In Hong Kong 'collapse,' government falls months behind on collecting taxes
Hong Kong is behind on its taxes. Hundreds of thousands of residents are still waiting for their salary-tax bills, which normally start to land in mailboxes in July. The hold-up is due to a legislative backlog linked to the anti-government protests that have gripped the ...
Hong Kong leader says special status can last after 2047 if city is loyal to China
Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam said Thursday that the "one country, two systems" framework under which the city enjoys freedoms unknown in China could continue after the 2047 deadline if loyalty to Beijing is upheld. Lam's comments at the Legislative Council appeared to be ...
Japanese response to alleged global Chinese assault on rights 'lukewarm,' rights group says
Human Rights Watch released a scathing report Wednesday slamming the Chinese government for crafting an "Orwellian high-tech surveillance state" at home and deploying its growing economic clout to silence its critics overseas, while an official with the group criticized Japan's response to alleged rights ...
China defends barring Human Rights Watch head from Hong Kong
China on Monday defended barring the head of Human Rights Watch from entering Hong Kong, saying nongovernmental organizations were responsible for political unrest in the city and should "pay the proper price." Kenneth Roth was supposed to give a news conference in Hong Kong this ...
Hong Kong authorities barred the head of Human Rights Watch from entering the Chinese territory Sunday, the advocacy group said. Kenneth Roth, Human Rights Watch's executive director, had planned to launch the organization's annual world report in Hong Kong this week. The report's focus is ...
Hong Kong workers flock to labor unions as new protest tactic
Before the Hong Kong protests began in June, Chris Ngai spent most of his free time playing World of Warcraft and finding new cocktail recipes. Now the bespectacled 24-year-old junior engineer is launching a trade union. His aim is to ramp up pressure on Hong ...
Man infected with mysterious virus in China dies after outbreak
A 61-year-old man has died from pneumonia in the central Chinese city of Wuhan in an outbreak of a yet to be identified virus while seven others are in critical condition, the Wuhan health authorities said Saturday. In total, 41 people have been diagnosed with ...
Nearly 1 in 3 adults in Hong Kong reported symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder during months of often violent social unrest in the city, according to a study published in The Lancet medical journal Friday. And around 1 in 10 had symptoms of probable depression, ...
Uniqlo sees worst drop in overseas sales in decade amid Hong Kong unrest and South Korea row
Political flare-ups in Asia are putting the brakes on Fast Retailing Co.'s overseas momentum, as the Uniqlo operator reported the worst decline in its quarterly revenue in a decade for its international segment. Asia's largest retailer has long counted on overseas expansion to power growth ...
For 20-year-old Olivia Tam, a journalism student at Hong Kong Baptist University, Taiwan in the run-up to its presidential election seems a world apart from her hometown. As part of an eight-day trip organized by her university, Tam watched thousands of members of the opposition ...
A preliminary investigation into viral pneumonia illnesses making dozens of people in and around China sick has identified the possible cause as a new type of coronavirus, state media said Thursday. Chinese health authorities did not immediately confirm the report from state broadcaster CCTV. Coronaviruses are ...
Carrie Lam vows to work closely with Beijing's new envoy to get Hong Kong on 'right path'
Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam said on Tuesday she would work closely with Beijing's top official in the Asian financial hub to get it back on "the right path" after more than six months of pro-democracy protests. The appointment of a new head of ...
