Mounting anger over China's plans to exert more power over Hong Kong spark clashes, with pepper pellets fired and almost 300 arrests. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong: Police arrest 180, fire pepper guns on protesters
Police in Hong Kong arrested at least 180 people and fired non-lethal pepper balls at protesters on Wednesday as people took to the streets to demonstrate against a China-proposed national security ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Leader Vows ‘Action Plan’ For Hong Kong Protesters
Hong Kong was upended by months of often violent pro-democracy protests last year sparked by rising fears that Beijing is chipping away at the city's freedoms. Unrest has returned in recent days after ... ( read original story ...)
A history of resistance: key dates in Hong Kong’s battle with China
Beijing’s attempts to bring the territory to heel since handover have resulted in pushback and protest ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong: Hundreds arrested as proposed security law worsens tensions
Protesters in a downtown shopping mall chanted “Liberate Hong Kong! Revolution of our times” and “Hong Kong independence, the only way out." ... ( read original story ...)
Riot police take zero tolerance approach to Hong Kong protests as tensions build
Around 250 people were arrested across Hong Kong Wednesday, as sporadic protests were met by a massive police presence and zero tolerance approach, with pepper spray, kettling and searches used to ... ( read original story ...)
Hang Seng underperforms amid protests and lingering concerns about possible impact of security bill
We have updated our privacy policy please check our Terms&Conditions Accept and Continue - US Senators comment on possible China sanctions regarding HK national security bill, Trump said the US will ... ( read original story ...)
China Traders Are Buying Hong Kong Stocks Like Never Before
Mainland money is flowing into Hong Kong’s stocks at an unparalleled pace, offering support to a market at the center of rising tensions between Beijing and Washington. ( read original story ...)
Higher Open Anticipated For Hong Kong Stock Market
The Hong Kong stock market has tracked higher in back-to-back trading days, advancing more than 450 points or 2 percent along the way. The Hang Seng Index now sits just above the 23,380-point plateau ... ( read original story ...)
Hundreds Rally, Pepper Spray Pellets Fired: Hong Kong Update
Officers fired pepper spray projectiles in downtown Hong Kong and arrested at least 16 people as protesters hit the streets Wednesday to oppose China’s increasing control over the city, a return to ... ( read original story ...)
Trump Says Hong Kong Will Lose Finance Industry After China Law
President Donald Trump believes Hong Kong will lose its status as Asia’s financial hub if the Chinese government proceeds with a new law to curb protests in the territory, the White House press ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Police Stamp Out National Anthem Law Protests
The latest unrest comes days after China announced separate plans to impose a sweeping national security law on Hong Kong following last year's huge and often violent pro-democracy rallies. That move ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong police fire pepper pellets as protests flare in financial heart
Hong Kong riot police fired pepper pellets on Wednesday to disperse protesters in the heart of the global financial centre, where Beijing's proposed national security laws have revived anti-government ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. threats won’t stop China’s national security law in Hong Kong, analysts say
Several U.S. officials and Congress members criticized Beijing's move to impose a national security law in Hong Kong, with some — such as Republican Senator Marco Rubio — threatening sanctions on ... ( read original story ...)