Hong Kong’s legislature plunged into chaotic scuffles for a second time this month, as pro-Beijing lawmakers on Monday took control of a key committee, paving the way for a debate on a bill that would ... ( read original story ...)
Citigroup to Bring 600 Staff Back to Hong Kong Office This Week
Citigroup Inc. said it will allow an additional 600 staff to resume working from their Hong Kong premises on Wednesday after the city relaxed social-distancing curbs amid an overall reduction in the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Legislators Brawl Amid Fears Over Widening Chinese Control
The scuffles erupted as lawmakers debated the leadership of a committee that would consider legislation that would make it illegal to insult the Chinese national anthem. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Lawmakers Clash as Pro-Beijing Camp Elects Chair
Clashes have broken out in Hong Kong’s legislature for a second time this month as a pro-Beijing lawmaker was elected as chair of a key committee that scrutinizes bills. ( read original story ...)
Pompeo warns China against interfering with American journalists in Hong Kong
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo warned the Chinese government against interfering with American journalists in Hong Kong, stating doing so would force the United States to reconsider the territory ... ( read original story ...)
Anthem bill sparks new clashes in Hong Kong legislature
Clashes broke out in Hong Kong's legislature for the second time this month on Monday as the city's pro-democracy camp tried to scupper a controversial law that bans insulting China's national anthem. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong police had no systemic issues, says independent watchdog on protests
While Hong Kong's police had no systemic issues as an institution, their alleged use of force in the city's protests remains a personal and legal question by way of the complaints we received, says ... ( read original story ...)
Tough ride ahead for Hong Kong graduates, as job vacancies fall 55 per cent amid economy battered by protests, pandemic
The number of job vacancies for university graduates in Hong Kong has been more than halved, and the average salary could be slashed by up to 20 per cent, amid a double whammy of protests and the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Bourse Tipped To Halt Losing Streak
The Hong Kong stock market has finished lower in four straight sessions, sliding more than 800 points or 3.4 percent along the way. The Hang Seng Index now sits just beneath the 23,800-point plateau ... ( read original story ...)
Pompeo warns China over US journalists in Hong Kong
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Sunday warned China against interfering with American journalists working in Hong Kong, in an escalating row between the two countries over press freedom and other ... ( read original story ...)
Reserve Bank of New Zealand says registers Chinese bank ICBC for banking services in New Zealand
SYDNEY (Reuters) - The Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) said on Monday it has registered Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd (ICBC) (601398.SS) (1398.HK), the world’s biggest commercial ... ( read original story ...)
Pompeo warns China after revealing it ‘threatened to interfere’ with work of US journalists in Hong Kong
Mike Pompeo warned China on Sunday, revealing he’s learned that the communist country has been threatening to stand in the way of American journalists in Hong Kong. ( read original story ...)
Pompeo warns China over interference with U.S. journalists in Hong Kong
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Sunday said it had come to his attention that the Chinese government had threatened to interfere with the work of U.S. journalists in Hong Kong, and said any ... ( read original story ...)
Pompeo warns China over alleged interference in US reporting in Hong Kong
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo issued a warning Sunday to China over allegations that the Chinese government threatened to interfere with American journalists reporting in Hong Kong. ( read original story ...)