The United States government has decided to let some of the world's biggest banks off for doing business with several officials on a US sanctions list over the Chinese government's enactment of the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Jimmy Lai denied bail as Pompeo tweets support
HONG KONG (AP) — Jimmy Lai, the 73-year-old Hong Kong media tycoon and advocate for democracy, was denied bail Saturday after being charged the previous day under the semi-autonomous ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong fourth wave: about 70 Covid-19 cases expected, health chief says first vaccines may not prevent infection but can halt complications
Hong Kong is facing about 70 Covid-19 infections, according to a source, with the city's health minister earlier saying the first batch of vaccines may not shield residents from infections but could ... ( read original story ...)
National security law: Baggio Leung says threats to personal safety in Hong Kong forced him into political asylum in US
Former Hong Kong lawmaker Sixtus Baggio Leung Chung-hang has said he is seeking political asylum in the United States because of threats to personal safety after "being tailed by unknown agents" for ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Media Mogul Faces National Security Charge
Hong Kong media tycoon and Beijing critic Jimmy Lai appeared in court on Saturday morning to face a charge under the national security law that could put him in jail for life. He is accused of ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. says no banks linked to people sanctioned over Hong Kong crackdown
The U.S. Treasury said on Friday it has not identified any foreign financial institution "that has knowingly conducted a significant transaction" since Oct. 14 with individuals deemed responsible for ... ( read original story ...)
Sharp rise in Hong Kong residents heading across the border to flee from Covid-19 surge
Taking two suitcases with them, Joe Pun, his wife and daughter left Hong Kong for mainland China on Wednesday, walking across the Shenzhen Bay border checkpoint. The 40-year-old Hongkonger says the ... ( read original story ...)
UK government ‘has underestimated takeup for Hong Kong resettlement scheme’
Survey finds more than 600,000 may want to move to Britain, many within two years of January start date ... ( read original story ...)
Have Covid and government brutality killed Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement?
Man; then, as now, he looked nothing like a superhero. I found him at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, the narrow campus in central Hong Kong ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Freedom Fighters
Jimmy Lai is charged under a security law for criticizing China. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong temporarily blocks some airlines’ routes in Covid-19 prevention measure
Hong Kong has put a temporary ban on four international airlines from flying specific routes into the city under a new law aimed at stopping the spread of Covid-19. ( read original story ...)
Former Hong Kong Lawmaker Seeks Asylum in the U.S. as Exodus Grows
Activist Sixtus Leung said he is lobbying in Washington for more support for targets of China’s suppression in the city. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong, rare white Thoroughbred in Japan highlight weekend racing
Sunday's four Group 1 races at Sha Tin in Hong Kong effectively wrap up the international horse racing year and, this year, could wrap up the careers of two global superstars. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Police Charge Media Mogul Jimmy Lai With Foreign Collusion
The pro-democracy stalwart became the highest-profile figure charged under China’s national security law. ( read original story ...)