China’s imposition of a national security law on Hong Kong is “just the beginning” of efforts to overturn the One Country, Two Systems arrangement agreed when the former British colony was handed back ... ( read original story ...)
12 exhausting months of Hong Kong’s anti-government protests
One year ago, a sea of humanity _ a million people by some estimates _ marched through central Hong Kong on a steamy afternoon ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Increasing Divide Portends a Tumultuous Future
Protesters in Hong Kong got its government to withdraw extradition legislation last year, but now they’re getting a more dreaded national security law. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong: City of two masks faces a new crisis
A year after the protests began, amid a pandemic, Hong Kong faces another existential crisis. Will it survive? ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong and Singapore to Face Off Over Chinese Stock Futures
Singapore’s role as a regional equity derivatives trading center may be curtailed after it lost a major index-licensing deal to Hong Kong. The next battle front between the two Asian financial hubs ... ( read original story ...)
Dominic Raab urges China to heed UK’s Hong Kong warnings
Urging the Chinese government not to interfere in elections for a new Hong Kong legislature due to be held in September, Raab added that China should stop using its economic power to try to influence ... ( read original story ...)
China Promises New Security Law That Worries Hong Kong, West Will Be Limited to Acts That ‘Gravely Jeopardize’ National Safety
Chinese officials promise the upcoming national security legislation will improve life in restive Hong Kong, which has been rocked by sometimes violent protests as residents worry about Beijing's ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. looking at various responses to China’s law on Hong Kong: Mnuchin
The Trump administration is looking at various responses to China's national security law on Hong Kong through the president's working group on capital markets, U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong IPOs sizzle despite chaos surrounding the territory’s future
While Hong Kong’s future may be plagued by mainland China’s seemingly increasing disregard for the territory’s independence and the resumption of pro-democracy protests, signs point to it remaining an ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s future as a financial hub is being torn between Washington and Beijing
The arrangement, which was supposed to remain in place until 2047, provides Hong Kong citizens the freedoms that their mainland peers don’t have, and also created a special conduit for international ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Officer Is Summoned to Face Charges Over Shooting of Protester
The government could still block the case, which was filed by a pro-democracy lawmaker under a seldom-used legal mechanism. ( read original story ...)
What you need to know about NetEase, the Chinese tech giant that raised $2.7 billion in Hong Kong
NetEase carried out a secondary listing in Hong Kong with the funds being used in part to accelerate its international expansion. NetEase is a Chinese internet giant but its brand name might not be ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong to establish new police unit to enforce new security laws
Action arm’ will have intelligence-gathering capabilities, security chief says, as state media says legislators are working ‘day and night’ on new laws ... ( read original story ...)
Secondary listing in Hong Kong can be a solution for Chinese ADR companies: JP Morgan
The U.S. Senate has passed a bill targeting Chinese companies listed on American exchanges. Haibin Zhu of J.P. Morgan says its unclear if Beijing and Washington can find a compromise on the draft law. ( read original story ...)