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Hong Kong shares started Monday morning with sharp losses as tech firms took another hit from China's clampdown on the sector, with Tencent among ... ( read original story ...)

With most of its revenues from Hong Kong and China, headquartered in London and regulated by the US, remaining British may be impossible for HSBC. ( read original story ...)

Organisers blame long waits, which lasted up to three hours, on last-minute government decision to reduce venue’s capacity. ( read original story ...)

Three Hong Kong judges will rule on Tuesday whether the protest slogan "Liberate Hong Kong. Revolution of our Times" is a call for secession when they deliver a verdict on charges against a man ... ( read original story ...)

An index launched a year ago to give investors greater exposure to China’s internet giants is now the world’s worst-performing major technology gauge. ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong will postpone for at least two weeks a plan to start antibody testing at the airport for fully vaccinated people arriving from some areas, people familiar with the matter said, a setback in ... ( read original story ...)

Rachel Maddow looks at the crackdown by China on the independent Apple Daily newspaper in Hong Kong and the condemnation from the Biden administration of China's continued persecution of independent ... ( read original story ...)

China said Friday that it sanctioned seven people, including former Commerce secretary Wilbur Ross, in response to U.S. sanctions. ( read original story ...)

Five union members were arrested over children’s books and four journalists were denied bail in Hong Kong's widening crackdown on dissent. ( read original story ...)

Authorities said the children's books looked to "beautify illegal behavior" and simplify political issues "not comprehensible by children." ... ( read original story ...)

In his ruling, a judge in Hong Kong said that the seven defendants had “viciously” attacked innocent people in a train station in July 2019. ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong’s leader criticized media who published her comments in a private meeting and joked that a law might be needed to curb such reporting -- comments that are likely to fan concerns about the ... ( read original story ...)

After studying cash transfer programs conducted by its neighbors, Hong Kong is experimenting with putting money in people’s hands to help its struggling retailers. More than 6 million people have ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong's virtually deserted airport fills with the sound of tearful goodbyes as residents fearful for their future under China's increasingly authoritarian rule start a new life overseas, mostly in ... ( read original story ...)