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The coronavirus outbreak put a damper on months of protests in Hong Kong, but political tension over China’s tightening grip on the city looks set to intensify rather than dissipate ahead of local ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam replaced five senior officials, including the minister overseeing ties with Beijing, in the biggest cabinet reshuffle since hundreds of thousands of demonstrators ... ( read original story ...)

Ratings agency Fitch lowered Hong Kong's sovereign rating from AA to AA- with a stable outlook. The move was the agency's second downgrade of the city's rating in less than a year, and places Hong ... ( read original story ...)

Critics say authorities in Hong Kong and Beijing are increasingly using the threat of what they call terrorism to justify calls for new national security laws. ( read original story ...)

Martin Lee, who was arrested on Saturday, says protests will turn fatal if authorities go ahead with expected national security push ... ( read original story ...)

China’s state council approved a Hong Kong government shake-up on Wednesday at a time when Beijing is reaffirming its authority over the city, raising political tensions and risking a revival of ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong Leader Says Reshuffle Aimed at Economic Recovery After Coronavirus China's state council approved a Hong Kong government shake-up earlier on Wednesday. Ratcheting up tensions in the past ... ( read original story ...)

China ratcheted up tensions with Hong Kong on Tuesday by voicing its support for the arrests of pro-democracy dissidents over the weekend. ( read original story ...)

Beijing and the Hong Kong government are using the coronavirus pandemic as a cover for arrests after police detained more than a dozen prominent activist leaders over the weekend in connection to ... ( read original story ...)

The antigovernment demonstrations that shook the Chinese territory last year have eased since the coronavirus outbreak, but a spate of arrests and Beijing’s assertive rhetoric could revive them. ( read original story ...)

The constitutional crisis engulfing Hong Kong expanded dramatically on Tuesday as the Chinese government voiced its support for the seizure of more than a dozen pro-democracy activists and asserted ... ( read original story ...)

Sophia Chan, Hong Kong's Secretary for Food and Health, outlines the city's three-pronged strategy for containing the coronavirus outbreak and reiterates the need for continued vigilance in monitoring ... ( read original story ...)

U.S. President Donald Trump said in a tweet on Monday night he plans to temporarily suspend immigration into the U.S. due to the coronavirus pandemic. ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong has announced a two-week extension of measures aimed at controlling the spread of the new coronavirus, including banning public gatherings of more than four people as well as keeping enterta ... ( read original story ...)