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HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong tycoon and prominent pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai and two others were convicted Thursday for their roles in last year’s banned Tiananmen candlelight vigil, amid a ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai, along with two other prominent activists, has been found guilty for taking part in an unauthorised Tiananmen vigil.Lai, former journalist Gwyneth Ho, and activist Chow ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai, along with two other prominent activists, has been found guilty for taking part in an unauthorised Tiananmen vigil. Lai, former journalist Gwyneth Ho, and activist ... ( read original story ...)

Jailed Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai was among three democracy campaigners convicted on Thursday for taking part in a banned Tiananmen vigil as the prosecution of multiple activists came to a ... ( read original story ...)

Lam may make her annual duty visit to Beijing later this month, but format of session uncertain after two years of video meetings. ( read original story ...)

National security’ laws allow Beijing to operate with impunity, free from foreign regulatory scrutiny. ( read original story ...)

Researchers suspect the Omicron variant spread across a hallway in a hotel in Hong Kong after two travelers quarantined there and both became infected with the mutation, according to an early medical ... ( read original story ...)

A Hong Kong government proposal to change the legal aid system could violate the constitutionally guaranteed right of people to choose legal representation in the event that they cannot afford a ... ( read original story ...)

Trading in shares of Chinese real estate developer Kaisa was halted Wednesday for the second time in two months. ( read original story ...)

Social media giant Weibo has made its Hong Kong stock market debut as Chinese technology firms come under intense pressure at home and abroad. Weibo's shares fell by more than 6% in the first few ... ( read original story ...)

China's strict COVID-19 regulations and travel restrictions are causing decreasing desire to visit the country as visitors are required to quarantine up to 21 days upon their arrival. China has been ... ( read original story ...)

"You're just in a perpetual state of quarantine." Pierre*, a pilot with the city's flagship carrier Cathay Pacific, has spent almost 150 days in isolation in this year alone, he says. Though Hong Kong ... ( read original story ...)

New restrictions are showing up across the world as authorities try to stem the spread of the omicron strain of Covid-19. France shut nightclubs for four weeks, New York City called for a private ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong's city’s government has warned The Wall Street Journal it may have broken the law by publishing an editorial that said casting blank ballots was one of the "last ways" for residents to voice ... ( read original story ...)