Australia is suspending its extradition agreement with Hong Kong, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said, a move which stands to further inflame tensions with China. ( read original story ...)
Is Business About to Get Harder in Hong Kong?
Uncertainty about the implications a new law could undermine the city’s hard-won status as an international legal center. ( read original story ...)
What Hong Kong’s National Security Law Means for Its Pro-Democracy Movement
Books written by pro-democracy leaders like Joshua Wong disappeared from public libraries. Activists deleted social-media accounts. Demosistō, Wong’s political party, disbanded. Nathan Law, a ... ( read original story ...)
Australia ends Hong Kong extradition treaty, extends visas
Australia’s prime minister says his country has suspended its extradition treaty with Hong Kong and extended visas for Hong Kong residents in response to ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s tough top cop overshadows embattled leader Lam as China cracks down
Chris Tang has been pivotal in dousing the protests that roiled Hong Kong. Beijing’s imposition of a security law gives him powerful tools to quell all dissent. ( read original story ...)
What will the national security law mean for travelers — and Hong Kong’s tourism recovery?
When it comes to desirable travel destinations post-pandemic, Hong Kong would be an obvious choice. But the broad language and global scope of the city's new security law raise questions for foreign ... ( read original story ...)
Protest anthem banned in Hong Kong schools as new security office opens
Glory to Hong Kong deemed politically dangerous, while China opens office to oversee enforcement of sweeping national security legislation Helen Davidson and agencies Hongkongers sing Glory to Hong ... ( read original story ...)
Exclusive: Alibaba’s Ant plans Hong Kong IPO, targets valuation over $200 billion, sources say
Ant Group, the fintech arm of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, plans a Hong Kong float as soon as this year and targets a valuation of more than $200 billion, said two sources with knowledge of the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong: Call for spy cameras in classrooms
Supporters of the Chinese government are calling for surveillance cameras to be installed in Hong Kong classrooms as teachers warn of further threats to their freedom and independence after the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong pupils banned from political activity
Students in Hong Kong are now banned from any political activity in schools including singing, posting slogans and boycotting classes, the territory's education minister has said. Thousands of ... ( read original story ...)
Alibaba at High as Ant Financial Mulls IPO – Here’s the Trade
Alibaba stock is surging to highs as 33%-owned Ant Financial looks to IPO. Let's look at the charts. The American depositary receipts are up more than 8% on the day on reports that its Ant Financial ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s National Security Law Could Threaten Local Crypto Brokerages
The U.S. sanctions on financial institutions in Hong Kong could put the city’s growing crypto brokerage businesses in jeopardy. ( read original story ...)
Overnight, a Hong Kong Hotel is Transformed Into China’s State Security HQ
The rapid arrival of China’s security agents in Hong Kong, handed sweeping powers to police the city under Beijing’s new national security law, underscores how quickly the cosmopolitan financial ... ( read original story ...)
China’s Great Firewall descends on Hong Kong internet users
Residents rush to erase digital footprints as law gives police powers over online activity ... ( read original story ...)