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From solitary confinement in China to self-exile in Taiwan: Inside a Hong Kong bookshop owner's fight to keep the free press alive
Lam Wing-kee's Causeway Bay Books moves to a new location in Taipei, striving to offer books critic…
Huileng Tan
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He left his desk job in the US to run a food stall in Hong Kong. He earns more now but plans to walk away from it soon.
Hong Kong's dai pai dong food stalls are facing extinction. The remaining licenses are only transfe…
Faye Bradley
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China's Evergrande Group shares plummet over 80%
World's most indebted real state developer, Evergrande Group's shares plummeted 87 per cent on Mond…
ANI
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Don't use your own phone in Hong Kong, 2 accounting giants reportedly tell workers
KPMG and Deloitte advised its employees not to use their personal devices while visiting the China-…
Jyoti Mann
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A Republican state senator was arrested in Hong Kong after bringing a gun in his carry-on luggage
The TSA is investigating how Senator Jeff Wilson's revolver was not detected when he passed through…
Pete Syme
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Smokers in Hong Kong are facing a new risk in addition to health problems — public shaming
Smokers in Hong Kong may soon be uncomfortable lighting up thanks to a call for residents to stare …
Sebastian Cahill
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Meet the typical Hong Kong millennial: They're supporting their parents, can't afford to buy homes, and have zero interest in moving to mainland China
Millennials are the last generation born before the July 1, 1997, handover of Hong Kong from the Un…
Faye Bradley
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Here's what Apple will say if a US TikTok ban becomes law
Sometimes Apple (and other Big Tech companies) have to compromise to stay in business in other coun…
Peter Kafka
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US imposes visa restrictions on Chinese officials over Hong Kong national security law
US imposes visa restrictions on Chinese officials over Hong Kong national security law
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Beijing is cheering the election of a China loyalist as Hong Kong's next leader, heralding the start of a 'democracy with Hong Kong characteristics'
Beijing's new security office in Hong Kong hailed Lee's election as a step forward for Hong Kong to…
Cheryl Teh
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How China turned a Tiananmen Square memorial into one of the most sought-after sculptures in the world
The "Pillar of Shame" was meant to spread all around the world. It didn't — until now, thanks…
Cezary Podkul
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Chinese sleeper agents are trying to enter the UK through a scheme designed for Hong Kongers fleeing the city, report says
Chinese spies are taking advantage of a visa program the UK introduced in response to China's natio…
Sinéad Baker
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Biden offers safe haven to Hong Kongers in the US as China begins prosecuting pro-democracy protesters
President Joe Biden signed a memorandum on Thursday directing the deferral of enforced removal of H…
Bryan Metzger
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Xi Jinping says Hong Kong experienced 'true democracy' only after handover to China, which has brutally cracked down on dissent
Chinese President Xi Jinping visited Hong Kong to mark the 25-year anniversary of the city being tr…
Sinéad Baker
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Pop star Denise Ho and at least 5 pro-democracy journalists were arrested in Hong Kong's continued crackdown on opposition
National security police arrested seven people for sedition on Wednesday morning, including pop sta…
Joshua Zitser
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Hong Kong convicted a democracy protester of terrorism in its first trial under China's draconian security law
Tong Ying-kit was found guilty of terrorism and inciting secession under a new law that increases r…
Sinéad Baker
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Hong Kong's leader Carrie Lam says she won't seek another term, citing 'unprecedented pressure' over pro-democracy protests and handling of Covid response
"There's only one consideration and that is family," said Lam, whose decision to avoid a second ter…
Julie Gerstein
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A Hong Kong fashion influencer was found dismembered and scattered around the city. Her ex-husband's family have been charged with her murder.
Fashion influencer Abby Choi was killed and her remains scattered around Hong Kong. Four members of…
Joshua Zitser
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Photos show Hong Kong marking the Tiananmen Square crackdown anniversary before and after China imposed a security law which censored protests
Hong Kong's Tiananmen Square crackdown vigil has been held annually since 1990, but the park was bl…
Kelly McLaughlin
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Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai predicted that he would be arrested under China's new national security law, but said he would still stay and fight
Lai predicted his arrest in May, when Beijing first outlined Hong Kong's draconian new law. He is t…