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Various protests have been launched in Hong Kong by the general public and legal communities. (Photo: AP)

Everything you need to know about the on-going Hong Kong protests

These protests are the largest in Hong Kong since the Umbrella Movement in 2014.

17 Jun 2019 2:23 PM

‘We want the government to condemn this police violence. We don't want Hong Kong to be ruled by fear,’ activist Lee Cheuk Yan was quoted as saying. (Photo: AP)

Protests still underway despite suspension of controversial bill in Hong Kong

Hong Kong's Chief Executive Carrie Lam made a reversal on Saturday and halted the extradition law, only days after voicing strong support.

16 Jun 2019 4:34 PM

China's ambassador to Britain, Liu Xiaoming, has rejected claims that Beijing was behind the extradition bill, telling the BBC that the ‘Beijing central government gave no instruction, no order. This amendment was initiated by the Hong Kong government.’ (Photo: AP)

Pressure mounts on Hong Kong leader over extradition plan

Opposition to the extradition bill has united an unusually wide cross section of Hong Kong against the proposal and sparked huge rallies.

14 Jun 2019 6:53 PM

Police fired rubber bullets and beanbag rounds at the crowds, weapons that have not been widely used in recent history. Human rights groups criticised the tough tactics, while police said they were necessary against crowds of people who broke through barriers outside government headquarters and the legislature on Wednesday. (Photo: AP)

Hong Kong police use tougher tactics against protesters

The violence left 79 people injured, Hong Kong's Hospital Authority said. Police said 22 officers were among the injured.

13 Jun 2019 5:58 PM

A protester reacts as she tackled by riot police during a massive demonstration outside the Legislative Council in Hong Kong, Wednesday, June 12, 2019. Hong Kong police have used tear gas and high-pressure hoses against thousands of protesters opposing a highly controversial extradition bill outside government headquarters. (Photo: AP)

Hong Kong shuts govt offices after violence ensues in protests over extradition bill

Hong Kong's China-backed Chief Executive Carrie Lam condemned the violence late on Wednesday and urged a swift restoration of order.

13 Jun 2019 1:46 PM

The announcement on Thursday from council official Cicely Wong appeared to show the impact of Wednesday’s street demonstrations, along with statements of concern from foreign governments, business associations and the legal profession. (Photo: AP)

Hong Kong Legislative Council has 'no time set aside' for debate on extradition law

Thousands of people filled streets in Hong Kong in recent days to oppose proposed legislation.

13 Jun 2019 1:25 PM

Protests that sparked off on Sunday after a proposed amendment to the extradition law that involves extraditions to any jurisdiction with which it does not already have a treaty, including mainland China for the first time. (Photo: AFP)

Protests grow fierce in Hong Kong over extradition law, attempt to storm Parliament

Police used tear gas, pepper spray and batons to disperse crowds of black-clad demonstrators, most of them young people and students.

12 Jun 2019 2:54 PM

It began with crowds of peaceful marchers stretching out for miles – families with flag waving toddlers, grandparents in wheelchairs, expats and business types, musicians banging drums, artists, activists and more. (Photo: File)

United by fear of China, Hong Kongers staged record march

Crowds listed to speeches and chanted slogans outside the city's legislature where the march ended.

10 Jun 2019 10:27 AM

Pushing through the legislation could spark more protests or even a return to the unrest of 2014, but backtracking might embolden opponents and anger Beijing. Several senior Communist Party leaders in China have voiced support for the bill. (Photo: AP)

Huge Hong Kong protest against China extradition law

‘This bill will not just affect Hong Kong's reputation as an international finance centre, but also our judicial system,’ a student said.

09 Jun 2019 3:22 PM

Government lawyers said granting spousal benefits would go against Hong Kong's legal definition of marriage as being between a man and a wife. But the judges dismissed that argument. (Photo: Representational I File)

Hong Kong court goes against govt to deliver landmark ruling on spousal benefits

The judgement, handed down by the Court of Final Appeal, is the latest instance where judiciary has found against the govt.

06 Jun 2019 4:28 PM

The 33-year-old Badiucao said he reached out to Twitter ahead of the anniversary and offered to create a special tank man emoji that would appear next to the hashtag #Tiananmen30. (Photo: AFP | Representational)

Chinese cartoonist announces protest against Twitter for refusing Tiananmen emoji

This is the second time the social media giant has come under fire in the last week over its handling of China-related content.

06 Jun 2019 2:54 PM

The deal would give Alibaba a war chest to keep investing in technology - a priority for China as growth flags and as the world’s second-largest economy faces an escalating trade spat with the United States.

Alibaba plans USD 20 billion blockbuster Hong Kong listing: Sources

The deal would be the sixth-biggest follow-on share sale ever.

28 May 2019 9:34 AM

Cannavaro was appointed China’s interim head coach for last month’s China Cup after Marcello Lippi did not renew his contract following the Asian Cup finals in January. (Photo: AFP)

Fabio Cannavaro steps down as China coach

Cannavaro’s decision means China remain without a head coach with qualifying for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar due to begin in September.

29 Apr 2019 12:42 PM

Both Hong Kong-based Kwong and Lam joined StanChart in the first half of 2017 from the regional private banking unit of rival HSBC Holdings PLC.

StanChart suffers senior private banker exits in Asia as unit earnings sag: sources

The Asia, Africa and Middle East-focused bank has also lost India private banking head Sandeep Das.

13 Mar 2019 10:15 AM

The siblings are the latest example of Saudi women plotting their escape from the ultra-conservative kingdom. (Representational Image)

'Abused' Saudi sisters trapped in Hong Kong risk deportation

Two Saudi sisters trapped in Hong Kong say chronic physical abuse by male family members prompted them to flee the kingdom.

23 Feb 2019 2:24 PM

China was slow in condemning the latest attack in Kashmir, taking a day to issue a guarded statement that mentioned neither Pakistan nor JeM. (Photo:ANI)

China is 'greatest long-term strategic threat' in Indo-Pacific

The reason is that China has been tacitly protecting JeM’s leader, Masood Azhar.

18 Feb 2019 4:13 PM

A German World War I hand grenade was found among a shipment of French potatoes imported for a Hong Kong crisp factory (Representational Photo)

WW1 grenade found in French potato shipment

The device was safely detonated after it was discovered at the Calbee snacks factory on Saturday.

03 Feb 2019 10:12 AM

A hotel employee arrested after a window she was cleaning fell onto a busy Hong Kong street and killed a tourist. (Photo:Instagram)

Falling window from 16th floor of hotel kills Hong Kong tourist

Police said a 24-year-old female tourist from the Chinese mainland was struck by the window which fell from the 16th floor.

22 Jan 2019 12:22 PM

Victor Mallet, the FT's Asia news editor and a British national, angered authorities in Beijing and Hong Kong by hosting a speech at the city's press club by Andy Chan, the leader of a tiny pro-independence political party. (Representational Image)

Financial Times journalist given seven days to leave Hong Kong

British citizens are usually allowed into Hong Kong without a visa and are permitted to stay for 180 days under immigration rules.

08 Oct 2018 2:42 PM

People clean up debris caused by Typhoon Mangkhut outside a housing estate on the waterfront in Hong Kong on Monday. (Photo: AP)

Hong Kong begins massive clean-up after Typhoon Mangkhut chaos

The death toll in the Philippines, where the main island of Luzon was mauled with fierce winds and rain, rose to 65 overnight.

17 Sep 2018 1:06 PM

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