Exiled former Hong Kong lawmaker Ted Hui hailed Australia's grant of asylum status as a key acknowledgement of the territory's human rights infringements since its authorities quelled massive ...
Jimmy Lai: Closing arguments in Hong Kong tycoon national security trail begin
Lai is accused of colluding with foreign forces under the controversial national security law, which Beijing imposed.
Trial of Hong Kong press mogul Jimmy Lai resumes closing arguments
A court in Hong Kong resumed the closing arguments in the criminal trial of media mogul Jimmy Lai on charges of sedition and collusion with foreign powers.
Pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai’s national security trial in Hong Kong wrapping up
A Hong Kong court heard final arguments Monday in the landmark national security trial of former pro-democracy newspaper founder Jimmy Lai, who could be sentenced to up to life in prison if convicted.
Hong Kong Democracy Activist Hui Granted Asylum in Australia
Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Ted Hui said he’s been granted asylum in Australia, more than four years after he left the city to evade national security charges.
Hong Kong democrat Jimmy Lai given heart monitor for final stretch of marathon trial
Hong Kong pro-democracy businessman Jimmy Lai was provided with medication and a heart monitor for the start of his final submissions in a landmark national security trial, following health concerns ...
Final stage of Jimmy Lai’s landmark national security trial resumes in Hong Kong
Beijing introduced the controversial national security law in Hong Kong in 2020, in response to pro-democracy protests that had erupted the year before. The law criminalises secession, subversion, ...
Hong Kong cancels all rainstorm warnings less than 2 hours after class suspensions
Hong Kong education authorities suspended all morning and whole-day classes on Monday as the city experienced squally thunderstorms, but the weather forecaster cancelled all rainstorm warnings less ...
Hong Kong pro-democracy activists granted asylum in Australia and Britain
A Hong Kong pro-democracy activist and a former lawmaker have been granted asylum in Great Britain and Australia.
Former pro-democracy Hong Kong lawmaker granted asylum in Australia
Former pro-democracy Hong Kong lawmaker Ted Hui who is wanted by the Chinese city has been granted asylum in Australia, he said in a social media post, calling on Canberra ...
Australia grants asylum to former Hong Kong lawmaker and pro-democracy activist
Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Ted Hui has been granted asylum in Australia, the former lawmaker said in a Facebook post on Saturday, more than four years after he left Hong Kong where he faces ...
In cramped, sweaty Hong Kong, climate change is making things worse for the poorest
On a sweltering summer afternoon in Hong Kong, Yeung Fong-yan’s flat felt like an oven. Her air conditioner ran at full blast, but the tiny, tin-roofed room still baked in the heat, with a thermometer inside reading 36°C (96.
Slew of black rainstorms in Hong Kong reveals major climate defence gaps: experts
The worst is yet to come’: climate scientist and Greenpeace urge government to review effects of extreme weather and re-evaluate policies.
Hong Kong press mogul Jimmy Lai’s trial paused due to his heart issues
The trial of Jimmy Lai, Hong Kong media mogul, are postponed for a few days due to issues with the 77-year-old's heart. Closing arguments are set for Monday.