Hong Kong

Hong Kong has a free market economy, highly dependent on international trade and finance - the value ... Heritage Foundation; World Economic Forum; Transparency International; Freedom House ... Read More

Hong Kong fast-tracks law that once drew protests, cementing Beijing’s hold

Hong Kong lawmakers have fast-tracked and passed a new security law, expanding on the already vague, draconian and wide-ranging penalties that have silenced almost all forms of public dissent and ... Read More

Hundreds evacuated from major fire at Hong Kong’s World Trade Centre, with at least 13 injured and more than 100 trapped on rooftop

The fire alarm systems on some floors in a Hong Kong skyscraper were shut down ... The fire at the 38-storey World Trade Centre on Gloucester Road, Causeway Bay, broke out during the lunchtime ... Read More

Are Hong Kong's days as a global business hub over?

There is a new running joke in Hong Kong: locals mock their city for losing its status as the darling of global capital. As one joked, it is the newest Unesco world heritage site. A tough security ... Read More

Hong Kong court jails 12 for storming parliament in pro-democracy protests

Sentences of nearly seven years handed down over 2019 action that was pivotal moment in uprising against Chinese rule A Hong Kong court has ... height of pro-democracy protests that challenged ... Read More

Hong Kong jails 12 people over the storming of the legislature in 2019 protests

HONG KONG — A Hong Kong court sentenced 12 people Saturday to prison over the storming of the city’s legislative council building at the height of the anti-government protests in 2019. Read More

Hong Kong on major alert as first man catches 'herpes virus B' from monkey

A concerning health alert has been issued in Hong Kong as a 37-year-old man fights ... Symptoms of the virus in humans can escalate from fever to respiratory issues, nausea, neurological ... Read More

Hong Kong: Actor Gregory Wong among 12 jailed over 2019 protest

Extensive damage was done to the building, with portraits of political ... the Hong Kong government and even weakening its governance," Mr Li said, according to the AFP news agency. The protests ... Read More

Hong Kong

Hong Kong has banned vigils and gatherings marking the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests amid what is viewed by critics as an effort by China to crack down on political dissent. Read More