Global cases rise by 1m in five days; 5.4m Americans have lost their health insurance; 6,000 new cases in Russia ... ( read original story ...)
China Says Hong Kong Opposition’s Primaries at Odds With Security Law
Beijing officials said legislative primaries held by Hong Kong’s political opposition over the weekend ‘blatantly challenges’ a new national security law, as pro-democracy candidates are positioned ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Reports 48 New Coronavirus Cases, Half Can’t Be Traced
The news comes just after the government announced new social distancing guidelines in an effort to contain the latest outbreak. ( read original story ...)
Half a Million Hong Kong Residents Defy Government Warnings to Vote in Pro-Democracy Primary
Upwards of half a million Hong Kong residents turned out over the weekend to vote in the semi-autonomous Chinese city's unofficial primary election despite warnings from government officials that they ... ( read original story ...)
How China’s new national security law will hobble Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement
China finalized Hong Kong’s national security law (NSL) in late June, imposing a number of restrictions after a secretive process without public consultation and legislative deliberation. A mid-June ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus live news: Hong Kong imposes strict measures; 6,000 new cases in Russia
Cases rise by 1m in five days; 5.4m Americans have lost their health insurance; Hong Kong reimposes social distancing measures ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Reports 48 New Coronavirus Cases
People wearing face masks following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak walk out of a train at a subway station near the Hong Kong Disneyland Resort in Hong Kong, China Ju ... ( read original story ...)
For U.S. tech firms, doing business in Hong Kong is suddenly a whole lot riskier
Security law sharply alters the environment in the Asian financial center, as companies weigh whether to pull out or compromise on free speech principles. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong primaries: China declares pro-democracy polls ‘illegal’
City’s leader announces investigation into vote that has been seen as an act of opposition to new security laws ... ( read original story ...)
Beijing’s Hong Kong office warns pro-democracy poll could violate new security law
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Beijing’s top representative office in Hong Kong has warned the pro-democracy opposition’s primary elections at the weekend could violate a new national security law, ... ( read original story ...)
Editing history: Hong Kong publishers self-censor under new security law
Hong Kong publisher Raymond Yeung has hastily made changes to a draft paper copy of a book entitled "To Freedom," replacing the word "revolution" with "protests," tweaking a banned slogan and cutting ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong to impose most severe social distancing restrictions
Hong Kong will impose strict new social distancing measures from midnight Tuesday, the most stringent in the Asian financial hub since the coronavirus broke out, as authorities warn the risk of a ... ( read original story ...)
EU Preparing Measures Against China Over Hong Kong
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union (EU) is preparing counter-measures on China in response to Beijing's new security law on Hong Kong, the bloc's top diplomat said on Monday, but envoys stressed ... ( read original story ...)
Hundreds of Thousands in Hong Kong Cast Their Ballot in Pro-Democracy Primary Elections
The primary was held two weeks after Beijing imposed a new national security law restricting "secessionist" activity ... ( read original story ...)