Hong Kong’s About Face

Willie Siau / Echoes Wire/Barcroft Media via Getty Images In Hong Kong, anyone arriving from a foreign country is requir.....»»

As the Covid-19 pandemic has unfolded, authorities in different places have said different things about whether healthy people should go around wearing face masks to reduce the spread of the disease. Officials in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan have .....»»

Getty As the Wuhan coronavirus continues to grip several countries across Asia, hundreds of people are queueing up in front of hospitals and pharmacies to buy face masks. Locals in Singapore, Hong Kong, and China are taking to social media to sh.....»»

When China's top legislature criticized a Hong Kong court's rejection of a face mask ban there, some global firms began to fear the potential for mainland interference in commercial contracts, lawyers and finance executives said......»»

The people of Hong Kong have said in no uncertain terms that they want change. The question is whether they will get it — or a return to the violent protests that have plagued the city for nearly six months......»»

Screenshot/Twitter A video circulating on social media by prominent pro-democracy activists shows a woman being sprayed in the face and tackled by police in Hong Kong on Tuesday.  Those who reposted th.....»»

As China’s outrage against the National Basketball Association intensified in the wake of a tweet over the Hong Kong protests, the U.S. league dug its heels in to defend freedom of expression. Hours... To view the full story, click the title link......»»

Backlash against the NBA sparked by a tweet in support of Hong Kong protesters shows how tricky it is to do business in China. A case study with the basketball league shows the difficult line companies must tread. Photo: Crystal Tai.....»»

A now-deleted tweet sent Sunday by Houston Rockets General Manager Daryl Morey that voiced support for Hong Kong protesters has highlighted the delicate nature of the NBA's business ties to mainland China.  read more.....»»

Anthony Kwan/Getty Images Hong Kong police shot and wounded a 14-year-old boy on Friday after its embattled leader Carrie Lam said a ban on face masks would take effect last Saturday under the emergency laws that allow authori.....»»

  Anthony Kwan/Getty Images Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam has invoked colonial-era emergency po.....»»

  Anthony Kwan/Getty Images Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam has invoked colonial-era emergency powers a.....»»

Escalating violence in Hong Kong, including the shooting of an 18-year-old protester, has led the city’s leader to invoke a colonial-era law -- still on the books -- to try to quell months of unrest with a ban on face masks. The powers the ord.....»»

Screenshot/Channel News Asia An Indonesian journalist was blinded from an eye injury she got covering protests i.....»»

While months of Hong Kong protests have scared away tourists, sent jitters across the financial center and cast a dark cloud over the local economy, there's one thing residents of the city are confident they can bank on - sky-high property prices......»»

The special Sino Saturday edition of CEO Daily. Clay Chandler here, filling in for Alan. I write from Hong Kong where the big news is that Carrie Lam, the city’s Beiji.....»»

The Swiss bank could face fines or suspensions from working on deals in the semiautonomous Chinese city, one of the world’s biggest markets for new offerings......»»

Authored by Gordon Chang via The Gatestone Institute, The continued defiance of Hong Kong's people in the face.....»»

Hong Kong's securities regulator banned UBS on Thursday from sponsoring initial public offerings (IPOs) domestically for a year for failures in that role in three IPOs, the first major bank involved in stock listings to face such action in the city......»»

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Tough measures to cool the property market in China's resort island of Hainan have put the brakes on a real estate boom and underscore the policy risks developers and investors face as the government tries to rein in prices......»»