Fake News on Facebook? In Foreign Elections, That’s Not New

HONG KONG — Facebook rumors force a well-known politician to publish ... Well before last week’s American election threw Facebook’s status as a digital-era news source into the spotlight, leaders, advocacy groups and minorities worldwide have ... ( read original story ...)

Marco Rubio wades into Hong Kong's fight for autonomy

HONG KONG (CNN) - Florida Sen. Marco Rubio has announced a bill aimed at buttressing Hong Kong's autonomy in the face of a Chinese administration increasingly bullish about interfering in the territory's affairs. The former Republican presidential ... ( read original story ...)

A court in Hong Kong disbars two legislators

Xinhua, a central-government news agency, this week published an interview with him in which he expressed his wish to “rise to the challenges” his administration faces. It may mean he wants to stand again. Discontent in Hong Kong is likely only to grow. ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong in the grip of a power struggle over oath-taking saga

Hong Kong localist radicals played into Beijing’s hands, democracy leader Martin Lee says Mr Justice Thomas Au Hing-cheung certainly did not agree with the argument, as he explained in his 56-page ruling that he was “of the clear view that the non ... ( read original story ...)

China's interference in Hong Kong alarming

A US congressional panel has warned of an "alarming" rise in China's interference in Hong Kong, noting fears over the city's continued role as a global financial hub. In its annual report to the Congress on Wednesday, the bipartisan US-China Economic and ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong Lawmakers Lose Legal Fight Over Oaths, Vow Appeal

Two Hong Kong separatist lawmakers who were disqualified Tuesday by a judge from taking office because they altered their oaths by adding anti-China insults said they will file an appeal with the city's top court. A High Court judge ruled that Sixtus Leung ... ( read original story ...)