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Jimmy Lai, Hong Kong tycoon and democratic firebrand who stood up to ChinaHong Kong media tycoon and pro-democracy advocate Jimmy Lai was found guilty of colluding with foreign forces and sedition under the city’s...
Hong Kong fire death toll hits 159 after towers searchedHong Kong's deadliest fire in decades has claimed 159 lives, with authorities cautioning the toll might rise. Investigations into the blaze...
Calls for accountability over lethal Hong Kong fire silencedA Hong Kong student, Miles Kwan, was reportedly detained by national security police. He had urged commuters to demand accountability for a...
Trump finds a ‘very good idea’ to raise imprisoned Jimmy Lai’s case in trade talks with ChinaUS, China trade talks: Donald Trump plans to discuss Jimmy Lai's case during trade negotiations with China. This move could potentially str...
National security trial of Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai: what's happened so farHong Kong media tycoon and pro-democracy advocate Jimmy Lai testified in his national security trial, denying charges of colluding with for...
First conviction under Hong Kong's new national security law for wearing "seditious" T-shirtA Hong Kong man has pleaded guilty to sedition for wearing a T-shirt with a protest slogan, marking the first conviction under the city's n...
Safeguarding National Security Ordinance: The last nail in the coffin of democracy in Hong KongThe implementation of Article 23 in Hong Kong raises concerns about safety and freedoms. The legislation, affecting Radio Free Asia and cit...
Hong Kong court rejects bid to drop sedition charge against pro-democracy tycoon Jimmy LaiA Hong Kong court rejected a bid to drop sedition charges against pro-democracy tycoon Jimmy Lai. The founder of the now-shuttered newspape...
Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai loses appeal against phone searchLai, 75, is the founder of the now shut pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily and is due to face trial in September on three charges under th...
What comes next with John Lee leading Hong Kong?On July 1, the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong's 1997 handover from Britain to China, Lee will take over as chief executive of the semi-auton...
China justifies its envoy's warning to Canada to not to grant asylum to Hong Kong nationalsA large number of Hong Kong residents have been leaving the former British colony resenting China's move to extend the new security law to ...
Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai arrested under security law, bearing out 'worst fears'Lai, 71, has been one of the most prominent democracy activists in the Chinese-ruled city and an ardent critic of Beijing, which imposed th...
China warns UK over basing aircraft carrier in the Pacific, ganging up with USLiu Xiaoming, China's top envoy in the UK, told The Times that as London cuts trading ties with the European Union later this year, it shou...
China says Hong Kong democracy activists trying to launch 'revolution'More than 600,000 Hong Kongers turned out over the weekend to choose candidates for upcoming legislative elections despite warnings from go...
Australia 'actively considering' offer of safe haven to Hong Kong residents: Prime Minister Scott MorrisionAmidst global anger and outrage in Hong Kong, Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday signed the legislation soon after lawmakers voted una...
UK PM Boris Johnson confirms visa plans for 3 million Hong Kong citizensWriting in ‘The Times', the UK prime minister said the offer would be triggered only if China presses ahead with the new law which threaten...
Hong Kong sees rush to renew UK passports as fears for future growBeijing's push to impose national security laws in the former British colony has stoked worry about its future and prompted Britain to offe...
China warns US of countermeasures over Hong Kong trading threatsUS national security advisor Robert O'Brien warned Sunday that the new law could cost the city the preferential trading status it enjoys wi...
Hong Kong's controversial security law: What is it and why does China want it?Article 23 of Hong Kong's mini-constitution, known as the Basic Law, says the city must enact national security legislation to prohibit "tr...
Outrage in Hong Kong as China pushes security lawThe proposal for the security law - expected to ban treason, subversion and sedition - was introduced into China's rubber-stamp parliament ...