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Showdown as police surround Hong Kong protesters at ‘Civic Square’ after New Year’s Day march However, at the New Year’s Day pro-democracy march in Hong Kong this week, being held aloft was a placard that took the ridiculous biscuit, crumbs and all. ( read original story ...)

The Hong Kong-flagged tanker that South Korea seized on suspicion of having transferred refined oil to North Korea was most probably carrying bunker fuel, industry sources told Platts on Wednesday. On Friday, South Korean officials announced that the ... ( read original story ...)

Thousands of people have marched through the streets of Hong Kong on New Year's Day to warn China not to meddle further in the city's affairs and undermine its autonomy. Protesters said the main aim was to "Protect Hong Kong" Their concerns included China ... ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG (Reuters) - After a year that saw democracy advocates in Hong Kong jailed and ousted from public office, thousands marched through the streets of Hong Kong on New Year's Day to warn China not to meddle further in the city's affairs and undermine ... ( read original story ...)

Angry protesters marched through Hong Kong Monday against what they described as suppression by Beijing, days after Chinese authorities ruled that part of a city rail station would come under mainland law. Semi-autonomous Hong Kong has been ruled under a ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong weathered several storms – both literal and figurative – this year with the city struck by a super typhoon and a series of political crises. Politically, frequent filibustering in the Legislative Council chamber and the jailing of over a ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong is often trumpeted as one of the world’s most expensive cities in which to own a home, caught as it is in the perfect storm of limited land, dense population, and strong demand. But another significant factor is often overlooked: the cost of ... ( read original story ...)

SEOUL, South Korea – South Korea says it inspected a Hong Kong-flagged ship that allegedly violated U.N. sanctions by transferring oil to a North Korean vessel in October. An official from Seoul's Foreign Ministry said Friday that the Lighthouse Winmore ... ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG (Reuters) - An association representing Hong Kong barristers said it was “appalled” by the Chinese parliament’s move to enforce mainland laws inside a Hong Kong railway station, denouncing it as the most retrograde step since the 1997 handover. ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong’s Bar Association was “appalled” by a decision made by China’s top legislative body on a joint checkpoint plan for a cross-border rail link, saying the move was the most retrograde step since 1997, with the city’s mini-constitution ... ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong bankers are eyeing a slew of blockbuster IPOs from Chinese technology firms with a total market capitalization of some $500 billion over the next two years, in a sharp contrast to 2017 - the city’s worst year for raising ... ( read original story ...)

“They are really smart to understand Hong Kong law and [how it can protect them],” Fung said. “It is good for them to know about this, so they can spread the news to Cambodia and more [helpers] will feel confident about coming to Hong Kong. ( read original story ...)

“[Authorities] on the mainland and in Hong Kong must execute [the NPCSC’s] decision,” a HKMAO spokesman said to state-owned news agency Xinhua. The NPCSC’s decision was described as “an important constitutional judgment that cannot be challenged ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong’s leader has revealed that she has to take medicine to control high blood pressure and can only have three to five hours of sleep each night, in a radio interview broadcast on Wednesday. In the pre-recorded interview on Commercial Radio ... ( read original story ...)