カテゴリー: Hong Kong
Part-owner of shop that used to sell texts critical of China opens new business in TaipeiThe part-owner of a Hong Kong bookstore specialising in texts critical of China’s leaders has reopened his shop in Taiwan after fleeing Hong Kong because of legal …
Belizean national Lee Henley Hu Xiang accused of ‘colluding with foreign anti-China forces’China is prosecuting its first foreign national for involvement in the Hong Kong protests, which racked the city for much of last year.State media said on Friday…
The UN human rights watchdog OHCHR reminds the territory that charges against prominent pro-democracy figures have not gone unnoticedThe United Nations human rights watchdog is “closely following” the arrest and charging of 15 pro-democracy leaders in …
Martin Lee, who was arrested on Saturday, says protests will turn fatal if authorities go ahead with expected national security pushMartin Lee, the 81-year-old founder of Hong Kong’s Democratic party, has said there will be more fatalities and protests…
Recent arrests and posturing signal a turbulent future amid calls from Beijing for national security legislation to be expedited“Thus we left Hong Kong to her fate and the hope that Martin Lee, the leader of the Democrats, would not be arrested,” wrote…
Lee Cheuk Yan says recent arrests help ensure potential candidates cannot run in upcoming electionsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageBeijing and the Hong Kong government are using the pandemic as a “golden opportunity” to crac…
The arrest of 15 activists is the biggest crackdown on the pro-democracy movement since the coronavirus pandemic beganThe US and UK have criticised the arrest of 15 Hong Kong democracy activists on charges of organising and participating in anti-govern…
China office says that city’s right to self-rule is ‘authorised by the central government’Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageHong Kong police have arrested 15 high-profile democracy activists on charges of illegal assembly.The …
Luo Huining says region’s pro-democracy movement is threat to ‘one country, two systems’ principle Beijing’s top official in Hong Kong has called for controversial national security laws shelved since 2003 to be passed as soon as possible to combat rad…
Law against use at legal and illegal assemblies was introduced during protestsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageAs health experts in Hong Kong call for masks to be made mandatory to tackle coronavirus, a ban on their use that …
Milestone comes as nation struggles with ongoing outbreaks, including in Wuhan where dozens of residences have been locked down againCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageChina has reported zero new Covid-19 deaths for the first t…
Daily numbers of confirmed cases rising again as people rush home to beat border closuresCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageAsian countries that started to feel tentative hope that their responses to the coronavirus pandemic we…
Trump invokes Defence Production Act; Syria introduces travel restrictions; The UK, Spain, Italy see biggest daily rise in deaths. Follow the latest updatesCoronavirus latest: at a glanceItaly records 969 coronavirus deaths dashing hopes of turnaroundA…
Region closes its borders to non-residents and introduces futher restrictions to keep pandemic at bay Hong Kong was one of the first places to report infections of Covid-19 outside mainland China. Chastened by its experience with Sars 17 years ago, the…
China shuts its borders to foreign visitors, and Russia closes all bars and restaurantsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe Spanish government has defended its response to the coronavirus pandemic as the death rate in the cou…