Hong Kong

Cocaine smugglers turn to South Asia for new routes, markets

Police who seized Asia's largest known shipment of liquid cocaine at a Bangladeshi port late last mo...

Jul 12, 2015 10:21 AM EDT

China says decision on Hong Kong electoral proposal to stand despite veto

China's parliament said on Thursday that its decision on Hong Kong electoral reforms issued last yea...

Jun 18, 2015 06:26 AM EDT

Passions high as Hong Kong lawmakers debate election reform plan

Hong Kong lawmakers began a debate on Wednesday on a Beijing-backed electoral reform proposal that w...

Jun 17, 2015 05:37 AM EDT

Hong Kong on high alert as new democracy showdown looms

Hong Kong's leader warned on Tuesday that violence will not be tolerated, a day after authorities ar...

Jun 16, 2015 08:33 AM EDT

Hong Kong arrests nine suspected of bomb-making plot ahead of poll reform vote

Hong Kong police arrested nine people and seized suspected explosives, authorities said on Monday, a...

Jun 15, 2015 08:11 AM EDT

Hong Kong issues 'red alert' against South Korea travel due to MERS

Hong Kong issued a "red alert" advisory on Tuesday against non-essential travel to South Korea, wher...

Jun 09, 2015 09:40 AM EDT

Hong Kong 'Umbrella' protests add poignancy to Tiananmen vigil

Tens of thousands are due to attend a candlelight vigil in Hong Kong on Thursday to mark China's 198...

Jun 04, 2015 09:23 AM EDT

Tracing the path of South Korea's MERS 'patient zero'

Eight days after returning from a trip to the Middle East, a 68-year-old South Korean man developed ...

Jun 04, 2015 09:08 AM EDT

China pressure suspected as Malaysia bars Hong Kong teen activist

Malaysia on Tuesday denied entry to a prominent teenage Hong Kong activist for a series of talks on ...

May 26, 2015 11:30 AM EDT

Hong Kong toes China line with reform package, vows no compromise

The Hong Kong government published a long-awaited electoral blueprint for selecting the city's next ...

Apr 22, 2015 08:38 AM EDT

China to curb visits to Hong Kong by Shenzhen residents - NPC deputy

China will limit visits by residents of the city of Shenzhen to neighbouring Hong Kong, a politician...

Apr 12, 2015 07:11 AM EDT

China's Li dismisses worries over Hong Kong policy tightening

China's Premier Li Keqiang on Sunday dismissed worries that Beijing would tighten controls over Hong...

Mar 15, 2015 06:19 AM EDT

Taiwan's new political voices want more openness on China ties

Taiwan is spinning away from China's idealized model of "one country, two systems" as a renewed spir...

Mar 13, 2015 10:07 AM EDT

China's No. 3 leader warns HK activists against 'crossing a line'

China's third-ranked leader warned advocates of Hong Kong independence on Friday that they were "cro...

Mar 06, 2015 08:32 AM EST

China No. 3 leader says more attention needed for Hong Kong young

China's third-ranked leader wants greater attention paid to young people in Chinese-ruled Hong Kong,...

Mar 05, 2015 09:42 AM EST

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