Hong Kong passed a law Thursday making it a crime to disrespect China’s national anthem, but pro-democracy activists disregarded the new rules and proceeded to hold a candlelight vigil in Victoria ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong lawmakers pass controversial bill
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Worrying over future, Hong Kong defies ban to mark Tiananmen
Thousands of people in Hong Kong defied a police ban Thursday evening, breaking through barricades to hold a candlelight vigil on the 31st anniversary of China's crushing of a democracy movement ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong legislature passes national anthem bill
The Legislative Council (LegCo) of China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) approved the national anthem bill at the third reading debate on Thursday afternoon. The bill was passed with ... ( read original story ...)
Billionaires are getting richer, the IPO market is heating up, and Mark Cuban reveals why he’s not running for president.
We read all the news today so you wouldn't have to. Here are the highlights (and some lowlights) from the business world today. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Passes Law Banning Insults to China’s National Anthem
Hong Kong’s Legislative Council passed a controversial law banning residents from disrespecting China’s national anthem, a bill that had sparked physical confrontations between rival lawmakers. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong protesters defy police and the ban on their Tiananmen vigil
Increasing repression from Beijing has united two generations in Hong Kong, those whose lives pivoted in 1989 and those who weren't even born then. ( read original story ...)
What the Hong Kong Dollar Peg Is and Why It Matters
Pegged to the U.S. dollar since 1983, the Hong Kong dollar is usually a dull currency. Except when it isn’t. Heightened tension between the U.S. and China over the city’s autonomy has focused ... ( read original story ...)
Trump has smoothed the way for China to dominate Hong Kong
President Trump has compounded the tragedy of China’s undercutting the “one country, two systems” framework established in the 1997 handover of Hong Kong from Britain. His unilateral move to change ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong marks Tiananmen anniversary, defying a police ban
Thousands of people in Hong Kong defied a police ban Thursday evening, breaking through barricades to hold a candlelight vigil on the 31st anniversary of China's crushing of a democracy movement ... ( read original story ...)
Defying Hong Kong authorities, large crowds gather for Tiananmen Square vigil
Protesters also made reference to the recent struggles in Hong Kong, as thousands of people came together in Victoria Park and other locations across the territory. ( read original story ...)
Thousands in Hong Kong defy ban to hold Tiananmen Square vigil – video
Protesters defy police ban to mark anniversary of 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown ... ( read original story ...)
The world failed after Tiananmen Square. We must not fail Hong Kong now.
Today, this same regime is killing the freedom of 8 million people in Hong Kong. The survivors of the Tiananmen Square massacre are warning the world not to repeat the mistakes it made in 1989. On ... ( read original story ...)
What does Hong Kong’s future hold? Ask FT journalists
Questions over territory’s pro-democracy movement and status as a global financial hub after China passes security laws ... ( read original story ...)