Activist Chen Siming says he has obtained asylum in Canada after fleeing China
Taipei, Taiwan A Chinese activist who fled to Taiwan last month and urged the self-ruled island not to deport him said Sunday he had arrived in Canada and obtained political asylum. Chinese activist...
View ArticleTyphoon Koinu: Hong Kong’s T8 and black rain signals in effect, after...
The Observatory replaced the T9 storm signal with the T8 warning at 11:50 pm on Sunday, as Typhoon Koinu began to weaken. Tropical Cyclone Koinu. Photo: Observatory. The Observatory said that intense...
View ArticleHong Kong sees 1.1 million mainland Chinese tourists over ‘Golden Week’...
Hong Kong welcomed about 1.1 million mainland Chinese tourists over the National Day “Golden Week” holiday, with the daily average of arrivals from across the border reaching about 85 per cent of...
View ArticleChina’s leader Xi Jinping tells top US senator Beijing-Washington relations...
By Peter Catterall in Beijing, China Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Monday that China-US ties would impact the “destiny of mankind”, as he met with a group of American senators in Beijing....
View ArticleHong Kong elderly democracy activist ‘Grandpa Chan’ arrested after displaying...
Hong Kong police have arrested an elderly pro-democracy activist on suspicion of breaching country park regulations, after he displayed a pair of Chinese banners on the Lion Rock ahead of Mid-Autumn...
View ArticleHong Kong bags historic 53 medals at Asian Games in China’s Hangzhou
Hong Kong has bagged a record-breaking total of 53 medals at the 19th Asian Games, which came to a close in Hangzhou, China, on Sunday evening. The closing ceremony at the Hangzhou Asian Games on...
View ArticleHong Kong gov’t slammed for refusing to disclose details of nominating...
Hong Kong lawmakers and those hoping to have candidates run in the upcoming “patriots-only” District Council election have criticised authorities’ refusal to disclose the contact details of committee...
View ArticleArrests over Hong Kong’s HK$1.56 billion JPEX ‘fraud’ scandal rise to 28
Correction 10/10/2023 – click to view. An earlier version of this article misstated the amount of losses involved as HK$1.56 million, when it should have been billion. We regret the error. Hong Kong...
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