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Asia stocks mostly up on lockdown easing but Hong Kong extends losses. (AP Photo)

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Asia stocks rise as countries ease lockdown restriction, Hong Kong...

Hong Kong sank again after the city was rocked by protests at the weekend over a controversial proposed security law

25 May 2020 10:21 AM IST

Associated Press reporter Zen Soo eats her lunch at the dining table at home while serving a two-week home quarantine in Hong Kong, April 17, 2020. Hong Kong issued quarantine wristbands to monitor returning residents of the city while they serve their mandatory 14-day quarantine, in a bid to curb local transmissions of COVID-19 during the pandemic. (Photo | AP)

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On quarantine, wearing a government-mandated location tracker, how...

An Associated Press reporter in Hong Kong describes her experience.

20 May 2020 8:37 PM IST

Pro-democracy protesters wearing face mask raise a Hong Kong colonial flag during a protest at a shopping mall in Hong Kong.(AP)

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Hong Kong democracy rallies to make a comeback as pandemic eases

Pro-democracy unions and social media posts have called for people to gather and shout slogans in their neighbourhoods...

1 May 2020 12:33 PM IST

Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam listens to reporters questions during a press conference in Hong Kong, Tuesday, June 30, 2020. Hong Kong media are reporting that China has approved a contentious law that would allow authorities to crack down on subversive and secessionist activity in Hong Kong, sparking fears that it would be used to curb opposition voices in the semi-autonomous territory. (AP Photo)

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China approves national security law for Hong Kong

Authorities in Beijing, Hong Kong have repeatedly said legislation is aimed at a few troublemakers and will not affect...

30 Jun 2020 12:07 PM IST

A woman (R) holds pro-democracy posters after a protest against Chinas planned national security law in Hong Kong on June 28, 2020. (AFP)

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China to restrict visas for Americans over Hong Kong row

China is moving forward on a security law that would enforce punishment for subversion and other offences in Hong Kong

29 Jun 2020 2:44 PM IST

Pro-Hong Kong demonstrators display flags during a protest at a shopping mall in Hong Kong. (AP)

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China passes draft of controversial Hong Kong security law

The law is expected to bring about the most profound change to the former British colony's way of life since it returned...

18 Jun 2020 4:48 PM IST

Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam listens to reporters questions during a press conference in Hong Kong, Tuesday, June 9, 2020. Lam said everyone should learn a lesson from last years giant anti-government protests. But she did not say what lesson she has learned. Instead, she urged everyone to support the new national security legislation that the central government in Beijing is going to impose on Hong Kong. (AP Photo)

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Hong Kong leader says city cannot bear further chaos, warns protesters

Global financial hub is on alert for unrest with larger gatherings planned for the evening to mark the first anniversary...

9 Jun 2020 2:06 PM IST

An activist holds a placard during a candlelit remembrance outside Victoria Park in Hong Kong on June 4, 2020, after an annual vigil that traditionally takes place in the park to mark the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown was banned on public health grounds because of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. AP Photo

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AA Edit | Pushed to the edge

The new law undercuts Article 18 of Hong Kong's Basic Law, which limits Beijing from applying national laws to the...

5 Jun 2020 5:29 PM IST

Chinese police officers stand guard in front of Tiananmen Gate near Tiananmen Square in Beijing. (AP)

World

Candles to light up Hong Kong on fraught Tiananmen anniversary

The anniversary strikes a sensitive nerve this year as Beijing moves to impose national security law that could crush...

4 Jun 2020 9:46 AM IST

$A pro-democracy protester (C) waves a British colonial flag during a \Lunch With You\ rally at a shopping mall in the Central district in Hong Kong. (AFP)$ World

Tensions simmer in Hong Kong as controversial anthem law back up for...

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam accuse foreign governments on Tuesday of 'double standards' in their reaction to Beijing's...

3 Jun 2020 10:37 AM IST

Asian stocks set to gain as stimulus hopes support risk appetite. (AFP Photo)

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Asian stocks rise on stimulus hopes

Expectations for additional support from the European Central Bank and the German government boosted European stocks

3 Jun 2020 9:03 AM IST

China promised Hong Kong would have its own governing and legal systems under a one country, two systems principle until 2047, or 50 years after Britain handed back its former colony in 1997. But in justifying the new national security law, China says issues such as separatism are a national security concern and, as such, fall under its purview. (Representative Image | Flickr - Debra Sweet)

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China enforces law imposed on Hong Kong, arrests four youngsters for...

The arrested are as young as 16 to 21 years of age and includes one female.

30 July 2020 5:38 PM IST