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The last time China pressured Hong Kong to scrap its curriculum in favor of one developed by China's Communist Party-led government, tens of thousands marched through the city chanting, "Down with national education!" It was the summer of 2012, and the ... ( read original story ...)

The defence’s attempt to quash the Hong Kong government’s case against a shipmaster and shipping firm accused of illegally importing nine Singaporean military vehicles into Hong Kong last year was rebuffed by prosecutors on Monday, at a preliminary ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong’s District Court has no authority to determine the appropriateness of the charge brought by the city’s justice minister against a shipmaster and shipping company for unlicensed transportation of nine Singaporean military vehicles last year ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - A Hong Kong-based activist investor in Toshiba Corp has told the embattled conglomerate that the $18 billion sale of its chip unit sale to a Bain Capital-led group is no longer necessary after its recent capital injection, according to a ... ( read original story ...)

China found some local governments inflated revenue levels and raised debt illegally in a nationwide audit, a setback for Beijing in its bid to boost the credibility of economic data after a run of scandals. Ten cities, counties or districts in the Yunnan ... ( read original story ...)

The fact that prize-money is greater in Hong Kong is hardly front page news but it is no less impressive to see such an eye-opening amount of money available on a single card. The lowest prize-money on offer on Sunday is in the first two races, Class 3 ... ( read original story ...)

(CNN) — As we wander around the little lanes of Sai Ying Pun -- well-known in Hong Kong for its dried seafood markets and open-air shops -- street photographer Christopher Lim stops in his tracks. He has his eye on a sliver of light across Des Voeux Road ... ( read original story ...)

The Hong Kong Catholic Church will recruit more married men to reach out to the needy as it encourages more young people to join the priesthood, a top leader of its 389,000-strong diocese has said. While the move aligns with Pope Francis’s appeal earlier ... ( read original story ...)

Embattled Labor senator Sam Dastyari attempted to pressure Deputy Opposition Leader Tanya Plibersek to abandon a meeting with a pro-democracy activist opposed to Beijing's interference in Hong Kong, according to multiple sources who say the 2015 ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong, China - Mocking China's national anthem in this semi-autonomous territory will soon be punishable by three years imprisonment following new legislation drafted by Beijing. While the law must still be finalised, football fans have made a stand at ... ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG — A judge put off sentencing Thursday for young Hong Kong democracy leader Joshua Wong in a contempt case stemming from 2014 protests in the semiautonomous Chinese city. The 21-year-old Wong, who was out on bail while he appeals a prison ... ( read original story ...)

The time has come for the Hong Kong government to launch a housing scheme for the elderly to deal with a rapidly ageing middle-class population, the city’s surveyors have said. The Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors proposed that officials begin requiring ... ( read original story ...)

Border guards in Hong Kong have seized more than HK$100 million worth of precious metals being smuggled in and out of the city at border checkpoints this year, more than doubling the amount seized in the whole of last year. Officials have attributed the ... ( read original story ...)

Chang Tieh-chih, also former chief editor of Hong Kong’s popular lifestyle and cultural monthly City Magazine, broke the news on Wednesday afternoon with a message on his Twitter account: “Finally, I was denied entry at the Hong Kong airport.” ( read original story ...)