Hong Kong

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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A view of the Hong Kong skyline is pictured before the lights were turned off to mark the Earth Hour environmental campaign on March 25, 2023.

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Radio Free Asia closes its Hong Kong operation over safety concerns for its staff

7:12am March 30, 2024

U.S. government-funded Radio Free Asia is closing its Hong Kong operation after the city enacted a tough new national security law known locally as Article 23.

Lawmakers vote for Article 23 legislation in Hong Kong on Tuesday.

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Hong Kong passes a new security law that toughens punishment of dissent

12:22pm March 19, 2024

by Emily Feng

Pro-Beijing lawmakers fast-tracked the legislation, with tough punishment for acts considered "external interference," insurrection and other offenses.