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Beijing Responds on Hong Kong: 'Don't Be a Worrywart'
The foreign ministry blames Western media for deteriorating perceptions of the territory.The Wall Street Journal - World - Hong Kong -
Alibaba Scraps Logistics Listing as Hong Kong IPO Woes Worsen
The Chinese internet company has abandoned plans to list Cainiao, dealing a blow to Hong Kong’s beleaguered initial public offering market.The Wall Street Journal - World - Hong Kong -
Don’t Look Away From What’s Happening in Hong Kong
As Beijing cracks down, Hong Kongers are purging evidence of their lost liberties.The New York Times - Top stories - Hong Kong -
Hong Kong official warns online criticism could breach new national security law
The Article 23 legislation includes penalties for five categories of crime including treason, insurrection, espionage, sabotage and external interference. Article 23: Hong Kong’s security law explained in 30 secondsHong Kong’s justice minister has ...The Guardian - World - Hong Kong -
Art Basel Hong Kong 2024
The fair is back to full strength even as the city struggles with economic and political challenges. Plus: major Chinese-art collector Uli Sigg; a hot new gallery quarter; and much moreFinancial Times - World - Hong Kong -
Hong Kong curator Pi Li: ‘We are not afraid of controversy’
The head of art at Tai Kwun Contemporary has been a teacher, critic and even prizewinning movie producerFinancial Times - World - Hong Kong -
Art Basel Hong Kong offers encounters with tapestries, tombstones and rabbits
Curator Alexie Glass-Kantor has drawn inspiration from a Tennyson poem for themes of journeys and separationFinancial Times - World - Hong Kong -
Wong Chuk Hang is Hong Kong’s hot new art quarter
Young gallerists and curators are opening large spaces in its former factoriesFinancial Times - World - Hong Kong -
South-east Asian collectors look beyond Hong Kong’s market
Political repression in the Chinese city and new regional fairs are shifting the balance of powerFinancial Times - World - Hong Kong -
Rebooted Art Basel Hong Kong back to full strength
The return of former exhibitors to the fair boosts the city’s place in Asia’s art market even as political and economic challenges persistFinancial Times - World - Hong Kong -
XPeng Shares Fall in Hong Kong as Alibaba Continues to Trim Stake
XPeng’s stock fell sharply in Hong Kong as Alibaba sold more shares in the electric-vehicle maker, potentially divesting itself of noncore assets.The Wall Street Journal - World - Hong Kong -
XPeng Shares Fall in Hong Kong as Alibaba Continues to Trim Stake
XPeng’s stock fell sharply in Hong Kong as Alibaba sold more shares in the electric-vehicle maker, potentially divesting itself of noncore assets.The Wall Street Journal - Business - Hong Kong -
'Hong Kong is China's Hong Kong': Beijing hits back at U.S. for 'slandering' city's new security law
China's embassy hits back against U.S. criticism of Hong Kong's new national security law, urging the U.S. to "respect China's sovereignty."CNBC - Business - Hong Kong -
Mainland Chinese Flocked to Hong Kong’s Top Talent Visa
The city created a visa to lure professionals from around the world. Most of the takers were Chinese seeking better jobs, better schools and greater freedom.The New York Times - Business - Hong Kong -
Hong Kong passes new security law to crack down on dissent
A new law in Hong Kong will crack down on all forms of dissent. John Tai, senior adviser at Pamir Consulting, joins CBS News to discuss how the new legislation could affect freedoms for people and foreign businesses.CBS News - Top stories - Hong Kong -
Hong Kong's Giant Leap Backward
The new national-security law gives the government more tools to lock people up.The Wall Street Journal - World - Hong Kong -
Hong Kong passes tough security law fought by protesters for years
Authorities say Article 23 is necessary for stability, but critics fear it will further erode civil liberties.BBC News - Top stories - Hong Kong -
Hong Kong lawmakers pass new measures to quash dissent
Critics say national security law cracking down on offences such as insurrection will further erode civil liberties. Hong Kong’s parliament has passed a controversial national security law granting the government more power to quash dissent, ...The Guardian - World - Hong Kong -
Hong Kong Adopts Sweeping Security Laws, Bowing to Beijing
The legislation targets “external interference” and the theft of state secrets, with implications for businesses, journalists, civil servants and others.The New York Times - World - Hong Kong -
What is Hong Kong's tough new security law?
