TIME asked readers to vote for who they thought should make the 2020 TIME100 list, an annual compilation of the world’s most influential people. Nathan Law, a leading pro-democracy activist and the ... ( read original story ...)
Georgia Senate Candidate Jon Ossoff Quietly Discloses Financial Ties to Pro-CCP Hong Kong Media Company
Georgia Senate candidate Jon Ossoff has been compensated by a Hong Kong media conglomerate whose owner has spoken out against pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong, according to his most recent ... ( read original story ...)
Dozens of Hong Kong People Write Postcards to Fugitives Arrested by China
Dozens of people in Hong Kong braved heavy rain on Friday evening to write postcards to 12 fugitives arrested by China at sea last month to offer comfort during the upcoming mid-Autumn festival. The ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Gay Couples Win Legal Victory Over Inheritance Law
Hong Kong's high court on Friday ruled that same-sex couples should receive equal treatment under inheritance law, in a step forward for LGBT rights in the finance hub. But the victory came on the ... ( read original story ...)
Top Glove ‘sees a lot of value’ in Hong Kong listing, says managing director
Hong Kong is a "very established" market which will allow us more opportunities to explore possible strategic business partnerships plus mergers and acquisition activities, says Lee Kim Meow, managing ... ( read original story ...)
Australian judge kicked off Hong Kong court
Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam has kicked Australian judge James Spigelman off the territory's top court months after Beijing tightened restrictions on the legal system in the former British ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong activist denied bail after being charged with sedition
Colonial-era penal code used as Tam Tak-chi’s alleged offences took place before new national security law was imposed ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Political Refugees Eye Taiwan, But Are Speedboats the Solution?
Hong Kong political activists reportedly fleeing toward Taiwan by speedboat have put Taiwanese aid agencies and organizations in a bind over how to offer support — both parties want to resist China — ... ( read original story ...)
Disney’s ‘Mulan’ Gets Cold Reception in Boycott-Leading Hong Kong
Based on a Chinese folk story, the film has provoked a backlash in the Chinese-ruled city and elsewhere over its star's comments of support for Hong Kong police during protests last year and for being ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong expecting nine new Covid-19 cases, as city faces return of infections from unknown sources
Hong Kong is facing nine new Covid-19 cases on Thursday, a source said, with a number of those involving local transmission from unknown sources. There has been a gradual decline in the number of ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Ocean Park to reopen on Sept. 18 after over two-month closure
File photo taken with a mobile phone shows tourists having fun at Ocean Park in Hong Kong, south China, June 15, 2020. (Xinhua/Wang Shen) HONG KONG, Sept. 17 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong's iconic theme park ... ( read original story ...)
Forget Banana Bread, Try This Dish Sponge: Pandemic Inspires ‘Illusion Cakes’ in Hong Kong
Dear Harley Cake Studio's founders Alison Chan and Cony Lam came up with the idea after baking a custom cake for Chan's nephew, who loves bananas: a thin layer of yellow fondant wrapped around dark ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. Issues New Travel Warnings for Mainland China and Hong Kong Citing Risk of ‘Arbitrary Detention’
The U.S. on Tuesday issued a sweeping new advisory warning against travel to mainland China and Hong Kong, citing the risk of “arbitrary detention” and “arbitrary enforcement of local laws.” The ... ( read original story ...)
Former U.S. Amb. to China Claims Hong Kong Protesters ‘Went Too Far,’ Denies China Carrying Out Genocide of Uyghurs
A former U.S. ambassador to China claimed on Wednesday that the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and the Hong Kong protests of 2019 "went too far," while also denying that China is engaged in a genocide ... ( read original story ...)