Hong Kong’s stock exchange was having a good week until Beijing crashed the party. Seen as one of the potential big winners from a bill last week by the U.S. Senate to limit listings of Chinese ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong No Longer Among World’s Top Three IPO Venues
Hong Kong is not part of the top three listing venues globally for the first time in six years, as a slow start to 2020 has weighed on initial public offering activity. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Police Fire Tear Gas as Protesters Resist China’s Grip
Marchers defied social distancing rules and a water cannon to demonstrate against Beijing’s plan for new security legislation in the territory. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong police fire tear gas on protest against security law
Large-scale unrest has returned to the streets of Hong Kong for the first time since the spread of coronavirus as China seeks to impose a new national security law on the territory. Police fired tear ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong police fire tear gas, water canon as pro-democracy supporters protest new China law
Police in Hong Kong fired tear gas and a water canon at protesters Sunday as thousands rallied in the streets against China’s move to impose a new national security law on the semi-autonomous city. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Police Fire Tear Gas As Thousands Protest Planned Security Law
Demonstrators defied social distancing rules and thronged some of the busiest retail districts Sunday. China's parliament is planning legislation to tighten its grip on the semi-autonomous territory. ( read original story ...)
Former British governor: China has betrayed Hong Kong
Christopher Patten, who served as the final British governor of Hong Kong before it was handed over to China in 1997, is accusing Beijing of betraying the city with a new proposal that would curtail ... ( read original story ...)
Why China’s Move to Rein In Hong Kong Is Just the Start
Xi Jinping’s China, emboldened by its handling of the coronavirus pandemic, no longer seems constrained by the threat of international rebuke. ( read original story ...)
US Aide Renews Warning On China’s Proposed Law For Hong Kong
The warning from national security advisor Robert O'Brien came amid soaring tensions between Washington and Beijing, and only hours after China's foreign minister Wang Yi warned that the two countries ... ( read original story ...)
China legislation on Hong Kong could lead to U.S. sanctions, White House says
China's proposed national security legislation for Hong Kong could lead to U.S. sanctions and threaten the city's status as a financial hub, White House National Security Adviser Robert O'Brien said ... ( read original story ...)
Thousands of Hong Kong Demonstrators Protest China’s Proposed Ban on Subversive Activity
China's proposal would ban secessionist and subversive activity, as well as foreign interference, in the semi-autonomous territory ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Last British Governor Blasts China, Says It ‘Cheats’ and ‘Tries to Screw Things in Its Own Favor’
Chris Patten, who served as the last British governor of Hong Kong, strongly criticized China and urged the United Kingdom to do more to protect the former colony's autonomy as the Chinese government ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong police fire tear gas, water cannons at protest against proposed security law
China wants to control us. We just want to be ourselves and live with our freedoms, so that’s why we are here,' one protester told NBC News. ( read original story ...)
Memorial Day, Testing, Hong Kong: Your Weekend Briefing
Here are the week’s top stories, and a look ahead. 1. The U.S. is approaching a grim milestone of 100,000 deaths from the coronavirus. Almost all of them occurred within a three-month span at an ... ( read original story ...)