Hong Kong has passed a law called Article 23 - raising fears about civil liberties.BBC News - Top stories - Hong Kong -
Hong Kong Approves New National-Security Law That Worries Foreign Executives
The city’s officials say domestic legislation covering state secrets and foreign interference is necessary and won’t affect normal businesses.The Wall Street Journal - World - Hong Kong -
What to Know About Hong Kong’s Article 23 Legislation
The legislation marks another significant erosion of freedom in a former British colony once known for its relative autonomy from Beijing.The New York Times - World - Hong Kong -
Hong Kong passes tough new security law
Critics say legislation will further erode civil liberties in the Chinese territoryFinancial Times - Business - Hong Kong -
Hong Kong Security Law Could Damage City’s Image as Financial Hub
Some firms have already moved staff out of the city since the Chinese government took a heavier hand in 2020.The New York Times - Business - Hong Kong -
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Hong Kong artists flee as city grapples with status as arts hub amid rising repression
Some artists have taken their work to Brussels, saying they no longer feel safe, yet the art market back home continues to boom. From a rocky perch a larger-than-life rendition of a female protester, clad in a hard hat and a gas mask, gazes over a ...The Guardian - World - Hong Kong -
Hong Kong jails 12 people over the storming of the legislature in 2019 protests
A Hong Kong court has sentenced 12 people to prison Saturday over the storming of the city’s legislative council building at the height of the anti-government protests in 2019ABC News - World - Hong Kong -
Hong Kong court jails 12 over legislature protest
Pro-democracy demonstrators broke into Hong Kong's legislature in 2019 during months-long protests.BBC News - Top stories - Hong Kong -
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 sentenced 12 people to jail terms of up to seven years over the storming of the city’s legislature in 2019 ...The Guardian - World - Hong Kong -
3 Hong Kong activists behind Tiananmen vigil lose bid to overturn conviction
Three former organizers of Hong Kong’s annual vigil in remembrance of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown on pro-democracy protests have lost their bid to overturn their conviction over their refusal to provide authorities with information on the ...ABC News - World - Hong Kong -
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Jimmy Lai trial in Hong Kong hears evidence from ‘tortured’ witness
Lai’s supporters say evidence of Andy Li should not be relied upon as it was obtained through torture . A key prosecution witness in the trial of Jimmy Lai took the stand in a Hong Kong court on Wednesday, giving evidence that the UN’s special ...The Guardian - World - Hong Kong -
Hong Kong Shares Rise 0.2%, Led by Tech Stocks
Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index rose 0.2% to 17137.55, erasing earlier losses. Stocks are likely advancing on capital inflow from mainland China and amid a tech rally, Maybank said.The Wall Street Journal - World - Hong Kong -
Alibaba's Media Arm to Invest $640 Million in Hong Kong Entertainment
Alibaba Group’s media and entertainment arm will invest in movies, television dramas and creative events in Hong Kong over the next five years.The Wall Street Journal - World - Hong Kong -
Alibaba's Media Arm to Invest $640 Million in Hong Kong Entertainment
Alibaba Group’s media and entertainment arm will invest in movies, television dramas and creative events in Hong Kong over the next five years.The Wall Street Journal - Business - Hong Kong -
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Hong Kong Pushes Strict New Security Law With Unusual Speed
The proposed law targets political offenses like treason and insurrection with penalties as harsh as life imprisonment, giving officials more power to curb dissent.The New York Times - World - Hong Kong -
Treason could mean life sentence under new Hong Kong national security law
Debate has begun on Article 23 – legislation designed to bring laws closer to those of mainland China. Hong Kong’s government has released the draft text of a new national security law that would further tighten control on the city and bring its ...The Guardian - World - Hong Kong -
Hong Kong proposes new security bill with life imprisonment for 'treason' and 'insurrection'
Hong Kong on Friday unveiled a draft security bill proposing up to life imprisonment for offences such as "insurrection" and "treason."CNBC - Business - Hong Kong -
Hong Kong fast-tracks tough new national security law
Bill fuels concerns of erosion of civil liberties as territory aligns with mainland ChinaFinancial Times - World - Hong Kong