World Oct 27 Former Premier Li Keqiang, once considered a contender to lead China’s Communist Party, dies at 68 Li was China's No. 2 leader from 2013-23 and an advocate for private business but was left with little authority after President Xi Jinping made himself the most powerful Chinese leader in decades…
World Jul 07 Hong Kong police arrest another person accused of supporting overseas activists Police detained the 24-year-old man at the city's airport a day after four other people were arrested for allegedly using companies, social media and mobile applications to receive funds for the overseas activists.
World Jul 05 Hong Kong police arrest 4 men accused of supporting people overseas, endangering national security Local media say the four are former members of the now-defunct pro-democracy party Demosisto, which was founded by Nathan Law, an activist who is now based in the U.K.
World Jul 04 Hong Kong leader says 8 pro-democracy activists who fled territory ‘will be pursued for life’ Hong Kong's leader says eight pro-democracy activists who now live in the United States, Britain, Canada and Australia will be pursued for life for alleged national security offenses.
World May 02 Hong Kong to eliminate elected seats in setback to democracy Hong Kong’s leader on Tuesday stepped up a campaign to shut down further democratic challenges by unveiling plans to eliminate most directly elected seats on local district councils.
World Apr 30 Chinese citizen who reported on COVID outbreak to be released after 3 years in prison Fang Bin and other members of the public who were dubbed citizen journalists posted details of the pandemic in early 2020 on the internet and social media, embarrassing Chinese officials who faced criticism for failing to control the outbreak.
World Mar 11 Hong Kong activists behind Tiananmen vigils sentenced to 4.5 months in jail Three former organizers of Hong Kong's annual vigil in remembrance of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown on pro-democracy protests were jailed Saturday for 4 1/2 months for failing to provide authorities with information on the group under a national security…
World Mar 04 Hong Kong court convicts activists who organized Tiananmen vigils Three Hong Kong activists from a now-defunct group that organized annual vigils commemorating China’s 1989 crackdown on pro-democracy protesters were convicted on Saturday for failing to provide authorities with information on the group in accordance with a national security law.
World Feb 06 Hong Kong transgender men win appeal over ID status change Hong Kong's top court has ruled that full sex reassignment surgery should not be a prerequisite for transgender people to have their gender changed on their official identity cards.