Former Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai has been found guilty on two national security charges and a lesser sedition charge, in a landmark two-year trial widely viewed as a measure of the city’s ...
Live Updates: Hong Kong Court Finds Jimmy Lai Guilty in National Security Trial
Officials had cast Mr. Lai, a pro-democracy media tycoon, as the mastermind of protests that roiled the city in 2019. He could face life in prison.
Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai to receive verdict in landmark national security trial
Lai, one of the fiercest critics of the Chinese state, faces a maximum sentence of life in prison if convicted.
Live Updates: Hong Kong Court to Hand Down Verdict in Jimmy Lai’s Trial
Judges in Hong Kong will hand down a verdict in the landmark national security trial of the media tycoon and pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai on Monday, bringing to a close a five-year-old case that ...
Hong Kong court set to rule in Jimmy Lai’s landmark national security trial
The pro-democracy activist, 78, has pleaded not guilty to charges of sedition and colluding with foreign forces and faces life in prison if convicted.
Hong Kong’s last opposition party votes to disband under China pressure
It was the culmination of Chinese pressure on the city's remaining liberal voices in a years-long security crackdown.
Hong Kong’s biggest pro-democracy party votes to disband after more than 30 years of activism
Hong Kong's biggest pro-democracy party voted Sunday to dissolve after more than 30 years of activism, marking the end of an era of the Chinese semiautonomous city 's once-diverse political landscape.
The Real Reason for the Hong Kong Fire
These problems first took root as China prepared to assume control of Hong Kong from Britain, in 1997. Concerned that the transition would scare off foreign investors, Chinese leaders tried to woo ...
Hong Kong’s oldest pro-democracy party announces dissolution
Hong Kong's oldest pro-democracy party has decided to disband, the group announced Sunday, after its members formally voted to dissolve the organisation and enter liquidation.
New section of Hong Kong’s Central Kowloon Bypass undergoing final checks
Road under city’s most densely populated urban area will cut peak-hour journey time from Kowloon Bay to Yau Ma Tei down to five minutes.
Hong Kong’s last opposition party to vote on disbandment under China pressure
By Jessie Pang and James Pomfret HONG KONG, Dec 14 (Reuters) - Hong Kong's last major opposition party holds a final vote on Sunday on whether to disband, as China ratchets up pressure on the city's ...
Hong Kong aims to launch passenger-carrying drones in 2 to 3 years
Deputy director-general of civil aviation Dominic Chow outlines roadmap at conference in Beijing, says costs will be much lower than helicopter services.
Verdict in trial of Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai looms as new diplomatic flashpoint
Hong Kong's High Court will hand down a verdict on Monday in the landmark national security trial of pro-democracy campaigner Jimmy Lai, according to a notice from the judiciary, in a case that has ...
Plane Passenger Arrested After Attempting to Open Door Mid-Flight from Boston to Hong Kong
A 20-year-old man was arrested after allegedly attempting to open the door of a plane during a Cathay Pacific flight from Boston to Hong Kong on Wednesday, Dec. 10.