They’ve occupied Hong Kong’s central business district, marched by the hundreds of thousands through the city’s streets and endured tear gas and pepper spray in pitched battles with riot police.Now Ho ... ( read original story ...)
They fought for freedom in Hong Kong. Now, they must find it in exile.
As its political structures unravel, a city that once offered safe harbor to the downtrodden is now exporting a new generation of asylum seekers. ( read original story ...)
Beijing Attempts To Remake Hong Kong In Its Image As National Security Law Takes Hold
Educators, journalists, political figures and ordinary citizens have been intimidated and even arrested as China moves to stifle protest and civil society with its new law. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong residents defend free press as China cracks down
Last year, hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets of Hong Kong to demand full democracy, many egged on by a tabloid newspaper critical of China's ruling Communist Party. On Tuesday, they ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong rallies around Apple Daily after arrest of founder Jimmy Lai
Newspaper prints 500,000 copies, up from 100,000, as readers queue for hours to buy pro-democracy tabloid ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Apple Daily vows to fight on after owner arrested
Hong Kong's Apple Daily tabloid responded with defiance on Tuesday to the arrest of owner Jimmy Lai under a new national security law imposed by Beijing, promising to fight on in a front-page headline ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus latest: Asia-Pacific property rents fall sharply amid lockdowns
Singapore's economy shrinks 13 per cent in the second quarter. Sydney Airport is raising $1.4bn to restructure its operations in response to the slump in air travel. Reporting delays keep a lid on US ... ( read original story ...)
Breakingviews – Hong Kong will be lucky to end up like Singapore
Hong Kong will be lucky to end up like Singapore, or even a second-tier Chinese city. Police arrested pro-democracy media mogul Jimmy Lai for “foreign collusion” on Monday. Meanwhile, Chief Executive ... ( read original story ...)
‘The next Hong Kong’: Taiwan’s foreign minister sounds warning over China
Joseph Wu tells visiting US health secretary Taiwan lives under constant threat of its freedoms being quashed by Beijing ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s security law is transforming the city even faster than expected
It's been less than six weeks since a security law banning secession, subversion and collusion came into force in Hong Kong. But it's already having a dramatic effect on the city's political, media ... ( read original story ...)
City pins hopes on ‘centrepiece’ global matchmaking programme for start-ups, as Hong Kong Fintech Week goes online
Hong Kong has launched a fast-track programme for start-ups and will invite applicants from around the world to pitch their innovations to the its de facto central bank, stock exchange and other ... ( read original story ...)
China’s unrelenting crackdown on Hong Kong
Monday’s arrests underscored the speed with which the former British colony’s political freedoms — including rights to assembly and freedom of the press — are being curtailed by Beijing. ( read original story ...)
From Belarus to Hong Kong, journalists ‘are bearing the brunt of the global surge in repression’
A version of this article first appeared in the "Reliable Sources" newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong police arrest media tycoon, 8 others under new security law
Police in Hong Kong on Monday raided the offices of local newspaper Apple Daily and arrested several people, including the media organization's outspoken pro-democracy founder Jimmy Lai. ( read original story ...)