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The European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen did not specify what the consequences would be if the law were to be enacted. ( read original story ...)

A 72-year-old man died in Hong Kong from coronavirus on Tuesday, taking the death toll from COVID-19 in the city to six, local television Cable TV said. ( read original story ...)

We have not seen the complete details of the proposed legislation,” she said. “We were commenting on what we have seen.” ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said on Tuesday she will not select judges to preside over cases brought under the city's new security law, an apparent attempt to assuage concerns about the controversial ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said on Tuesday she will not handpick judges for national security cases but will appoint them based on recommendations from a judicial body that advises her on such ... ( read original story ...)

The peaceful protests of 2019 in Hong Kong objected to a proposed extradition law that many feared would give China’s security agencies the right to nab anyone in Hong Kong and take them to the ... ( read original story ...)

The European Union told China on Monday to make good on a promise to open up its economy and warned of "very negative consequences" if Beijing goes ahead with a new security law on Hong Kong that the ... ( read original story ...)

Top European Union officials on Monday pressed China's leaders to open the country's markets further to European companies, show stronger leadership in reforming world trade's governing body and step ... ( read original story ...)

"We expressed our great concerns about the proposed national security law for Hong Kong," European Council President Charles Michel said after the talks, adding that the bloc called on Beijing to ... ( read original story ...)

Beijing activists in Hong Kong see Taiwan as an ally against Mainland encroachment—and a potential refuge. For now, though, Taiwan is playing its hand cautiously. ( read original story ...)

As China began drafting a controversial national security law for Hong Kong, President Trump reacted swiftly, declaring that he would remove the city's special status under US law. ( read original story ...)

Applications for more than 7,000 subsidised flats " the largest single batch of government-built homes to be put on sale in Hong Kong in over two decades " will open next month. The homes will be ... ( read original story ...)

From the massive crowds at theme parks to the long queues for rollercoaster rides, how will these attractions look like after the pandemic? CNBC's Uptin Saiidi goes inside the reopened Hong Kong ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong on Monday reported 30 imported new coronavirus cases, taking the number of cases in the city to 1,162. ( read original story ...)