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Hong Kong democracy activists to face trial over roles in 2014 rallies as Beijing tightens grip
Three leading Hong Kong democracy campaigners go on trial next week over their involvement in massive rallies calling for political reform, as room for opposition in the semiautonomous city shrinks under an assertive China. The justice department has prosecuted leading activists from the 2014 protests, ...
'Exceptional' white truffle in Italy fetches €85,000 from Hong Kong buyer
A rare 850-gram white truffle was auctioned for €85,000 ($96,000) in the Italian region of Alba on Sunday, with the anonymous Hong Kong buyer paying nearly 30 times this year's market price for smaller nuggets. The annual auction held in the region near Turin saw ...
Exiled Chinese author Ma Jian in Hong Kong as arts center agrees to host talks
Dissident Chinese author Ma Jian arrived in Hong Kong Friday vowing to speak at the city's literary festival as a major arts center that had pulled out of hosting him changed its mind. The new Tai Kwun arts complex, which hosts the Hong Kong International ...
Financial Times editor refused entry to Hong Kong as a tourist
The Asia editor of the Financial Times has been refused entry to Hong Kong, weeks after the semi-autonomous Chinese territory refused to renew his work visa. The newspaper reported that Victor Mallet was turned away at the border on Thursday after being questioned for several ...
Hong Kong arts center cancels event by dissident Chinese author
A Hong Kong arts center hosting the city's high-profile literary festival has canceled appearances by exiled Chinese writer Ma Jian, the author said Thursday, as Beijing tightens its grip on the semi-autonomous city. It is the latest blow to freedom of speech in Hong Kong ...
Russia's Pussy Riot activists stand up for Hong Kong freedoms
Members of the Russian punk protest group Pussy Riot joined Hong Kong pro-democracy campaigners Saturday to defend freedom of expression as Beijing tightens its grip on the semiautonomous city. Two members of the Russian group spoke alongside leading Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong at ...
The top administrative official in the Hong Kong government attended a symposium in Tokyo on Thursday during her first official visit to Japan, to promote the special Chinese region as a global business hub and a gateway for Japanese firms to advance into mainland ...
From 'cardboard nannies' to 'fruit money': fast-paced Hong Kong slow to adapt to its elderly
At the Tanner Hill apartments in Hong Kong, the residents — all aged 60-plus — are enjoying the ancient Chinese tile game of mahjong along with some bite-sized delicacies, dimsum, at one of the on-site restaurants. Each of the 588 units comes with wheelchair-height kitchen ...
China on Tuesday opened the world's longest sea-crossing bridge linking Hong Kong to the mainland, a feat of engineering carrying immense economic and political significance. Chinese President Xi Jinping presided over a ceremony in the city of Zhuhai to open the 55-kilometer (34-mile)-long bridge linking ...
Hong Kong authorities ban pro-democracy candidate from by-election
The Hong Kong authorities on Friday banned a former lawmaker who had been removed from office for improper oath-taking two years ago from running in a legislature by-election next month. Lau Siu-lai, who won a seat in the 2016 Legislative Council election but was ousted ...
Hokkaido is trying to tempt back tourists from overseas in the wake of last month's massive earthquake, targeting vibrant Asian economies including Hong Kong. The hotel industry in Hokkaido is still reeling from the magnitude 6.7 earthquake that jolted the southwest of the prefecture on ...
Hong Kong will 'fearlessly take action' against independence efforts
Hong Kong will "fearlessly take action" against independence calls and protect China's interests, leader Carrie Lam said Wednesday, as concerns grow that the city's freedoms face an unprecedented challenge from Beijing. Lam's annual policy address came as her government stood accused of attacking press freedoms ...
