Hong Kong is poised to set a record with more than 100 new cases, according to a report ahead of the city’s official press conference. Xinjiang’s capital city Urumqi will offer free coronavirus tests ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Sees Record 100 New Virus Cases Sunday, SCMP Reports
Hong Kong set a single-day record on Sunday with more than 100 new coronavirus infections, the South China Morning Post reported, citing unidentified medical sources. ( read original story ...)
Woman, 34, killed in fire at Hong Kong public housing flat, 100 evacuated
A woman was killed in a fire at a public housing flat in Hong Kong on Sunday as about 100 people were evacuated. The Fire Services Department confirmed one death in the incident at Kwai Chung. At ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong security law sends jitters through city’s feisty press
Hong Kong's status as a bastion of press freedom is in crisis as authorities toughen their line against international media and fears grow about local self-censorship under the city's sweeping new ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s publishers self-censor in wake of national security law
Hong Kong publisher Alan To has been combing through his books to remove any titles that might get him into trouble. The city used to revel in its reputation for its free press and as an outlet for ... ( read original story ...)
Falun Gong: Can a religious group that wants to bring down China’s Communist Party survive in Hong Kong?
Hong Kong has long been a safe haven of sorts for groups and entities which could never operate in China. But under a new security law, that could soon change. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong demands Taiwan officials sign ‘one China’ document for visa renewal, source says
Taiwanese officials in Hong Kong have been told their visas will not be renewed unless they sign a document supporting Beijing's claim to Taiwan under its "one China" policy, a person with direct ... ( read original story ...)
National security law: Hong Kong joins roll call of authoritarian regimes
Authoritarian dictators and fear-based rule have existed since time immemorial, judging by what history asserts. The totalitarian tyrannies of Adolf Hitler, Joseph Stalin, Pol Pot and other such ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Autonomy Act is US moving from tariffs to financial war on China
Even as the global economy reels from the coronavirus pandemic, Beijing implemented its controversial national security law for Hong Kong this month. This resulted in strong condemnation and punitive ... ( read original story ...)
China vows retaliation as Trump slaps sanctions on officials, companies interfering with Hong Kong’s autonomy
Michael Pillsbury, director of the Center on Chinese Strategy at The Hudson Institute, breaks down the latest in the souring relationship between Washington and Beijing. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong residents are considering leaving — here’s how Australia’s COVID-19 hit economy could benefit
The Lau family are paying close attention to Australia's new offer of a special visa and permanent residency pathway for Hong Kong residents, and they're not alone. ( read original story ...)
In Hong Kong, young democrats raring to ‘resist’ as nomination period kicks off for crucial election
Hong Kong formally kicked off a two-week registration period for candidates to run in a key legislative election in September, amid fears authorities might try to disqualify an assertive young ... ( read original story ...)
‘My existence is a warning signal: the Hong Kong you knew is gone’
It’s a summer evening in central London, the last straggling office workers are drifting home and I’m sitting on a park bench, waiting for Nathan Law to arrive at the quiet square where we have ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong police arrest pro-democracy politician set to run for legislature
Hong Kong police arrested on Friday pro-democracy politician Tam Tak-chi, who is expected to run for a seat in the legislature in September's election, on charges including incitement to participate ... ( read original story ...)