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Hong Kong reported its first two coronavirus cases in three weeks not linked to anyone who travelled overseas, with authorities scrambling to trace the origin of the infections. The Asian financial ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong police are looking to arrest a teenager for allegedly giving false testimony after she accused officers of gang-raping her in custody, a move the woman described Wednesday as an attempt to ... ( read original story ...)

A new strain of the hepatitis E virus that usually only infects rats is now sickening people in Hong Kong, with nearly a dozen human cases reported so far, according to news reports. But exactly how ... ( read original story ...)

After five months of being at the forefront of the coronavirus pandemic, new infections in Hong Kong have slowed to a trickle, and the city is slowly getting back to normal. Which, these days, means ... ( read original story ...)

The territory is braced for a summer of activism, but mass demonstrations may be a thing of the past as police target leaders, reporters and freedoms ... ( read original story ...)

I was eager to go back to Hong Kong, where I had been conducting research on its protest movement. A new epidemic there would likely mean that visiting the city anytime soon would be unsafe. I worried ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong education officials are planning to transport up to 27,000 cross-border students directly from various checkpoints to their schools, and make coronavirus tests mandatory when classes resume ... ( read original story ...)

The proposed law is aimed at ensuring that residents of Hong Kong, a semi-autonomous Chinese territory, respect China’s national anthem. Under the bill, those who use the anthem for commercial ... ( read original story ...)

I was eager to go back to Hong Kong, where I had been conducting research on its protest movement. A new epidemic there would likely mean that visiting the city anytime soon would be unsafe. I worried ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong's government risks reigniting last year's political unrest by pushing ahead with a controversial bill outlawing insults to China's national anthem, opposition lawmakers said Tuesday. ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong chief executive Carrie Lam says the legislature will prioritize a bill that will make it a criminal offense to disrespect China’s national anthem.   Under the proposed law, anyone who uses ... ( read original story ...)

Rents along some prime Hong Kong shopping streets have crashed to the lowest in at least 12 years, as luxury groups such as Prada and Tiffany cut back in the city. ( read original story ...)

The incident raised some concerns by the police, lawmakers, and other journalists about child labor, journalist accreditation, and the safety of children thrown into adult roles. ( read original story ...)

China's inflation data for April released by the country's National Bureau of Statistics on Tuesday missed expectations. ( read original story ...)