Hong Kong markets gained on Wednesday but reported its first monthly decline since May, as deteriorating US-China relations ahead of the US presidential elections roiled the markets despite signs of ... ( read original story ...)
China Signals It Will Put 12 Fleeing Hong Kong Residents on Trial
Chinese authorities said they have formally arrested 12 Hong Kong residents who were caught fleeing the city in an ill-fated effort to escape to Taiwan, paving the way for them to be tried on the ... ( read original story ...)
China Signals It Will Try 12 Hong Kong Residents Caught Fleeing to Taiwan
Chinese authorities said they have formally arrested 12 Hong Kong residents who were caught fleeing the city in an ill-fated escape to Taiwan, paving the way for them to be tried on the mainland. ( read original story ...)
12 Hong Kong fugitives caught at sea while fleeing to Taiwan officially accused by mainland Chinese authorities of illegal border crossing, organising act
Judicial authorities in mainland China have officially accused 12 Hong Kong fugitives captured at sea while fleeing to Taiwan of illegal border crossing or organising such an act. The People's ... ( read original story ...)
The past, present, and future of the fight to control Hong Kong
But Hong Kong has always defied simple explanations, and the question of whom exactly it belongs to, is no exception. Over the centuries, the city’s degree of control over its own destiny has been in ... ( read original story ...)
Families plead for Hong Kong activists accused of trying to flee by speedboat
The ‘Hong Kong 12’ - arrested for allegedly trying to flee to Taiwan - have become the latest flashpoint for protesters ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong, Beijing authorities ramp up calls for patriotic education, warn against National Day protests
Beijing and Hong Kong authorities ramped up calls for patriotic education and warnings against banned anti-governments protests over the mid-autumn festive season, as police made more arrests on the ... ( read original story ...)
China approves arrest of Hong Kong ‘speedboat fugitives’
Chinese authorities formally approved the arrests on Wednesday of 12 Hong Kong activists caught last month while allegedly trying to flee the city for Taiwan. ( read original story ...)
Families of 12 detained Hong Kong fugitives demand lawyer access outside Beijing’s liaison office, leave mooncakes for jailed relatives
Families of some of the 12 Hong Kong fugitives detained in mainland China after an attempt to flee to Taiwan rallied at Beijing's top office in the city on Wednesday, reiterating ahead of the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong shares rise; China Evergrande boosts property stocks
Hong Kong shares ended higher on Wednesday as sharp gains in China Evergrande Group boosted property stocks, after the developer secured investments to ease some of its liquidity crunch worries. ** At ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong bank deposits surge by US$50 billion in August as investors target Ant Group, other hotly anticipated IPOs
HKMA forced to intervene to weaken currency 15 times in September as hot money chases hot Chinese IPOs, secondary listings in the city. ( read original story ...)
‘We want our son back’: families of detained Hong Kong activists left in the dark
The ‘Hong Kong 12’ - arrested for allegedly trying to flee to Taiwan - have become the latest flashpoint for protesters ... ( read original story ...)
Flight of Hong Kong protesters piles pressure on Taiwan
For some Hong Kong protesters, stripped of their passports and facing criminal charges, a perilous 600 km sea journey to Taiwan is their only hope of escape. For Taiwan, which has promised assistance ... ( read original story ...)
Is Hong Kong becoming more like China?
Hong Kong marks this year’s Oct. 1—China’s national day—more tightly under Beijing’s rule than ever before in recent memory. Where last year’s Oct. 1 saw citywide protests in a fierce repudiation of ... ( read original story ...)