Beijing: China suspended US warship visits and sanctioned American NGOs on Monday in retaliation for the passage of a...
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HK set for fresh protests as police end university siege
Hong Kong: Police on Friday said they were ending their siege of a university campus that became a battleground...
China threatens retaliation over US law on Hong Kong
Beijing: China on Thursday threatened to retaliate after US President Donald Trump signed legislation supporting Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters,...
Alibaba shares surge on HK debut
Hong Kong: Chinese online retail giant Alibaba surged Tuesday as it drew back the curtain on a Hong Kong...
Carry Lam offers mea culpa, but no concessions
Hong Kong: Highly unpopular leader of Hong Kong Carrie Lam acknowledged Tuesday that public dissatisfaction with her government fuelled...
HK democracy camp heads for stunning polls victory
Hong Kong: Pro-democracy camp here was cruising towards a crushing victory in community-level elections on Monday, sending the Beijing-backed...
China vows to ‘fight back’ after US Congress backs HK democracy
Beijing: China on Thursday accused the United States of seeking to “destroy” Hong Kong and threatened retaliation after Congress...
Alibaba eyes $12.9 bn HK IPO after setting price: reports
Beijing: Chinese online retail titan Alibaba could raise almost $13 billion in Hong Kong’s biggest IPO for nearly a...
Diehards hold out at HK campus as foreign pressure grows
Hong Kong: A few dozen pro-democracy protesters remained holed up inside a besieged Hong Kong university campus for a...
Hong Kong siege in third day as China sounds warnings
Hong Kong: A potentially deadly standoff between Hong Kong police and dozens of desperate protesters barricaded into a university...
Protesters set fire to hold off police at Hong Kong campus
Hong Kong: Pro-democracy demonstrators holed up in a Hong Kong university campus set the main entrance ablaze Monday after...
HK protesters defy Xi with pro-democracy rallies
Hong Kong: Pro-democracy protesters defied a warning by China’s President Xi Jinping and again took to the city’s streets...