Beijing warned Manila on Monday against “provocative acts” in the disputed South China Sea, accusing a Philippine aircraft of an airspace violation over the weekend. Beijing claims most of the sea, despite an international ruling that its assertion has no legal basis, and confrontations have…
Five pro-democracy figures convicted of failing to register a fund linked to the 2019 protests and unrest have taken their case to Hong Kong’s top court, after losing an appeal last month. Cardinal Joseph Zen, barrister Margaret Ng, former lawmaker Cyd Ho, scholar Hui Po-keung, and singer-activist…
Hong Kong’s privacy watchdog has launched a probe into commercial gym chain 24/7 Fitness after pinhole cameras were discovered in the changing room of a Sha Tin branch. The Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (PCPD) said on Monday that it had begun a compliance check on 24/7…
A satirical black comedy starring Tom Cruise has been withdrawn from Hong Kong and Macau cinemas at the last minute. Digger was set to open last Thursday – on China’s National Day – but theatre listings and promotional materials disappeared shortly before. It had not been scheduled for release in…
A group of Hong Kong anti-war activists has staged a protest, reading from a list of 1,400 names of Palestinians said to have been killed in Gaza despite a US-brokered ceasefire that took effect last October. Activist group HK Anti-war Mobilization held the protest in Causeway Bay, one of Hong…
A woman accused of spying for China on Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te’s son and his family was arrested Sunday in the United States, US and Taiwanese officials said. Wanying Zhang, 34, was detained by the FBI at Los Angeles airport “attempting to depart for China”, First Assistant United States…
Kai Tak Hospital, Hong Kong’s largest public hospital, has begun operations, with general and specialist outpatient services offered in its first phase. Bookings at the Family Medicine Integrated Centre, which provides general outpatient services, were full on the first day, according to a…
In September, Hong Kong saw the sentencing of three Tiananmen vigil activists, another conviction for prominent activist Joshua Wong, and the conviction of two young men with autism. Top officials continued to issue warnings about “soft resistance,” a political term authorities started using in…
China’s foreign ministry accused a US congressional committee on Saturday of “fabricating claims” after its chairman called on Starbucks to shutter two newly opened cafes in Xinjiang over alleged rights abuses. John Moolenaar, chairman of the US House Select Committee on China, called the decision…
China’s commerce ministry launched an anti-dumping investigation into imports of a widely used production chemical from the European Union on Saturday, less than a week before the bloc’s trade chief was due in Beijing for talks. A spokesperson for Beijing’s commerce ministry said China’s domestic…