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HONG KONG -- China lashed out at Taiwan on Monday over its offer of political asylum to participants in Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement, a day after hundreds of thousands of people marched ... ( read original story ...)

Organisers say 1.7 million people turned out at Sunday's pro-democracy protest in Hong Kong, amid increasingly severe warnings by Beijing. Police put the figure much lower at 128,000, counting only ... ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG -- A Hong Kong bakery is doing its part to support the city's pro-democracy protest movement by making mooncakes with a message. At Wah Yee Tang, the traditional Chinese harvest festival ... ( read original story ...)

(Bloomberg) -- As Hong Kong’s unrest continues, some in the city are looking to the less expensive rents, leafy green streets and relative political shelter of neighboring Taiwan as a safe haven. The ... ( read original story ...)

Pro-Hong Kong and pro-Beijing protesters faced off against each other for the second day in a row in Vancouver, a sign of tensions in Hong Kong spilling over into the Chinese diaspora in B.C ... ( read original story ...)

Dueling demonstrations over democracy in Hong Kong have caught the attention of the world. In Vancouver, supporters on both sides of the debate faced off on Broadway and Cambie Street Saturday ... ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG -- Heavy rain fell on tens of thousands of umbrella-toting protesters Sunday as they marched from a packed park and filled a major road in Hong Kong, where mass pro-democracy demonstrations ... ( read original story ...)

... police were assembling in Shenzhen for exercises in what some saw as a threat to the pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong. (CBC News) Last week, protesters who occupied the terminal at Hong ... ( read original story ...)

was not convinced by arguments that Hong Kong does not seek complete autonomy from China. At the waterfront, he told Global News that the actions of protesters abroad indicate movement towards a ... ( read original story ...)

China’s strict censorship and control of the media has allowed mainland news sites to propagate the false narrative that Hong Kong residents are under siege from a foreign-controlled cell of hooligans ... ( read original story ...)

Though not born in Hong Kong, she has gratitude for her adopted city, Luong said. The news of recent clashes, which she says has been manipulated by Chinese state media, made her want to stand with ... ( read original story ...)

“We wanted to send a message that we stand with Hong Kong,” John told Global News ahead of the event. He did not want his full name used citing safety concerns. He’s originally from Hong ... ( read original story ...)

In Taiwan, people held a flash mob demonstration in Taipei, the island's capital, in support of the Hong Kong protests. Associated Press writer Ken Moritsugu, videojournalist Yves Dam Van and news ... ( read original story ...)

who lives in Hong Kong with his family, told CBC News Network. "I think the biggest concern right now is we're not too certain about what is going to happen, how the Hong Kong government is going to ... ( read original story ...)