... two Hong Kong activists facing rioting charges in Hong Kong who have been granted refugee status by Germany. China’s Xinhua state news agency on May 25 said Beijing had made “solemn ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong activists prepare for Tiananmen candlelight vigil
HONG KONG - Pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong were preparing for a candlelight vigil Tuesday commemorating the 30th anniversary of the bloody Tiananmen crackdown, underscoring concern for Chinese ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong maids make a splash with dragon boat
Filipino women are paddling for gold in this year’s dragon boat races in Hong Kong, with one thing separating them from the competition - they are all domestic helpers, often taken for granted in the ... ( read original story ...)
Filipino maids’ dragon boat team makes splash in Hong Kong
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Filipino women are paddling for gold in this year’s dragon boat races in Hong Kong, with one thing separating them from the competition - they are all maids, often taken for ... ( read original story ...)
Fifteen injured in early-morning crash between Hong Kong city bus and coach
The two vehicles, both heading west at the time, crashed outside the Hong Kong Auxiliary Police Headquarters on Wang Chiu Road in Kowloon Bay at about 7.15am, according to police. Television news ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong extradition bill: no hidden political agenda behind proposal, Chief Secretary Matthew Cheung insists
Hong Kong’s No 2 official insisted on Saturday there was no hidden political agenda behind the government’s push to change the city’s extradition laws, even as opposition legislators submitted at ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong to cull 4,700 pigs after second swine fever case found
Hong Kong will cull 4,700 pigs after African swine fever was detected in an animal at a slaughterhouse close to the border with China, the second such case in a month in the crowded financial hub. The ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong singer Anthony Wong scores hit with Tiananmen song
Hong Kong singer Anthony Wong's latest release, "Is It a Crime," recorded with longtime musical partner Tats Lau, is finding an audience by doing just that. The two make up the group Tat Ming Pair ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s independence advocates fear reach of proposed extradition law
But freedom of expression and assembly - not protected in mainland China - were enshrined in Hong Kong’s mini-constitution when the former British colony returned to Chinese rule in 1997. Britain and ... ( read original story ...)
Canada, U.K. worry about citizens as Hong Kong offers China new extradition powers
OTTAWA — The foreign ministers of Canada and the United Kingdom ministers warned that hundreds of thousands of citizens in Hong Kong could be in jeopardy due to a new law that would allow China ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Dismisses US Warning On Oil Tanker Violating Iran Sanctions
Hong Kong officials rejected on Wednesday warnings from the U.S. that the autonomous city could face sanctions if it does business with an oil tanker carrying Iranian oil in breach of the U.S ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong introduces concessions to extradition bill, but critics say not enough
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong will make concessions to a controversial extradition bill, Security Secretary John Lee said on Thursday, but opposition lawmakers called for the legislation, which they ... ( read original story ...)
Artprice: Hong Kong Drives the Contemporary Art Market
HONG KONG, May 29, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Christie ... a constant flow of art market trends for the world's principal news agencies and approximately 7,200 international press publications. ... ( read original story ...)
Why Alibaba’s Hong Kong IPO May Signal a Chinese Retreat From Wall Street
This article first appeared in Data Sheet, Fortune’s daily newsletter on the top tech news. To get it delivered daily to your in-box, sign up here. Clay Chandler here, filling in for Adam from rainy ... ( read original story ...)