Hong kong
Veteran Hong Kong journalist arrested for 'sedition'
The arrest is the latest blow against the local press in Hong Kong which has seen its media freedom rating plummet as Beijing cracks down on dissent.
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Hong Kong to lift ban on flights from nine countries in April
The finance hub has struggled to maintain China's zero-Covid policy during an Omicron-fuelled outbreak.
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Hong Kong leader defends mainland medics against 'divisive comments'
China this week sent about 400 healthcare workers to bolster the ranks of Hong Kong's anti-pandemic staff.
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US warns against Hong Kong travel over COVID rules, child separations
The Asian financial hub is in the grip of its worst coronavirus outbreak, registering tens of thousands of new cases each day, overwhelming hospitals and shattering the city's zero-Covid strategy.
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Virus-hit Hong Kong considering lockdown: health chief
Two years of strict zero-COVID policies kept the coronavirus largely bay but a breakthrough of the highly transmissible Omicron variant exposed how little authorities had done to prepare for a mass outbreak.
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Hong Kong activist arrested ahead of planned Olympics protest
China has embarked on a crackdown in Hong Kong following massive and at times violent pro-democracy protests, imposing a sweeping national security law that criminalised much dissent.
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Hong Kong airport bans transit passengers from 153 countries
The move deepens Hong Kong's global isolation and comes as Beijing battles to stamp out a flurry of Delta and Omicron outbreaks in the only major economy still pursuing a staunch zero-Covid strategy.
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Shuttered Hong Kong news outlet's editors charged with sedition
China has tightened its control of Hong Kong since massive and often violent pro-democracy protests engulfed the financial hub in 2019, using a sweeping national security law to clamp down on dissent.
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Hong Kong's Stand News to shut down after police raid, arrests
Stand News said in a statement posted on Facebook that acting editor-in-chief Patrick Lam had resigned and all employees have been terminated.
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'Simpsons' Tiananmen episode missing from Disney+ in Hong Kong
The Hong Kong version started streaming earlier this month and eagle-eyed customers soon noticed the conspicuous absence of "The Simpsons" episode 12 of season 16.
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New Hong Kong law to censor old movies for security breaches
It empowers Hong Kong's chief secretary to revoke the screening license of past and current films that are deemed "contrary to the interests of national security".
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Kidman quarantine exemption sparks anger in Hong Kong
The Chinese financial hub maintains some of the strictest quarantine measures in the world, an approach that has kept virus cases low but left most residents cut off from overseas loved ones for the last 18 months.
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Hong Kong customs arrest four in first crypto laundering bust
The men opened various local bank accounts with shell companies and made transactions through a virtual currency exchange trading platform to turn laundered crypto into real cash for clients.
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Six school kids among nine Hong Kongers arrested for 'bomb plot'
Police said on Tuesday they seized various items from the group, including a small amount of explosives, raw materials to produce TATP, air guns, mobile phones, SIM cards, an operating manual on how to plant bombs, and plans to leave the city.
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Hong Kong court ruling overturns anti-LGBT housing policy
The case was a second victory for gay couple Henry Li and his deceased partner Edgar Ng against the city's government, after a 2020 ruling allowing same-sex couples equal rights to inheritance.
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Curtain falls on Hong Kong tabloid that dared to challenge China
Over the last week, Apple Daily's journalism was declared a threat to China's national security by Hong Kong authorities and the paper saw its assets frozen a move that crippled its ability to operate.
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Hong Kong pro-democracy paper unable to pay staff after asset freeze: aide
Apple Daily has long been a thorn in Beijing's side, with unapologetic support for the city's pro-democracy movement and caustic criticism of China's authoritarian leaders.
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Hong Kong democracy vigil leader detained on Tiananmen anniversary
Police confirmed two people - lawyer Chow Hang-tungand a 20-year-old male - had been arrested on suspicion of publicising an unlawful assembly through social media posts.
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Hong Kong could soon bin millions of unused vaccine doses
Hong Kong is one of the few places in the world fortunate enough to have secured more than enough doses to inoculate its entire population of 7.5 million people.
