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…
World Jul 14 Global leaders condemn assassination attempt targeting Trump Global leaders expressed concern Sunday over an assassination attempt targeting former U.S. President Donald Trump at a rally in Pennsylvania that left one attendee dead and critically injured two others.
World Jun 04 WATCH: House Speaker Jeffries and Pelosi mark 35th anniversary of Tiananmen Square crackdown China has long quashed any public memory of the military crackdown on months-long protests at the heart of its capital. Hundreds, if not thousands, are believed to have been killed in an overnight operation that ended on June 4, 1989.
World Jun 04 China and Hong Kong dominated by heavy security on 35th anniversary of Tiananmen crackdown Tiananmen memorials have also been scrubbed out in Hong Kong — for years the only place in China where they could take place.
World Jun 03 After Hong Kong crackdown, overseas tributes help keep Tiananmen memories alive In Hong Kong, once a beacon of commemorative freedom, the massive June 4 annual vigil that mourned the victims for decades has vanished, a casualty of the city’s clampdown on dissidents following huge anti-government protests in 2019.