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Wed, November 13, 2019 | 15:35

Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong to run for local office

Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong to run for local office

Prominent Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong announced plans Saturday to contest local elections and warned that any attempt to disqualify him will only spur more support for the months-long pro-democracy protests. His announcement came ahead of a major rally later Saturday to mark the fifth anniversary of the Umbrella protests, where he first shot to fame as a youth leader. Duri...

2019-09-28 19:08

Hong Kong police say student arrests at protests increase

Hong Kong police say student arrests at protests increase

Hong Kong police said Friday that students accounted for 29% of nearly 1,600 people detained in anti-democracy protests since June and urged young people to take the “straight and narrow path” as more major rallies are planned this weekend.

2019-09-28 10:05

The graffiti of Hong Kong's summer of protest

The graffiti of Hong Kong's summer of protest

All summer, young people in Hong Kong have been buying dozens of cans of spray paint with their pocket money and taking to the streets, turning their hometown into a canvas of anti-government graffiti.

2019-09-28 10:05

Japan promotes China as bigger threat than nuclear-armed North Korea

Japan promotes China as bigger threat than nuclear-armed North Korea

China's growing military might has replaced North Korean belligerence as the main security threat to Japan, Tokyo's annual defence review indicated on Thursday, despite signs that Pyongyang could have nuclear-tipped ballistic missiles. The document's security assessment on China comes after a section on Japan's ally, the United States, the first time Beijing has achieved seco...

2019-09-27 16:00

Hong Kong a 'police state,' prominent protesters say

Hong Kong a 'police state,' prominent protesters say

Hong Kong is a "police state" where officers - once dubbed "Asia's finest" - are conducting abuses in the service of the city's pro-Beijing leadership, prominent voices in the global financial hub's weeks-long protest movement told AFP Saturday. The comments came as riot police and demonstrators in Hong Kong fought brief skirmishes Saturday near the Chinese border.

2019-09-22 09:29

Hong Kong activists appeal to US lawmakers to help movement

Hong Kong activists appeal to US lawmakers to help movement

Activists involved in the pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong appealed to U.S. lawmakers Tuesday to support their fight by banning the export of American police equipment that is used against demonstrators and by more closely monitoring Chinese efforts to undermine civil liberties in the city. The activists, including several young people who have emerged as prominent figures...

2019-09-18 09:42

Moody's downgrades Hong Kong outlook to 'negative' as protests continue

Moody's downgrades Hong Kong outlook to 'negative' as protests continue

Credit rating agency Moody's changed its outlook on Hong Kong's rating to negative from stable on Monday, reflecting what it called the rising risk of "an erosion in the strength of Hong Kong's institutions" amid the city's ongoing protests. The move follows Fitch Ratings' downgrade earlier this month on Hong Kong's long-term foreign-currency-issuer default rating to "AA" fro...

2019-09-17 09:41

Chinese shoppers adopt facial payments in cashless drive

Chinese shoppers adopt facial payments in cashless drive

No cash, no cards, no wallet, and no smartphones: China's shoppers are increasingly purchasing goods with just a turn of their heads as the country embraces facial payment technology

2019-09-12 12:35

Hong Kong thwarts airport protest, but battles continue

Hong Kong thwarts airport protest, but battles continue

Hong Kong police thwarted another disruption at the airport by pro-democracy activists but had to battle protesters at subway stations on Saturday, as the months-long unrest showed no signs of abating even after the government offered a concession days earlier. Police mounted road checks and inspected passengers on trains and buses heading to the airport to weed out protester...

2019-09-08 09:43

Hong Kong leader says she would 'quit' if she could, according to leaked tape

Hong Kong leader says she would 'quit' if she could, according to leaked tape

Embattled Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said she has caused "unforgivable havoc" by igniting the political crisis engulfing the city and would quit if she had a choice, according to an audio recording of remarks she made last week to a group of businesspeople. At the closed-door meeting, Lam told the group that she now has "very limited" room to resolve the crisis because the u...

2019-09-03 09:48

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