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China's crackdown in Hong Kong escalated dramatically on Wednesday with police arresting more than 50 opposition figures in their largest operation since a draconian security law was imposed on the ... ( read original story ...)

Financial stocks were the biggest gainers on the benchmark Hang Seng Index on Thursday, led by HSBC Holdings Plc, which rose as much as 5.5% in Hong Kong following its 10% rally in London the day ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong authorities awoke to a chorus of international condemnation on Thursday following the mass arrest of pro-democracy opposition figures under a draconian national security law that Beijing ... ( read original story ...)

BOC Hong Kong retreated 1.23 percent, China Life Insurance advanced 1.18 percent, Hong Kong & China Gas sank 1.18 percent, China Resources Land dropped 0.97 percent, Techtronic Industries shed 0 ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong police arrested 53 people in dawn raids on democracy activists on Wednesday in the biggest crackdown since China last year imposed a security law which opponents say is aimed at quashing ... ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG, CHINA - 2020/11/11: Commuters wearing masks ride on a tram as it passes in front of the ... [+] British multinational banking and financial services holding company HSBC headquarters in ... ( read original story ...)

The city’s government has taken off its flimsy mask of moderation and arrested over 50 opposition candidates and an American lawyer in dawn raids. Banks and brokerage firms, the lucrative redoubt for ... ( read original story ...)

China’s unprecedented arrest of dozens of leading Hong Kong opposition figures illustrates the depth of Joe Biden’s challenges with Beijing. By the time he becomes U.S. president, there might not be ... ( read original story ...)

WSJ’s Josh Chin explains why some countries have criticized the law and why critics say it could threaten the city’s status as a global financial hub. Photo: May James/Zuma Press HONG KONG—Police ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong arrested dozens of opposition figures under a controversial national security law, an unprecedented crackdown that included an American lawyer, as authorities work to quash any dissent that ... ( read original story ...)

Stock exchanges in mainland China and Hong Kong had their most successful year for initial public offerings in a decade in 2020, raising a combined $119 billion or roughly 45% of the global total. The ... ( read original story ...)

Over 50 pro-democratic activists in Hong Kong were arrested on Wednesday for breaking the city's contentious national security law, local media reported, in the biggest crackdown yet against the ... ( read original story ...)

Asian shares were mostly lower Wednesday as surging virus counts and China-U.S. tensions weighed on sentiment. ( read original story ...)

The pandemic is devastating the city’s economy, which is already braced for population ageing and rising public spending. Government projections of sizeable returns on the Lantau development also ... ( read original story ...)