The flaring virus is shutting down more of the globe. Austria is set to announce tighter lockdown measures, while Greece canceled school and Moscow closed bars and restaurants. Tehran will close ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong manhunt under way after late-night knife attack on mainland billionaire Qian Fenglei, assistant in Wan Chai
Hong Kong police are hunting three men who allegedly assaulted mainland billionaire Qian Fenglei and his assistant with knives in Wan Chai at around midnight on Friday. The attack happened as Qian, ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong schools flooded with official ‘suggestions’ to promote national identity among students, with training for teachers too
The new academic year has seen Hong Kong schools receiving numerous new instructions, as well as guidance and training from the government, on ways to strengthen national security awareness and ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong government lashes out at foreign critics of lawmakers’ disqualification, accusing them of sowing division between city and mainland
The Hong Kong government has hit back at foreign countries critical of Beijing's recent move to disqualify four local opposition lawmakers, accusing them of applying "double standards" with the aim of ... ( read original story ...)
Mandatory Covid-19 testing for ‘high-risk’ groups in Hong Kong gets nod, penalties for ignoring orders include jail, fines
"High-risk" groups in Hong Kong will have to undergo mandatory Covid-19 screening from Sunday, health officials have announced amid a spike in local infections of unknown origin, warning that those ... ( read original story ...)
New World’s Harvard-educated scion upends Hong Kong developers’ ‘build and sell’ business model as city sits at crossroads
Cheng Yu-tung, one of Hong Kong's best-known tycoons, spared no expense when he led a 1985 effort to build a harbourfront convention centre to host the city's return to Chinese sovereignty 12 years ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong mogul Jimmy Lai: ‘At least we fought, we showed our dignity’
The tycoon who has angered Beijing talks about the uncertain future of Hong Kong, backing Trump and never giving in ... ( read original story ...)
Next Move Unclear Amid China Curbs, Says Hong Kong Democrat, but ‘We Will Be Back’
The mass resignation of Hong Kong's opposition lawmakers leaves the pro-democracy movement with no clear option in its fight against Communist Party rulers in Beijing, one of the outgoing legislators ... ( read original story ...)
China’s Hong Kong crackdown poses an immediate challenge for Biden
Follow the latest on Election 2020 China keeps tightening its grip on Hong Kong. On Wednesday, Beijing forced the ouster of four lawmakers in the semiautonomous city’s local government who, under a ... ( read original story ...)
RTHK Arrest in Hong Kong Is Further Blow to Press Freedom
The appearance in court Tuesday of journalist Bao Choy over her investigative reporting for Hong Kong’s public broadcaster is viewed as another blow to press freedom for the region. The freelance ... ( read original story ...)
With resignations, Hong Kong democracy movement hangs in balance
The en masse resignation of pro-democracy legislators in Hong Kong on Thursday to protest their colleagues’ expulsion means bills favored by Beijing could pass with little opposition. ( read original story ...)
As Hong Kong Opposition Quits Council, Pro-Beijing Forces Reign
Establishment lawmakers were already discussing which policies they could fast-track, while the pro-democracy camp pondered its next move. ( read original story ...)
China Completes Subjugation of Hong Kong, Comes for America | Opinion
On Thursday, all 15 of the remaining pro-democracy lawmakers in Hong Kong resigned from the Legislative Council after staging a noisy protest in the legislature's chamber. The day before, the ... ( read original story ...)
Beijing Slams Hong Kong Opposition as U.S. Threatens More Sanctions
Senior Chinese officials branded the mass resignation of opposition Hong Kong lawmakers a undefinedfarce, rejecting foreign criticism even as the walkout cleared Beijing’s path to further bend the ... ( read original story ...)