Hong Kong
Hong Kong pro-democracy protests spread as Beijing stands firm
Pro-democracy rallies, expanding farther across Hong Kong Wednesday in the early hours of China’s National Day holiday, are threatening to escalate...
How Ferguson’s ‘hands up’ protest has spread to Hong Kong … sort of
The symbolic “hands up, don’t shoot” gesture used by protesters in Ferguson, Mo., appears to have gone global this weekend as thousands of pro-democracy...
Police defend tear gas use as Hong Kong protests grow occasionally violent
Police defended their use of tear gas and other methods to control the pro-democracy protests that have paralyzed Hong Kong’s financial district,...
Hong Kong students brave pepper spray in clashes with riot police
Hong Kong riot police used pepper spray on Saturday to disperse dozens of students who had stormed government headquarters, but an equal number held their...
Hong Kong students take democracy strike to government HQ
Hong Kong students took their anti-Beijing strike to government headquarters Tuesday, with hundreds gathering at the harbourside complex to protest China’s...
Thousands of Hong Kong students go on strike as China restricts voting reforms
Thousands of Hong Kong college and university students boycotted classes Monday to protest against Beijing’s decision to restrict voting reforms,...
Staying alive: Hong Kong chief says his words were twisted by the media
The setting at the Aug. 19 meeting was calm: A room with plush cream carpets, Chinese ink brush landscape paintings and a vase of purple orchids.
Hong Kong police arrest 22 pro-democracy protesters
Hong Kong police have arrested at least 22 people during a series of protests targeting a senior Chinese official, authorities said Tuesday.
Hong Kong braces for protests as China denies request for full democracy
Pro-democracy activists vowed on Sunday to bring Hong Kong’s financial hub to a standstill after China’s parliament rejected their demands...
China and Hong Kong poised for showdown over democracy
Hong Kong is poised for a showdown with China when the Chinese parliament meets later on Sunday, with the largely rubber-stamp body likely to snuff out...
China warns foreign powers not to use Hong Kong as a ‘bridgehead’
China has warned against any foreign interference ahead of a crucial ruling on Hong Kong’s political future on Sunday, saying Beijing will not tolerate...
Armoured China vehicles cause alarm, test limits in Hong Kong
The vehicles, with short guns mounted on turrets, were spotted at a time of heightened public discontent in the semi-autonomous Hong Kong over perceived...
Bigger than a prison cell: Hong Kong opens housing market with micro-flats
Real estate developers in Hong Kong, already home to one of the most expensive housing markets in the world, are coming up with a new way to encourage...
As Chinese influence grows, Hong Kong fights for its future
From the sweltering streets of the legendary port city of 7.2 million people to its air-conditioned office towers, Hong Kongers are picking sides in a...
Hong Kong wraps up unofficial democracy poll in defiance of Beijing
More than 780,000 voters in Hong Kong have cast their ballots on the last day of an unofficial referendum on electoral reforms, part of a civil campaign...
Strong turnout: Hong Kong voters irk Beijing with democracy poll
Tens of thousands of Hong Kong residents queued up to vote on Sunday, joining hundreds of thousands of others who cast electronic ballots in the first...
Over 200,000 vote as Hong Kong democracy ‘referendum’ kicks off
More than 200,000 people voted for full democracy in Hong Kong within the first few hours of an unofficial online referendum on Friday in a civil campaign...
Hong Kong woman pleads not guilty to abusing maid in landmark case
In a landmark case on Tuesday a Hong Kong woman pleaded not guilty to 20 charges of abusing her Indonesian domestic helper.
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