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Small groups of protesters remained on Hong Kong’s streets early Wednesday evening, after officers fired pepper spray projectiles and arrested nearly 300 people in a return to unrest largely unseen ... ( read original story ...)

With the U.S. weighing sanctions over a new security law, Beijing’s allies in the financial hub push forward a bill criminalizing disrespect of China’s national anthem. ( read original story ...)

Prominent pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong called Beijing's proposed national security legislation "more evil" than the scrapped extradition bill that triggered mass protests in Hong Kong last year. ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong-based Bank of East Asia Ltd (BEA) has extended by three months the deadline for it to update shareholders on a review of its business portfolios and assets due to the coronavirus pandemic, ... ( read original story ...)

Heightened tensions weighed on China and Hong Kong markets, but Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, and Indian equity markets rose. The yen, the Canadian dollar, and Ne ... ( read original story ...)

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 ...)

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 ...)

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 ...)

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 ...)

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 ...)

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 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 ...)

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 ...)

Beijing’s allies in the financial hub are pushing through laws that will make it a crime to disrespect “March of the Volunteers,” the Chinese anthem. ( read original story ...)