As Beijing exerts an iron grip on the once liberal outpost of Hong Kong, snuffing out the last breaths of democracy, Max is weighing a life-altering decision. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong authorities no longer recognise dual nationality, UK warns
The UK has warned Britons in Hong Kong that the territory has stopped recognising dual nationality and it might no longer be able to help citizens who also hold a local passport. “If you have both ... ( read original story ...)
HSBC urged to unfreeze accounts of Hong Kong activist
International politicians say the bank, already under fire for backing China’s security law, could ‘gravely tarnish’ its reputation ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese submarine crashes into commercial ship from Hong Kong
A submarine of Japan's maritime self-defense force collided with a Hong Kong-registered ship, resulting in three people injured on the sub, according to Tokyo. ( read original story ...)
Japan navy submarine, Hong Kong ship collide off Japan coast
A Japanese navy submarine and a commercial ship have collided off Japan’s southern coast, causing minor injuries to three crewmembers of the submarine and damage to its mast ... ( read original story ...)
No Jury For Hong Kong’s First National Security Trial: Source
Hong Kong has decided against using a jury for the first trial under a sweeping national security law imposed by Beijing, a legal source with direct knowledge of the case told AFP on Monday. Secretary ... ( read original story ...)
Pressure Grows on HSBC Over Hong Kong Activist Ted Hui: Times
HSBC Holdings Plc has drawn fire from an international coalition of senior politicians over its decision to freeze the bank account of prominent pro-democracy activist Ted Hui in Hong Kong, The Times ... ( read original story ...)
Pressure grows on HSBC over Hong Kong activist Ted Hui
HSBC has come under fire from an international coalition of senior politicians over its decision to freeze the bank account of a prominent pro-democracy activist in Hong Kong.A group of more than 50 ... ( read original story ...)
Second Hong Kong Radio Host Arrested For Sedition
A Hong Kong internet radio host was arrested on Sunday under a little-used colonial era sedition law that authorities have begun to wield against Beijing's critics. Officers from the police's national ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong police seize 280kg of marijuana with a street value of HK$63 million
Hong Kong police seized 280kg of marijuana from a warehouse in Lok Ma Chau on Friday, the second-largest cannabis seizure ever, with an estimated value of HK$63 million on the black market. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Wants Young Flag-Waving Patriots So It Scrubbed Its Schoolbooks
Children as young as six in Hong Kong will be subjected to lessons on national security as China seeks greater control over the minds of the city’s youth, which it blamed for fueling antigovernment ... ( read original story ...)
Film Screening in Hong Kong Tests University’s Tolerance
Five years ago, on the eve of the Lunar New Year, Hong Kong authorities arrested about 50 people when crowds tried to protect street hawkers selling fishballs in the bustling Kowloon neighborhood of ... ( read original story ...)
Blinken Presses China on Xinjiang, Hong Kong in Call With Beijing’s Top Diplomat
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken told top Chinese diplomat Yang Jiechi in a phone call on Friday the United States will stand up for human rights and democratic values in Xinjiang, Tibet and ... ( read original story ...)
Blinken Presses China On Uighurs, Hong Kong In First Call
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken pressed Beijing on its treatment of Uighurs, Tibetans and Hong Kong in the first conversation between top officials of the two powers since President Joe Biden ... ( read original story ...)