A Hong Kong man has been handed a four-month jail sentence in absentia over social media comments threatening to bomb a national security judge and his family. Cheung Chi-ho was not present for his ...
Hong Kong police’s outgoing deputy chief urges officers to treat residents ‘like family’ but remain wary of national security threats, signs of ‘soft resistance’
Deputy Commissioner for Operations Albert Yuen concludes 37-year career on the force with call for improving relations with the public But he says officers should stay on guard against any signs of ...
Hong Kong man sentenced to jail in absentia over online posts calling for murder of chief magistrate and his family
Cheung Chi-ho is unlikely to serve four-month jail term for civil contempt of court any time soon as he absconded in 2021 while under police investigation.
Hong Kong-inspired Tin Drum Asian Kitchen finally opens first Texas location near Washington Corridor
After a lengthy drumroll, a new Hong Kong-inspired restaurant from Atlanta has finally arrived in Houston. Tin Drum Asian Kitchen, which announced its first Houston location before the pandemic, is now open at 1111 Shepherd just off the Washington Corridor.
James Harden, in China, rips 76ers team president who once expressed support for Hong Kong protesters
James Harden ripped Philadelphia 76ers executive Daryl Morey, but the timing and the location were not random. Harden was in China when he made the remarks.
Hong Kong court partially quashes democracy activists’ convictions over huge 2019 protest
A Hong Kong court quashes part of the convictions of seven prominent democracy activists who took part in a huge anti-government protest in 2019.
Hong Kong democracy leaders cleared of organising 2019 protest
Seven of Hong Kong's most prominent democracy figures, including media tycoon Jimmy Lai, were cleared Monday of the charge of organising a massive rally in 2019. The seven are among the most ...
Hong Kong pro-democracy advocates have part of convictions quashed
Jimmy Lai, Martin Lee, Margaret Ng and four others had their convictions for organising an unauthorised assembly overturned ...
Hong Kong Court Partially Quashes Convictions of Prominent Democracy Activists
The charges involved a rally in August 2019 that drew an estimated 1.7 million people onto Hong Kong's streets to call for greater police accountability and democracy.
Prominent Hong Kong democracy activists partially win bid to quash convictions over 2019 protest
Seven of Hong Kong’s most prominent democracy advocates have had part of their convictions overturned over their roles in one of the biggest pro-democracy protests in 2019.
Gas street lighting in Hong Kong: its history, and where to find the surviving relics of an era that ended over a half-century ago
A by-product of the 18th century Industrial Revolution in Britain and elsewhere in Europe, which led to the opening of extensive coal mines, gas street lighting was introduced in the early 19th century, and by the 1830s had become commonplace in cities from London and Paris to Baltimore.
How FWD married two of Richard Li’s ‘loves’ to create Hong Kong’s only home-grown, pan-Asian insurer
A serendipitous meeting more than 10 years ago between a telecoms titan and a former Vietnamese refugee sowed the seeds for an insurance company that today covers against risks in seven countries along the ancient Silk Road.
AP gets rare glimpse of jailed Hong Kong pro-democracy publisher
Jimmy Lai disappeared from public view in December 2020 following his arrest under a security law imposed by Beijing.
2023 Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival in Queens
The Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival at Flushing Meadows is the oldest, largest and most traditional dragon boat festival in the U.S.