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Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Chow Hang-tung was sentenced to 15 months in prison on Tuesday for her part in organizing an unauthorized vigil to commemorate the victims of the 1989 Tiananmen Square ... ( read original story ...)

Here are three things to know about the action crime thriller G Storm: 1. It is the fifth and last instalment of the Storm series. Starting with Z Storm back in 2014, the ICAC story has since gone ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong authorities have banned the vigil for two straight years, citing Covid restrictions. Last month Chow received a 12-month sentence for inciting and taking part in a similar vigil in 2020. ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam says that the recent closure of two media outlets in the city cannot be associated with the state of media freedoms in Hong Kong as the decisions were made by the outlets t ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China Vice-Chairwoman Tonyee Chow Hang-tung is seen inside a vehicle after being detained in Hong Kong, China, September 8, 2021. ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong will start banning most unvaccinated people from entering restaurants and other leisure facilities next month, as the city’s first local omicron variant cluster drives a campaign to boost ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said on Tuesday the government will expand a "vaccine bubble" from Feb. 24 to include venues such as gyms, cinemas and libraries as the city steps up its fight against the ... ( read original story ...)

Embattled Chinese property developer Evergrande suspended trading in Hong Kong on Monday as the heavily indebted company contends with an ongoing real estate crisis. ( read original story ...)

From waterfronts to mountain peaks, these routes for runners of all levels take in a giant golden egg, Buddhas big and small . . .  and the occasional cow ... ( read original story ...)

John Lee expresses anger at piece titled ‘No One is Safe in Hong Kong’, centred on arrests of Stand News employees and further charges against Apple Daily ex-staff. ( read original story ...)

"Regrettably, what was ahead of us is not just pouring rains or blowing winds, but hurricanes and tsunamis," the outlet said in a statement. ( read original story ...)

Citizen News, a small but aggressive online publication, is the latest outlet to fold amid relentless pressure from the authorities. ( read original story ...)

Journalists from Hong Kong media outlet CitizenNews decried plummeting press freedoms as they closed on Monday, saying they no longer felt safe to publish after colleagues at a rival publication were ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong’s free press is on the brink of extinction after the two largest remaining independent news websites in the Chinese territory announced they were shutting down in the space of a week. ( read original story ...)