Chinese President Xi Jinping warned Saturday that any activities in Hong Kong seen as threatening China's sovereignty and stability would be "absolutely impermissible," employing some of his harshest language yet against burgeoning separatist sentiment in ... ( read original story ...)
The Latest: Thousands on Hong Kong streets for annual march
An annual protest march has begun in Hong Kong, hours after Chinese President Xi Jinping wrapped up his visit to the city by warning against challenges to Beijing's sovereignty. Thousands of protesters joined the rally organized by a pro-democracy ... ( read original story ...)
Reinvention or regrets? Hong Kong faces a fork in the road
Number two in flows of goods, services, and finance, says the McKinsey Global Institute. Our students are among the highest performers in the world. Hong Kong students ranked second in mathematics and reading, and ninth in science, in the widely regarded ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong was supposed to be a world financial capital in a communist system. Contradiction?
From the beginning, the idea that capitalist Hong Kong could remain a thriving, prosperous city under Communist China may have been a tale doomed to an unhappy ending. But as this city marks the 20th anniversary of its return to China’s control after 156 ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong home prices hit record high as Xi praises government on housing
and technology and innovation," Xi told dozens of Hong Kong's senior officials on Thursday evening, in comments carried by local television. Making housing more affordable in the Asian financial hub, one of the most expensive property markets in the world ... ( read original story ...)
‘Vicious cycle’: Could Beijing’s heavy hand push Hong Kong protests too far?
He has filed stories from every continent for CBC News. Instagram: @sasapetricic Stroke by stroke, the white paint goes on thick against the black cloth spread on a Hong Kong rooftop. The Chinese characters are bold, and so are the accusations against the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s ‘handover kids’ feel growing unease over China’s influence
Chung Yick is one of Hong Kong’s handover kids – he was born in 1997, the same year China took control of his home city from Britain, putting an end to more than 150 years of colonial rule. This Saturday marks 20 years from the day that handover was ... ( read original story ...)