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Hong Kong civil servants joined in anti-government street protests ... Meanwhile, China's top diplomat told was quoted in an interview with the official Xinhua News Agency on Friday accusing the U.S. ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong civil servants and supporters crowded into ... Meanwhile, China's top diplomat was quoted in the state Xinhua News Agency on Friday accusing the U.S. and other Western nations of ... ( read original story ...)

"It must be pointed out that the U.S. and some other Western governments .... are constantly fanning the flames of the situation in Hong Kong," Yang was quoted as saying by the official Xinhua News ... ( read original story ...)

“It’s very unlikely for Hong Kong banks to cut their prime rates given the city’s high property prices and strong housing demand.” (Updates to add economist comments.) --With assistance from Alfred ... ( read original story ...)

Tensions over the ongoing protests in Hong Kong are growing globally, spilling over onto university campuses as far afield as Brisbane, Auckland — and now to Burnaby. At Simon Fraser University ... ( read original story ...)

(Bloomberg) -- Hong Kong’s decision to charge dozens of protesters with a colonial-era rioting charge that carries a 10-year prison term suggested that the government was heeding calls for a tougher ... ( read original story ...)

We think that's important." Hua responded to those comments during a news briefing on Tuesday, saying Pompeo "might think that violent activities in Hong Kong are reasonable because after all, this is ... ( read original story ...)

(Bloomberg) -- Hong Kong workers prepared to go home early as a tropical storm drew nearer to the city, which was been wracked by protests for weeks. The Hong Kong Observatory said it expected to ... ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG -- Charges were read Wednesday against more than 20 Hong ... where speech is tightly controlled and dissenters are routinely jailed. News of the charges prompted quickly organized protests ... ( read original story ...)

Increasingly violent protests in Hong Kong are the “creation of the U.S ... Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying made the remark at a news briefing in response to comments ... ( read original story ...)

Image Chinese officials have signaled that they expect Hong Kong’s government to resolve the political crisis.CreditIsaac Lawrence/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Rioting carries a prison term of ... ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG -- Angry Hong Kong commuters argued with protesters who blocked the doors on trains Tuesday morning, preventing them from leaving stations. Service was delayed and partially suspended on the ... ( read original story ...)

Yang Guang, spokesman for the Chinese Cabinet’s Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office, said at a news briefing that some “irresponsible people” in the West have applied “strange logic ... ( read original story ...)

Added Hatherly: “Hong Kong is both safe and secure — there is no reason not to visit. “I realize that international news outlets are reporting on this and showing video clips depicting the most ... ( read original story ...)