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Graphic on four prominent Hong Kong activists arrested on May 11 under the city's national security law

Cardinal's arrest deepens alarm over Hong Kong crackdown

The arrest of a 90-year-old Catholic cardinal under Hong Kong's national security law has triggered international outrage and deepened concerns over China's crackdown on freedoms in the financial hub

Factfile on John Lee, the only candidate to succeed Carie Lam as Hong Kong Chief Executive

Ex-security chief set to become new Hong Kong leader

A former security chief who oversaw the crackdown on Hong Kong’s democracy movement is set to be anointed the business hub’s new leader on Sunday by a small committee of Beijing loyalists

A general view of West New Territories Landfill during the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic, in Hong Kong, China, on 11 April 2022

Hong Kong's zero-Covid policies create mountains of plastic waste

Hong Kong disposes of over 2,300 tonnes of plastic waste a day, and with a recycling rate of just 11 per cent, according to government figures, most of it goes into landfills

Asian markets pare losses, oil drops on Biden-Putin hope

Asian markets pare losses, oil drops on Biden-Putin hope

Equities pared losses and oil prices sank Monday after presidents Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin agreed in principle to hold a summit to try to find a way out of the Ukraine crisis.

Riot police use pepper spray to disperse pro-democracy activists inside a mall after a march at Sha Tin District of East New Territories, Hong Kong, China on 14 July 2019.

Hong Kong activist arrested ahead of planned Olympics protest

A veteran Hong Kong activist was arrested for “incitement to subversion” on Friday ahead of a planned protest against Beijing’s hosting of the Winter Olympics, hours before the opening ceremony was ...

A woman walks past empty counters of Cathay Pacific at Hong Kong International Airport following fresh measures to control coronavirus (COVID-19) infections in Hong Kong, China January 11, 2022

Hong Kong airport bans transit passengers from 153 countries

Hong Kong announced a ban on passengers from more than 150 nations transiting its airport on Friday as China ramps up strict anti-virus travel measures ahead of the Winter Olympics.

The cruise ship "Spectrum of the Seas" is docked at a terminal in Hong Kong on 5 January, 2022, after it was ordered to return to the city for coronavirus testing after nine people were found to be close contacts with a recent Omicron variant outbreak.

Hong Kong tests 3,700 on ‘nowhere cruise’ ordered back to port

A Hong Kong cruise ship carrying 3,700 people was ordered back to port on Wednesday for virus testing after nine people were found to be close contacts in an Omicron variant outbreak

Workers remove a part of "Pillar of Shame" by Danish sculptor Jens Galschiot which to pay tribute to the victims of the Tiananmen Square crackdown in Beijing on 4 June 1989, at the University of Hong Kong (HKU) in Hong Kong, China, on 23 December 2021

Hong Kong activist Chow jailed for second Tiananmen ‘incitement’

Jailed democracy activist Chow Hang-tung accused Hong Kong’s courts on Tuesday of criminalising speech and helping authorities erase the Tiananmen crackdown as she was convicted a second time for ...

Media gather outside the offices of Stand News in Hong Kong on 29 December, 2021, after police raided the office of the local media outlet and arrested six current and former staff

US says latest media closure undermines Hong Kong’s ‘credibility’

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday condemned the latest closure of a pro-democracy media outlet in Hong Kong, saying it undermined the reputation of the Chinese-ruled financial hub

Workers remove a part of "Pillar of Shame" by Danish sculptor Jens Galschiot which to pay tribute to the victims of the Tiananmen Square crackdown in Beijing on 4 June 1989, at the University of Hong Kong (HKU) in Hong Kong, China, on 23 December 2021

Hong Kong university removes Tiananmen statue from campus

Known as the “Pillar of Shame,” the statue was a key symbol of the wide-ranging freedoms promised to Hong Kong at its 1997 return to Chinese rule

A woman walks by a sign advertising sugary drinks in a Brooklyn neighborhood with a high rate of obesity and diabetes on 11 June 2013 in New York City

Study finds obesity damages skeletal muscle metabolism

Fat metabolism in the skeletal muscle of obese patients is slower than that of healthy people, which scientists believe is a consequence of abnormal functions in mitochondria

A screen shows Chinese President Xi Jinping attending a virtual meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden via video link, at a restaurant in Beijing, China on 16 November 2021

Biden-Xi virtual meeting Hours of talk, but little change

It had taken 10 months for the leaders to get to the point of face-to-face talks, albeit held virtually, and suggested more could be coming, noted Daniel Russel, who served as the top US diplomat for ...

A screen shows Chinese President Xi Jinping attending a virtual meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden via video link, at a restaurant in Beijing, China on 16 November 2021

Virtual summit Biden, Xi at loggerheads on Taiwan

The White House emphasised it did not expect -- or get -- any concrete changes out of the summit

Hong Kong Stocks Exchange

China Evergrande halts share trading in Hong Kong, reports say

Embattled property giant China Evergrande suspended trading in its shares in Hong Kong on Monday pending an announcement on a "major transaction", as the firm struggles in a sea of debt and faces a ...

A pedestrian walks past a stock indicator displaying the Nikkei 225 of the Tokyo Stock Exchange (C, top) and other world stock markets in Tokyo on 16 August 2021.

Asian markets mostly rise at end of a tough week

Most Asian markets rose Friday as beleaguered investors trudged into the weekend after a painful few days, with confidence dealt a heavy blow by the Delta variant, Chinese regulatory crackdowns, ...

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