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Chinese President Xi Jinping inspects Chinese troops of People's Liberation Army (PLA) Hong Kong Garrison at the Shek Kong Barracks in Hong Kong. (Photo: AP)

China flexes military muscle during Xi visit to Hong Kong

Armored personnel carriers, combat vehicles, helicopters and other pieces of military hardware were arrayed behind the troops.

30 Jun 2017 11:16 AM

London's FTSE 100 opened 0.7 per cent higher as the weaker pound helps international firms listed on the index.

Pound dives as Britain thrown into uncertainty by shock vote

Pound dived from $1.2959 to $1.2674 after it was confirmed the Conservatives had lost their majority.

09 Jun 2017 1:37 PM

Hong Kong 'Snowden refugees' face deportation: lawyer

The refugees have said previously they were specifically asked about their links to Snowden by Hong Kong authorities.

15 May 2017 7:09 PM

Former Hong Kong Chief Secretary Carrie Lam, center, accompanied with her husband Lam Siu-por, left, and son Jeremy Lam celebrate after winning the chief executive election of Hong Kong. (Photo: AP)

Pro-China Carrie Lam becomes Hong Kong's 1st woman leader

Lam, 59, won 777 votes from the 1194-member Election Committee. She is the first woman to be elected to the post.

26 Mar 2017 7:12 PM

Hong Kong added 0.5 per cent after suffering a four-day sell-off, while Shanghai was also 0.5 per cent higher and Sydney put on 0.6 per cent.

Asian markets pick up US baton, resume rally

The Fed's bullish outlook has pushed the dollar ever higher, sitting at 10-month highs against the yen.

21 Dec 2016 8:32 AM

Vietnam has begun dredging work on a disputed reef in the South China Sea, satellite imagery shows. (Photo: AP/File)

Risking Beijing's ire, Vietnam begins dredging on South China Sea reef

Ladd Reef is completely submerged at high tide but has a lighthouse and an outpost housing a small contingent of Vietnamese soldiers.

10 Dec 2016 7:43 AM

Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index rose 0.5 per cent, Sydney put on 0.9 per cent, Shanghai added 0.4 per cent and Seoul gained 0.3 per cent.

Asia markets build on gains after Wall Street record

The Dow ended above 19,000 for the first time Tuesday as US traders, while still uncertain about the long term.

23 Nov 2016 8:46 AM

The dollar rose to 110.71 yen from 110.43 yen on Monday.

Asian stocks soar with oil, Tokyo rebounds after quake

Japan's Nikkei rebounded to end the morning slightly up and at its highest mark since January.

22 Nov 2016 8:57 AM

China bars two Hong Kong legislators

A file picture shows Baggio Leung (left) and Yau Wai-ching (right) of the Youngspirations outfit march in a rally on Sunday against China’s intervention in Hong Kong. (Photo: AFP)

08 Nov 2016 6:36 AM

Hong Kong: Murder trial: Jury views torture video

Jurors in the murder trial of British banker Rurik Jutting viewed harrowing iPhone footage on Tuesday showing him torture an Indonesian woman whose decaying body was later found dead in a suitcase in

26 Oct 2016 7:00 AM

A pro-democracy protester (left) falls as he scuffles with pro-Beijing supporters (right) outside the Legislative Council. AP

Hong Kong: Bar on pro-democracy leaders

Hong Kong’s legislature again descended into chaos on Wednesday as the pro-Beijing camp blocked the swearing-in of two new lawmakers who want the city to split from China.

20 Oct 2016 6:37 AM

Activist deported from Thailand ‘at China’s request’

Hong Kong democracy campaigner Joshua Wong returned home Wednesday after being deported from junta-run Thailand, where he was due at events commemorating a massacre of student activists.

06 Oct 2016 7:00 AM

Hong Kong face readers raise quite a few eyebrows

Traditional Hong Kong face reader Chow Hon-ming holds a mobile phone displaying images of US presidential hopefuls Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump as he predicts Clinton to win the election as her chin is “stronger” than rival Trump’s. (Photo: AFP)

28 Sep 2016 6:53 AM

Dragon hisses at calls for independence

Beijing has warned new Hong Kong legislators not to back independence for the semi-autonomous city after young anti-China activists won seats for the first time in key weekend elections.

07 Sep 2016 6:35 AM

Hong Kong rabbit cafe serves cuteness

A customer takes a photo as her friend offers food to a rabbit standing on its hind legs at the “Rabbit-land” cafe in Hong Kong. (Photo: AFP)

20 Aug 2016 2:41 AM

Bitcoin worth $72 million stolen from Bitfinex in Hong Kong

Nearly 120,000 units of digital currency bitcoin worth about $72 million was stolen from the exchange platform Bitfinex in Hong Kong, rattling the global bitcoin community in the second-biggest securi

04 Aug 2016 6:50 AM

People carrying umbrellas brave the strong winds as they walk across a road in Shenzhen, China. (Photo: AFP)

Typhoon Nida batters China, Hong Kong

Typhoon Nida, the strongest to have hit the Chinese coast in 33 years, on Tuesday made a landfall in south China, packing winds of up to 151.2 kmph and causing major traffic disruptions and flight can

03 Aug 2016 7:13 AM

Umbrella movement ‘reimagined’

A girl plays a virtual reality parachuting game at the annual Ani-Com show in Hong Kong on Friday. (Photo: AFP)

30 Jul 2016 2:36 AM

China bans Hong Kong Pokemon players from barracks

The Chinese Army garrisoned in Hong Kong has warned people searching for Pikachu and other virtual monsters to stay off their premises, as Pokemon Go mania sweeps the smartphone-obsessed city.

27 Jul 2016 1:39 AM

China football boom sparks online gambling craze

In China's eastern city of Hangzhou, Mr Li could barely watch as Portuguese striker Cristiano Ronaldo lined up a penalty kick in a finely-balanced Euro 2016 group match against Austria.

06 Jul 2016 2:01 AM

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