Hong Kong’s relationship with the world has been completely altered by China after it imposed a new national security law on June 30, undermining Asia’s top financial center. In the fast-moving world …
Woman, 34, killed in fire at Hong Kong public housing flat, 100 evacuated
A woman was killed in a fire at a public housing flat in Hong Kong on Sunday as about 100 people were evacuated. The Fire Services Department confirmed one death in the incident at Kwai Chung. At …
Falun Gong: Can a religious group that wants to bring down China’s Communist Party survive in Hong Kong?
Hong Kong has long been a safe haven of sorts for groups and entities which could never operate in China. But under a new security law, that could soon change.
China vows retaliation as Trump slaps sanctions on officials, companies interfering with Hong Kong’s autonomy
Michael Pillsbury, director of the Center on Chinese Strategy at The Hudson Institute, breaks down the latest in the souring relationship between Washington and Beijing.
Hong Kong Autonomy Act is US moving from tariffs to financial war on China
Even as the global economy reels from the coronavirus pandemic, Beijing implemented its controversial national security law for Hong Kong this month. This resulted in strong condemnation and punitive …
China Is Dismantling the Empire of a Vanished Tycoon
Long before China tightened its grip on Hong Kong with the security law it imposed last month, Mr. Xiao’s disappearance shattered the illusion that the semiautonomous territory’s business community …
Best Mart 360 opens third shop in Macau, eyes Greater Bay Area after social unrest, coronavirus slashes profit by 80 per cent
Best Mart 360 has opened the third of as many as 20 outlets planned for Macau and hopes to expand in the Greater Bay Area, as the Hong Kong-listed snack shop chain aims to grow its business after the …
In Hong Kong, young democrats raring to ‘resist’ as nomination period kicks off for crucial election
Hong Kong formally kicked off a two-week registration period for candidates to run in a key legislative election in September, amid fears authorities might try to disqualify an assertive young …
‘My existence is a warning signal: the Hong Kong you knew is gone’
It’s a summer evening in central London, the last straggling office workers are drifting home and I’m sitting on a park bench, waiting for Nathan Law to arrive at the quiet square where we have …
Amid the rush to condemn the national security law, let’s count the freedoms Hong Kong still has
I have to confess that I have over the past decades rarely opened the pages of Harper’s Magazine despite its awesome reputation and its formidable 170-year history. But its “Letter on Justice and Open …