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Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam speaks during a news conference in Hong Kong. (AP)

Hong Kong postpones elections by a year citing coronavirus

This comes as a huge blow to Hong Kong's democracy supporters as China welcomed the move as 'necessary, reasonable and...

31 July 2020 1:34 PM GMT

Riot police secure a shopping mall after prostesters gathered to mark one year since a group of white-clad men attacked pro-democracy protesters who were returning home from protests at the nearby Yuen Long train station, in Hong Kong. (AFP)

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Hong Kong police help #HKIndependence trend on Twitter by accident

Hong Kong's Twitter warriors were quick to pounce, many of them mocking the city's police force for helping to make the...

30 July 2020 8:20 AM GMT

U.S. Ambassador to China Terry Branstad. (AP)

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China says US blocking its development, summons ambassador in Beijing

China accuses that US president Donald Trump's recent Hong Kong Autonomy Act is an attempt to curb its developments

16 July 2020 4:55 AM GMT

Pedestrians walk past a government public notice banner for the National Security Law in Hong Kong. (AFP)

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China vows retaliation after Trump ends preferential status for Hong...

'Hong Kong affairs are purely China's internal affairs and no foreign country has the right to interfere,' China's...

15 July 2020 7:05 AM GMT

Image shows (back row L to R) Agnes Chow, Anthony Wong, Tiffany Yuen, Denise Ho, Lester Shum, (front row L to R) Eddie Chu, Joshua Wong and Gregory Wong posing while campaigning during a primary election in Hong Kong. (AFP)

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Young activists, localists top Hong Kong's unofficial pro-democracy...

Leader Carrie Lam warned that the election could be considered subverting state power under the city's new national...

15 July 2020 6:11 AM GMT

People queue up to vote in Hong Kong Saturday, July 11, 2020, in an unofficial primary for pro-democracy candidates ahead of legislative elections in September. (AP)

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Hong Kongers pour in to vote in unofficial election held by...

The pro-democracy elections were held despite government warnings that it may be in breach of new security law imposed...

12 July 2020 8:37 AM GMT

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks to the press as he volunteers at the Moisson Outaouais food bank in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada. (AFP)

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China rebukes Canada over criticism of Hong Kong security law

Canadian PM Trudeau on Friday announced that Canada was suspending its extradition treaty with Hong Kong due to the law

5 July 2020 5:39 AM GMT

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Merkel urges EU unity on China

'Only together the 27 EU member countries have enough weight to achieve ambitious deals with China,' the German...

3 July 2020 9:06 AM GMT

$People wearing face masks to protect against the coronavirus walk past a propaganda banner reading \Actively participate in volunteer service\ in Beijing. (AP)$ World

Taiwan to step up efforts to prevent Chinese spies settling

Taiwan has offered to welcome Hongkongers who wish to settle there after China's imposition of the controversial...

17 Aug 2020 6:52 AM GMT

People hold up copies of the Apple Daily as they protest for press freedom inside a mall in Hong Kong on August 11, 2020, a day after authorities conducted a search of the newspapers headquarters after the companys founder Jimmy Lai was arrested under the new national security law. (AFP)

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Hong Kong residents are mass buying Apple Daily newspaper to support...

The public show of support came a day after police arrested HK's the pro-democracy newspaper's founder, and raided its...

12 Aug 2020 6:17 AM GMT

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US sanctions Hong Kong's pro-China leader, other officials

The officials are accused of cooperating with Beijing's effort to undermine autonomy and crack down on freedom in Hong...

8 Aug 2020 4:42 AM GMT

$Activist Tam Tak-chi walks with a black banner towards the Chinese Liaison office after an annual protest march on Chinas national day, in Hong Kong. - Tak-chi was arrested by Hong Kongs new national security police unit on September 6, 2020 for \uttering seditious words\, the latest detention of a high profile democracy supporter in the financial hub. (AFP)$ World

Hong Kong opposition activist arrested for 'seditious words' before...

The arrest of Tam Tak-chi came on the morning Hongkongers had been due to vote in a general election delayed because of...

6 Sep 2020 7:21 AM GMT