Schools and the stock market were closed in Hong Kong on Monday as Typhoon Talim swept south of the city. As the financial hub braced for rainy and windy weather, more than 100 people sought refuge at temporary shelters. Some government and
In 2011, an earthquake and tsunami caused a Fukushima power plant to release large amounts of radiation. Japan plans to release the plant’s treated radioactive wastewater into the sea. If Japan follows through with its plans, Hong Kong will ban more Japanese products,
A photographer in Hong Kong has been convicted of disrespecting the Chinese national anthem. Cheng Wing-chun, 27, is the first person to be convicted under the law after he edited footage of fencer Edgar Cheung Ka-long at the Tokyo Olympics award
Hong Kong’s chief executive, John Lee, announced on Tuesday that eight pro-democracy activists living in the United States, Britain, Canada, and Australia would be pursued for life for alleged national security offenses. Lee supported the police efforts to arrest these activists, issuing
Hong Kong police on Monday accused eight self-exiled pro-democracy activists of violating the territory’s harsh National Security Law and offered rewards of $127,600 each for information leading to their arrests. The rewards are the first for suspects accused of violating the Beijing-imposed
An activist detained in Hong Kong began his final appeal Wednesday seeking recognition for his same-sex marriage registered overseas, in a landmark case for the city’s LGBTQ+ community. Jimmy Sham, a prominent pro-democracy activist during the 2019 protests that roiled Hong Kong,
“Glory to Hong Kong,” a popular protest anthem in the administrative region, has disappeared from several major music streaming services and online platforms. Hong Kong authorities have moved to outlaw it, with the illegality of the slogan, “liberate Hong Kong, revolution of
Hong Kong police on Tuesday arrested a man who allegedly spray-painted graffiti on the wall and gate of the U.S. Consulate, according to media reports and the police. Photos from local media including the South China Morning Post showed the English word
Two giant inflatable ducks made a splash in Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbor on Friday, marking the return of a pop-art project that sparked a frenzy in the city a decade ago. The two 18-meter-tall yellow ducks by Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman resemble
Hong Kong’s government said Tuesday it is seeking a court order to prohibit people from broadcasting or distributing the protest song “Glory to Hong Kong” after it was mistakenly played as the city’s anthem at several international sporting events in the past