Page 38 - Hong Kong

Coronavirus: Hong Kong stocks plunge at reopen even as Asia markets bounce

Among the worst-hit sectors on global trading floors are firms linked to travel and tourism, as big-spending Chinese tourists stay at home with Beijing clamping down on people's movement.

Hong Kong halts trains from mainland China as coronavirus spreads

Asian stock markets tumbled for a second day, dragged down by worries about the virus's global economic impact

China's new man in Hong Kong hopes the city returns to 'right path'

The liaison office, which reports to China's State Council or cabinet, is a platform for Beijing to project its influence in the city

Hong Kong's iconic HSBC lion statues caught in protest cross hairs

The lions were confiscated by Japanese during World War II and shipped to Japan to be melted down. They were rescued in 1945 from Osaka dockyard and restored to their former positions following year

Carrie Lam: Pro-democracy protests brought Hong Kong sadness in 2019

The protests began in June over a proposed law that would have allowed extraditions to China, but have since adopted demands for universal suffrage and an investigation into alleged police brutality

Middle class rising

Civil society is finally acquiring dynamism in India

As the decade closes, power of protest endures, wins important fights

If we are back where we started the decade, we know the task, we have the tools - and like the protesters, we know the value of sticking to it

How China's Communist Party quietly built a real estate empire in Hong Kong

But the building is also the crown jewel of a rapidly expanding real estate empire that's attracting increased scrutiny from pro-democracy lawmakers

Xi Jinping revels in patriotic Macau handover party as Hong Kong simmers

Throughout his three-day visit, Xi has seized on Macau's comparative political calm, a theme he continued in Friday's landmark speech as he presided over Ho's swearing-in ceremony

Hong Kong police freeze HK$70 million from fund to support protests

Police said some of the donations were allegedly used by the fund owners for other investments

Hong Kong stock exchange to slash IPO price-to-trading gap in 2020

It is the first time the exchange has given specific details about its plans, having previously said only that it was considering changes to the settlement process

Hong Kong protests led to $5 billion fund outflow: Bank of England

That's equivalent to about 1.25% of the former British colony's gross domestic product

Hong Kong posts 16% fall in November airport traffic, biggest in a decade

Hong Kong has been gripped by sometimes violent protests since June. Demonstrators halted operations at the airport for several days in August.

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam heads for Beijing as pressure mounts at home

Lam is due to discuss the political and economic situation in the China-ruled city with Beijing officials during a four-day visit. She will meet Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday

Hong Kong police report overnight arson and vandalism, arrest 15-year old

Police also said they received reports that five people threw petrol bombs at a Japanese restaurant on the street level of a shopping mall in Cheung Sha Wan

Hong Kong police say bombs left in school defused, probing link to protests

Police said they believed the college was not the target for the bomb maker and that the devices were likely being hidden there for later use

Over 6000 arrests in Hong Kong protests, 16,000 tear gas rounds fired

Police also arrested 12 people on Monday suspected of preparing gasoline bombs

Hong Kong's biggest protest in months may be a trailer for the year 2020

Companies have got caught in the middle of the protests. Chinese retailers and branches of lenders like Bank of China Ltd have been ransacked by vandals

Hong Kong: Tens of thousands turn up for half year protest anniversary

Many of those attending voiced anger that chief executive Carrie Lam and Beijing have ruled out any further concessions despite the landslide election defeat

Hong Kong set to record first budget deficit in 15 yrs, says finance chief

Financial secretary Paul Chan told lawmakers that the economy was set to contract 1.3 per cent in 2019 hitting the city's usually bulging coffers