Hong Kong

Wheelchair climber attempts to scale Hong Kong skyscraper

Five years ago, paraplegic Lai Chi-wai, had ascended the 495-metre high Lion Rock mountain, a local folk culture symbol of Hong Kong's strength and grit.

Jailed Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong arrested again

Wong’s arrest on subversion charges inside prison comes as US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo threatened sanctions over Hong Kong authorities’ mass arrests.

Several Hong Kong activists arrested under security law

The mass arrests were the largest move against Hong Kong’s activist movement since the national security law was imposed by Beijing in the semi-autonomous territory last year.

Beijing warns of retaliation as NYSE begins delisting Chinese telecom firms

China's warning comes after New York Stock Exchange's statement that it would delist China Telecom Corp Ltd, China Mobile Ltd and China Unicom Hong Kong Ltd.

In pictures: World silently rings in 2021 as Covid-19 rages on

This New Year’s Eve is being celebrated like no other in most of the world, with many bidding farewell to a year they’d prefer to forget.

New Year's Eve celebrations: Cancellations galore, and a few exceptions

With the exception of Auckland and Las Vegas, many metropolises around the world are planning a subdued New Year’s Eve, planned mostly around virtual events.

Chinese court sentences 10 Hong Kong activists for border crossing

The court said it had held a private hearing for two underaged suspects and would not charge the them for illegally crossing the border even though they pleaded guilty.

Hong Kong activist and media mogul Jimmy Lai charged under security law

Media tycoon Jimmy Lai was charged on suspicion of colluding with foreign forces and endangering national security under the new national security law that Chia imposed on Hong Kong.

More arrests in Hong Kong as crackdown on dissent continues

The arrests, which included several former lawmakers, are tied to an anti-government protest on July 1, the anniversary of Britain’s handover of the colony to Chinese rule.

Hong Kong arrests several for violating security law at university protest

At least eight people have been arrested over an unauthorised protest as Beijing and Hong Kong clamp down further on dissent in the city, following last year’s national security law aimed at curbing anti-government sentiment.

Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai taken into custody on fraud charge

Jimmy Lai of Next Digital, which publishes Apple Daily newspaper, is among 10 people arrested on August 10 over suspicions of violating a national security law and colluding with a foreign country.

Wong, other Hong Kong activists jailed for 2019 anti-Beijing protests

Joshua Wong, Agnes Chow and Ivan Lam sentenced to jail after pleading guilty to charges of organising and inciting an unauthorised assembly. Wong rose to international prominence as a leader of 2014 student-led Umbrella Movement protests.