North Korea’s foreign minister met with the Chinese ambassador to express support for China’s measures in Hong Kong, North Korea’s KCNA state news agency said on Friday.
Singapore bank deposits jump as Hong Kong, virus sow uncertainty
A record jump in money flowing into Singapore bank accounts from abroad underlines the city-state’s safe haven appeal during the COVID-19 pandemic and political uncertainty in rival financial centre …
Hong Kong’s Free Media Fears Being Silenced by China’s National Security Law
Lai and some other members of the media fear the new legislation – which has not yet been set out in detail – will make Hong Kong more like mainland China, where the ruling Commun …
Senators Push ‘Unprecedented’ Sanctions on China Over Hong Kong
A Senate Republican who’s sponsoring legislation to penalize banks that work with Chinese officials moving to crack down on dissent in Hong Kong said his bill would bring “unprecedented” action to the …
Hong Kong protesters defy police and the ban on their Tiananmen vigil
Increasing repression from Beijing has united two generations in Hong Kong, those whose lives pivoted in 1989 and those who weren’t even born then.
What the Hong Kong Dollar Peg Is and Why It Matters
Pegged to the U.S. dollar since 1983, the Hong Kong dollar is usually a dull currency. Except when it isn’t. Heightened tension between the U.S. and China over the city’s autonomy has focused …
On China’s Tiananmen anniversary, Hong Kong outlaws mocking anthem
After last month’s national security law from Beijing, pro-democracy lawmakers fear the anthem bill is a further encroachment by the mainland.
Thousands In Hong Kong Defy Tiananmen Vigil Ban
Crowds streamed into one of the city’s main parks that has hosted huge Tiananmen anniversary vigils for the past three decades, with smaller rallies erupting across the finance hub. Graphic comparing …
Thousands in Hong Kong Defy Ban to Attend Tiananmen Vigil
Demonstrators in Hong Kong defied a ban to stage a mass vigil in memory of the victims of the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre in Beijing.
‘You can’t run away’: Hong Kong protesters defy police and an official ban to hold their annual Tiananmen vigil
Increasing repression from Beijing has united two generations in Hong Kong, those whose lives pivoted in 1989 and those who weren’t even born then.