Photograph: Reuters Australia’s foreign affairs minister has criticised the Chinese government for enforcing “repressive measures” against minorities in Xinjiang province and for eroding rights and ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s rivers see more pink dolphins since coronavirus
There's been a 30% rise in the number of pink dolphins seen in Hong Kong's Pearl River since March. Since coronavirus there has been less water traffic such as boats and ferries being used. This has ... ( read original story ...)
Two dozen Hong Kong activists in court over banned Tiananmen vigil
Hong Kong activists shouted anti-government slogans outside court on Tuesday as more than two dozen high profile democracy campaigners appeared over a banned vigil to mark the Tiananmen Square ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong was Once a Safe Haven from China. Now Activists are Fleeing the City by Boat to Taiwan
The arrests of close to 10,000 anti-government protesters over the past year have forced some Hong Kongers to take great risks to flee the city, even choosing to try to smuggle themselves out by sea. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong 12 who fled by boat for Taiwan held in ‘criminal detention’ by China
Beijing confirms for first time they are likely to face criminal charges, as foreign ministry accuses them of separatism ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Leader Says 12 Arrested by China at Sea Not ‘Democratic Activists Being Oppressed’
The 12 were arrested on Aug. 23 for illegal entry into mainland China after setting off from Hong Kong in a boat bound for self-ruled Taiwan, amid a crackdown by Beijing on pro-democracy activists in ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Will Launch New Round of Virus Stimulus Measures
Hong Kong will launch a new round of its virus relief fund, as the city’s economy continues to suffer from a recession that was prompted by pro-democracy protests and worsened throughout the global ... ( read original story ...)
Boat people who fled Hong Kong are criminals, insists Beijing
China has “criminally detained” 12 Hong Kong residents who tried to flee to Taiwan, Beijing declared yesterday.The news came as it emerged that the US ambassador to China will “retire” next month and ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Says It Will Not Interfere With China’s Arrest of 12 at Sea
The 12 were arrested on Aug. 23 for illegal entry into mainland China after setting off from Hong Kong in a boat bound for self-ruled Taiwan following a crackdown by Beijing on pro-democracy activists ... ( read original story ...)
Rare dolphins return to Hong Kong after ferry traffic was halted due to coronavirus
Pacific humpback dolphins, also know as white dolphins or pink dolphins, have returned to parts of the Pearl River Delta in Hong Kong — and their resurgence is being attributed to the coronavirus ... ( read original story ...)
Factbox: Trade, climate, Hong Kong to dominate EU-China video summit
Chinese President Xi Jinping and German Chancellor Angela Merkel, along with the EU's chief executive and chairman, hold challenging discussions on issues including trade, climate change and human ... ( read original story ...)
UN Rights Chief Decries Racism in US, Keeps Eye on Hong Kong
The U.N. human rights chief has appealed for “urgent and profound action to combat systemic racism” in the United States. ( read original story ...)
Lawyers pressured as China labels Hong Kong fugitives ‘separatists’
Concerns were growing Monday for the fate of a group of Hong Kongers in mainland custody after a senior Chinese official declared them "separatists" and lawyers were pressured to drop them as clients. ( read original story ...)
China software firm Ming Yuan launches up to $800 million in Hong Kong IPO
Chinese property software company Ming Yuan Cloud on Monday launched an IPO in Hong Kong to raise as much as HK$6.17 billion ($798 million), a deal term sheet showed, as the city gears up for its ... ( read original story ...)