The two archrivals of Asian finance have competed so intensely for so long that it’s impossible to believe that Hong Kong’s fading autonomy and the resumption of anti-government protests isn’t filling …
Hong Kong protest marks anniversary of violent police clash
More than 100 people in Hong Kong have joined a lunchtime protest marking the one-year anniversary of a clash with police outside the semi-autonomous Chinese city’s legislature …
Hong Kong, China governments reject UK ‘interference’ and ‘biased’ criticism
The Hong Kong government and China’s foreign ministry branch in the city hit back on Friday at a report by Britain criticising Beijing’s plans for national security legislation, saying it was “biased” …
Twitter takes down China-linked accounts spreading disinformation on Hong Kong and coronavirus
Twitter said thousands of accounts that were spreading “geopolitical narratives favorable to the Communist Party of China” were removed.
Hong Kong government rejects UK criticism of new security law as biased
The Hong Kong government hit back on Friday at a report by Britain criticising Beijing’s move to impose national security legislation on the global financial hub, saying the report was “inaccurate and …
Only Hong Kong can solve unrest, British foreign minister says
The British government has said any solution to the unrest in Hong Kong must come from the former colony itself and not from Beijing, and it urged China to reconsider a new security law that has …
Hong Kong’s increasing divide portends a tumultuous future
BEIJING — Protesters in Hong Kong got its government to withdraw extradition legislation last year, but now they’re getting a more dreaded national security law. And the message from Beijing is: …
12 exhausting months of Hong Kong’s anti-government protests
HONG KONG (AP) — One year ago, a sea of humanity — a million people by some estimates — streamed through central Hong Kong on a steamy afternoon. It was the start of what would grow into …
Hong Kong: City of two masks faces a new crisis
A year after the protests began, amid a pandemic, Hong Kong faces another existential crisis. Will it survive?
Hong Kong and Singapore to Face Off Over Chinese Stock Futures
Singapore’s role as a regional equity derivatives trading center may be curtailed after it lost a major index-licensing deal to Hong Kong. The next battle front between the two Asian financial hubs …