The extradition legislation has drawn opposition from the legal profession, commercial groups and foreign nations, reflecting Hong Kong's status as an international business centre with a strong ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong protesters storm legislature on anniversary of China handover
The extradition legislation has drawn opposition from the legal profession, commercial groups and foreign nations, reflecting Hong Kong’s status as an international business centre with a strong ... ( read original story ...)
Why Hong Kong Is Protesting (and May Do So Again)
1. Isn’t Hong Kong part of China? Yes, but it’s a semi-autonomous region. The city was an outpost of the British Empire for 156 years, during which time it developed into a global business hub. In a ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Turns an Old Airport Into Billions Worth of Luxury Condos
Now, the transformation is just one of the many ways Hong Kong is freeing up land in order to boost housing supply and tackle runaway property prices.The government is also considering converting ... ( read original story ...)
Shorting Hong Kong’s Dollar Has Suddenly Turned Unprofitable
It all added up to a rally that pushed the Hong Kong dollar to its strongest in seven months. With interbank liquidity remaining low after the city’s de facto central bank spent billions defending the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong group FWD buys Thai bank Siam’s insurance business
BANGKOK -- Siam Commercial Bank, Thailand's largest lender by assets, has agreed to sell its life insurance business to a Hong Kong-based FWD Group Financial Services after nearly four months of ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong IPOs surge 40% in first half despite political turmoil
TOKYO/HONG KONG -- Initial public offerings in the Hong Kong market surged during the first six months of 2019, despite concerns about the city's relationship with mainland China and the outbreak ... ( read original story ...)
News Daily: Hong Kong protests and Tory pledges
It's 22 years since Hong Kong moved from British to Chinese rule and, to mark the anniversary, thousands of people worried about the future of freedom in the city have been holding protests. They're ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong protesters storm government headquarters over extradition bill
Hong Kong protesters stormed the Legislative Council on the anniversary of the city’s 1997 return to Chinese rule on Monday amid widespread anger over laws that would allow extraditions to ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong marks handover to China as protests escalate again
HONG KONG - The embattled leader of Hong Kong pledged to be more responsive to public sentiment, as protesters demanding she step down clashed with police outside a flag-raising ceremony Monday ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong: Police and protesters clash on handover anniversary
Hong Kong, a former British colony ... At least one woman was seen bleeding from a head wound after the clashes, news agency AFP says. A police statement condemned "illegal acts" by protesters who, it ... ( read original story ...)
Protests escalate as Hong Kong marks handover to China
HONG KONG — Combative protesters tried to break into the Hong Kong legislature Monday as a crowd of thousands prepared to start a march in that direction on the 22nd anniversary of the former British ... ( read original story ...)
Renewed Hong Kong protests turn violent ahead of large march
Hong Kong – Combative protesters were trying to break into the Hong Kong legislature building Monday as a crowd of thousands prepared to start a march in that direction. With 100 or more people around ... ( read original story ...)
The Latest: Protesters try to break into Hong Kong building
Combative protesters are trying to break into the Hong Kong legislature as a crowd of thousands prepares to start a march in that direction. With a crowd of a hundred or more people around them, a ... ( read original story ...)