Hong Kong
Hong Kong not short of motivation ahead of India, Pakistan challenges
After progressing through the Qualifier, Hong Kong dare to dream in the Asia Cup 2022, taking on India and Pakistan in the group stage of the event.
31 August 2022, 03:14 AM
Full Fixtures of Asia Cup 2022
The Asia Cup is set to begin on August 27 in the UAE.
25 August 2022, 04:32 AM
Hong Kong most expensive city for expats, New York 2nd
Hong Kong is the world’s most expensive city – for the second year in a row – for expatriates to live in, according to the findings of the latest cost of living research published by ECA International.
8 June 2022, 11:05 AM
HK establishment crushed at polls in stark message to Beijing
Hong Kong's deeply unpopular leader vowed Monday to "listen humbly" to voters after the pro-democracy camp scored a crushing victory in community-level elections that revealed broad public support for a protest movement that has sparked months of violence.
25 November 2019, 05:56 AM
Hong Kong student who fell during protests dies, fresh unrest likely
A student at a Hong Kong university who fell during protests at the weekend dies, marking the first student death during the anti-government demonstrations that have roiled the city and set the stage for fresh unrest.
8 November 2019, 05:43 AM
China plans to replace Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam: FT
Beijing is drawing up a plan to remove Hong Kong's beleaguered chief executive Carrie Lam, the Financial Times reported Wednesday, after nearly five months of pro-democracy unrest.
23 October 2019, 04:38 AM
US House takes hard line on China over Hong Kong, Huawei
The US House of Representatives has on Tuesday passed four pieces of legislation taking a hard line on China, three related to pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong and one commending Canada in its dispute over the extradition of a Chinese telecom executive.
16 October 2019, 05:14 AM
Hong Kong mops up, braces for fresh protests after National Day violence
Hong Kong awakes to widespread damage and calls for more protests following some of the most violent clashes in nearly four months of unrest, including the shooting of a teenage demonstrator by police.
2 October 2019, 04:56 AM
Hong Kong reels from worst clashes in months
Hong Kong is reeling from some of the worst clashes to rock the city in months after hardcore pro-democracy protesters hurled petrol bombs at police who fired tear gas and deployed water cannon, before making mass arrests inside train stations.
1 September 2019, 04:46 AM
Hong Kong protesters join meandering march for democracy
Thousands march in a meandering tour of downtown Hong Kong in the pouring rain, the latest in a series of pro-democracy protests that have plunged the Chinese-ruled city into its worst political crisis in decades.
31 August 2019, 04:36 AM
HK police make fresh arrests, city braces for further protests
Hong Kong police have said that they have arrested more than 20 people after violent clashes with anti-government protesters overnight, as the Chinese-controlled territory braced for more protests and a general strike aimed to bring the city to a halt.
4 August 2019, 06:23 AM
HK braces for new rally after fresh riot police clashes
Defiant pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong are readying for another big rally, a day after police fires rubber bullets and tear gas in the latest violent confrontation that has plunged the financial hub deeper into crisis.
28 July 2019, 04:22 AM
Massive demonstration chokes Hong Kong as extradition anger boils
Hundreds of thousands of people have rallied in central Hong Kong against a reviled extradition law, the latest huge demonstration to pile pressure on the city's embattled leader, despite her weekend climbdown.
16 June 2019, 11:24 AM
Hong Kong leader suspends controversial extradition bill after protests
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam has delayed indefinitely a proposed law to allow extraditions to mainland China, in a dramatic retreat after widespread anger over the bill sparked violent protests in the Asian finance hub.
15 June 2019, 04:20 AM
Hong Kongers alarmed by Google translation gaffe
Hong Kong social media has lit up when protesters noticed Google's translation software was briefly churning out a rather odd suggestion during a week that has seen the worst political violence to hit the city in decades.
14 June 2019, 06:38 AM
Protesters scuffle with Hong Kong police
Scuffles breaks out between protesters and police in Hong Kong as hundreds of people remained on the streets to protest a planned extradition law with mainland China, a day after police fired tear gas and rubber bullets at demonstrators.
13 June 2019, 06:31 AM
Hong Kong police fire rubber bullets as protests turn to violent chaos
Hong Kong police have fired rubber bullets and tear gas at demonstrators who threw plastic bottles as protests against an extradition bill that would allow people to be sent to mainland China for trial turned to violent chaos.
12 June 2019, 04:46 AM
Thousands protest China extradition bill in Hong Kong
Several hundred thousand people have jammed Hong Kong's streets in a last bid to thwart a proposed extradition law that would allow suspects to be sent to China to face trial, with police bracing for the biggest march in the city in 15 years.
9 June 2019, 11:04 AM
Hong Kong snares record haul of rhino horns from South Africa
Hong Kong customs seize a record 40 kg (88 pounds) of rhino horns worth around HK$8 million ($1 million) from Johannesburg en route to Vietnam, the latest bust for authorities trying to tackle the rising volume of endangered species trafficked through the Chinese territory.
15 February 2019, 07:08 AM
Typhoon Mangkhut: Millions evacuated in China
More than three million people have been moved to safety in southern China as Typhoon Mangkhut moved northward and continued to wreak havoc across the region yesterday.
17 September 2018, 18:00 PM