World Sep 09 Activists worked for years on a Hong Kong same-sex partnership bill, but a tough vote remains Hong Kong lawmakers are set to debate a government-proposed framework to recognize same-sex partnerships.
World Aug 04 Hong Kong bans financial support for 16 overseas activists and cancels passports Hong Kong authorities have strengthened a crackdown on 16 overseas-based activists who were previously targeted by bounties on suspicion of endangering national security.
World Jun 26 Top U.S. diplomat in Hong Kong criticizes the city and China for curtailing freedoms U.S. Consul General Gregory May, Hong Kong's top American diplomat, said Thursday that the policies of the Chinese and Hong Kong governments have curtailed freedoms, pointing to the case of jailed prominent activist Jimmy Lai and what he called “transnational regression."…
World May 27 Meet Jia Jia and De De, Hong Kong’s giant panda cubs The pandas' birth in August made their mother, Ying Ying, the world's oldest first-time panda mom.
World Mar 18 Hong Kong’s leader takes swipe at Trump but avoids criticism of deal to sell Panama assets Hong Kong’s leader says his government opposes coercion by foreign governments but stopped short of criticizing a prominent local conglomerate’s decision to sell its Panama Canal port assets to a consortium including American investment bank BlackRock.
World Jan 28 Chinese tech startup DeepSeek’s chatbot sparks discussion about AI competition Observers are eager to see whether the Chinese company has matched America's leading AI companies at a fraction of the cost.
World Nov 20 Hong Kong ex-publisher Jimmy Lai testifies he didn’t ask Pence, Pompeo to take action against city Former Hong Kong publisher Jimmy Lai is testifying in his defense at his landmark national security trial. He told the court on Wednesday about his 2019 meetings with former U.S. Vice President Mike Pence and former U.S. Secretary of State…
World Nov 19 45 Hong Kong democracy activists get 4 to 10 years in prison under Beijing-imposed law Forty-five ex-lawmakers and activists have been sentenced to four to 10 years in prison in Hong Kong’s biggest national security case under a Beijing-imposed law that crushed a once-thriving pro-democracy movement.
World Sep 06 Nearly a million people flee as Typhoon Yagi makes landfall in China A powerful typhoon has made landfall on a Chinese holiday island after it swept south of Hong Kong, forcing many aspects of life in the region to a halt.
World Aug 29 Hong Kong court convicts 2 journalists who openly criticized the government amid a crackdown on dissent A Hong Kong court has convicted two former editors of a shuttered news outlet in a sedition case widely seen as a barometer for the future of media freedoms in a city once hailed as a bastion of free press…