the protest.
Trump cuts aid for pro-democracy groups in Belarus, Hong Kong and Iran
Open Technology Fund, which helped activists evade state surveillance and sidestep web censorship, sees $20m grant pulled …
The fate of the ‘democracy dozen’ will point to Hong Kong’s future
He was later released, but the move is part of a widening crackdown against prominent defenders of Hong Kong’s freedoms and rule of law. Also alarming is the fate of a dozen young protestors who, on …