Hong Kong

Hong Kong post office will stop shipping parcels to the U.S. over tariffs

1:15am April 16, 2025

Hong Kong is caught in the middle of the trade disputes between the U.S. and China despite being a free port. The former British colony has trade and customs policies different from mainland China's.

USPS flip-flops on Hong Kong-China packages, lifting a ban imposed a day earlier

4:28am February 05, 2025

The U.S. postal service is reversing course a day after it said it would not accept packages from China and Hong Kong. The ban came after the U.S. imposed an additional 10% tariff on Chinese goods.

Hong Kong launches panda sculpture tour as the city hopes the bear craze boosts tourism

3:58am December 02, 2024

Thousands of giant panda sculptures will greet residents and tourists starting Saturday in Hong Kong, where enthusiasm for the bears has grown since two cubs were born in a local theme park.

Dozens sentenced for up to 10 years in prison in Hong Kong national security case

1:10am November 19, 2024

A Hong Kong court has sentenced 45 pro-democracy activists to up to a decade behind bars after it ruled in a landmark legal case that they had broken a national security law implemented by Beijing.

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A Hong Kong court convicts 2 journalists in a landmark sedition case

6:14am August 30, 2024

The editors had pleaded not guilty to conspiracy to publish and reproduce seditious publications. They face up to two years in prison and a fine. They were given bail pending sentencing on Sept. 26.

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Head of Hong Kong's top journalist group says she lost 'WSJ' job due to her role

1:37pm July 17, 2024

by The Associated Press

Reporter Selina Cheng says she lost her Wall Street Journal job after refusing her supervisor's request to withdraw from the election to lead the journalism group, which advocates for press freedom.

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5 years ago they protested for freedom in Hong Kong. They want us to remember them

12:58pm July 09, 2024

by John Ruwitch

Five years after mass protests disrupted Hong Kong, and were crushed by the government, people who took part are downsizing their dreams and ambitions — but keeping a small flame of hope alive.

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Heavy security in China and Hong Kong on 35th anniversary of Tiananmen crackdown

5:38am June 04, 2024

by Associated Press

China has long quashed any memory of the killings, when the government ordered in the army to end the months-long protests and uphold Communist rule. The death toll remains unknown to this day.

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Hong Kong court convicts 14 pro-democracy activists, acquits 2

10:26am May 30, 2024

by Associated Press

The convictions of the activists was the city’s biggest national security case to date under a law imposed by Beijing that has all but wiped out public dissent.

Demonstrators hold up lights from their phones during a rally organized by Hong Kong mothers in support of extradition law protesters, in Hong Kong on July 5, 2019.

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Opinion: 'Glory be to thee, Hong Kong!'

10:58am May 11, 2024

by Scott Simon

What is so dangerous about the song, "Glory to Hong Kong"? NPR's Scott Simon explains that the Chinese government is cracking down on any singing, quoting, or use of the song.

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