While the RFU takes the unprecedented step of advertising for his replacement as England attack coach, Simon Amor has already moved on to pastures new by signing up with the Hong Kong Rugby Union.Amor ... ( read original story ...)
WorldView: Pro-democracy activist arrested in Hong Kong; concerns about Olympics mount in Japan
A prominent pro-democracy activist and vigil organizer for the Tiananmen Square massacre is taken into custody in Hong Kong. Meanwhile, an international chemical watchdog is calling out Syria for ... ( read original story ...)
‘Do We Need to Be in Hong Kong?’ Global Companies Are Eying the Exits
Buffeted by political upheaval, a crackdown by mainland China and the pandemic, global companies are heading for rival cities such as Singapore and Shanghai. ( read original story ...)
A Single Parking Space in Hong Kong Sells for $1.3 Million
Parking has been getting more expensive, especially in New York and other cities, but Hong Kong has them all beat. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong commemorates Tiananmen Square Massacre despite crackdown
Hong Kong authorities banned vigils commemorating the 32nd anniversary of the Tiananmen Square Massacre -- the official reason, the COVID-19 pandemic. Still, protesters gathered in smaller groups in a ... ( read original story ...)
Banned from marking Tiananmen, Hong Kong strives to keep flame alive
Victoria Park was floodlit but empty — apart from the police enforcing the ban on the annual June 4 candlelit vigil in memory of the Tiananmen Square massacre in Beijing.Nearby, a young couple dressed ... ( read original story ...)
Detained Hong Kong activist says arrest meant to ‘frighten’
A Hong Kong activist has been released after her arrest on suspicion of publicizing a commemoration of China’s deadly crackdown in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong police seal off park, issue jail threats ahead of banned Tiananmen vigil
Under tightened Chinese control of the city, authorities are trying to stamp out the memory of the bloody crackdown. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong not dead yet, says Tiananmen veteran taking lone stand in park for June 4 vigil
Han Dongfang, a veteran Tiananmen Square activist, says Hong Kong should not lose heart despite a heavy China-led crackdown on its freedoms, as he defied police warnings and sat quietly on a park ... ( read original story ...)
Scuffles as Hong Kong bans Tiananmen vigil
Security was tight overnight Friday in Hong Kong,as police locked down a park that hosts an annual vigil for the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown on pro-democracy protesters.The vigil is usually the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong parking space sells for $1.3M, sets new world record
A parking space in an affluent Hong Kong neighborhood sold for $1.3 million -- a new world record. The parking space at the luxury Mount Nicholson residential project was sold by Wharf Holdings Ltd. ( read original story ...)
Thousands in Hong Kong Defy Police Ban to Remember Tiananmen Victims
Despite a ban on the gathering as Beijing continues its crackdown on freedoms in Hong Kong, people turned out Friday with cellphones lighted to mark the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre. ( read original story ...)
Hundreds gather near Hong Kong park despite vigil ban
Hundreds of people have gathered near a Hong Kong park despite a ban on an annual candlelight vigil to remember the deadly crackdown in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square and the arrest earlier in the day of ... ( read original story ...)
Hundreds Ignore Hong Kong Ban on Tiananmen Memorial, March Around Park
Large parts of Victoria Park, where people have gathered in past years, were cordoned off ahead of the vigil. Police told people not to participate in unauthorized assemblies, which could mean a ... ( read original story ...)