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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 ...
Hong Kong leader refuses to explain visa denial for Financial Times journalist
Hong Kong's leader Tuesday refused to say why the city had denied a visa to a leading Financial Times journalist, despite escalating demands for an explanation of the unprecedented challenge to freedom of the press. Victor Mallet, the FT's Asia news editor and a British ...
U.K. seeks 'urgent explanation' after Hong Kong bans Financial Times journalist
Hong Kong's decision to effectively blacklist a senior Financial Times journalist required an "urgent explanation," the U.K. said Saturday. Other governments also sounded the alarm over eroding freedoms in the former British colony. Victor Mallet, the FT's Asia news editor and a British national, earned ...
Hong Kong press freedom in question as Financial Times journalist denied visa
Hong Kong has refused to renew a work visa for the Asia news editor of the Financial Times, who is also an official of the city's Foreign Correspondents' Club (FCC), a decision that has shocked many in the financial hub's international community. The news comes ...
Several thousand marched in Hong Kong Monday against suppression by Beijing as fears grow that freedoms in the semiautonomous city are seriously under threat. The pro-democracy protest comes a week after Hong Kong banned a pro-independence party on the grounds it was a threat to ...
Major contact lens maker Seed Co. is stepping up efforts to boost sales in Asia by collaborating with U.S. fashion brand Jill Stuart. The Tokyo-based company launched disposable contact lenses designed with the New York brand in Hong Kong last week to offer three colors ...
A Hong Kong man has developed the world's first human case of the rat version of the hepatitis E virus, according to new research from one of the city's leading universities. There had previously been no evidence the disease could jump from rats to humans, ...
U.S.-China tensions spilling over from trade into the military arena
A deterioration in U.S.-China relations, seen most dramatically in their escalating trade dispute, is spilling over into the military arena. The Pentagon on Tuesday confirmed that China had canceled a Washington visit by the head of its navy, and U.S. officials said China had denied ...
Hong Kong pro-independence party formally outlawed in first such move since '97 handover
Hong Kong authorities formally banned on Monday a group promoting independence from China — the first outlawing of a political organization since Britain handed its former colony back to Chinese rule in 1997. The city's Secretary for Security John Lee announced the ban on the ...
