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A veteran Hong Kong law enforcement official, John Lee, announced his plan to run for the city’s top job, in a sign Beijing is focused on deepening its crackdown on dissent in the Asian financial hub. ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong’s national security police used a colonial-era sedition law to arrest six people Wednesday on suspicion of causing a nuisance at court hearings in December and January. The suspects — four ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong's No. 2 official, John Lee, said on Wednesday he had resigned to run in a leadership election in May, two days after Chief Executive Carrie Lam said she will not seek a second five-year term ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong police arrested six activists on Wednesday for suspected sedition and contravention of a national security law in connection with what the police called "causing nuisance" at court hearings ... ( read original story ...)

The Hong Kong government said on Wednesday that Chief Secretary John Lee, a security official during the global financial hub's prolonged and often violent 2019 pro-democracy protests, had resigned. ( read original story ...)

Six people accused of causing a nuisance in a Hong Kong courtroom found themselves arrested for sedition Wednesday, as local authorities continue to ramp up use of the colonial-era law against critics ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong’s No. 2 official, John Lee, will be the only candidate to seek the city’s top post, local media reported, as China looked to elevate one of the chief proponents of a sweeping crackdown on ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said on Wednesday she has not received any resignations from officials in her administration amid media reports that her deputy, John Lee, would soon resign to run in a ... ( read original story ...)

Traditional wooden coffins are running short in Hong Kong as authorities scramble to add mortuary space in the global financial hub's battle on COVID-19, which is swamping funeral parlors. ( read original story ...)

The stake held by the founding family of one of China’s largest traditional medicine groups has rocketed in value to $4.5bn after the latest Covid-19 outbreaks in the country triggered a renewed surge ... ( read original story ...)

As Singapore eases its pandemic measures, it has become the obvious destination for many Hong Kongers worn down by years of travel restrictions, home-schooling and lengthy quarantines. Multinationals ... ( read original story ...)

Everyone is paying more for gas, but the U.S. remains the cheapest among advanced nations because of low taxes. ( read original story ...)

U.S. law firm Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld said Tuesday it has added a dispute resolution partner in Hong Kong from Los Angeles-founded Latham & Watkins. ( read original story ...)

Few took it seriously when Xi Jinping first said he would consolidate control over Hong Kong. We must not make the same mistake when analyzing Xi’s plans for Taiwan. ( read original story ...)