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Hong Kong leader says sorry again after fury at extradition bill

18 Jun 2019

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam apologised again on Tuesday and said she had heard the people “loud and clear” after some of the most violent protests in the Chinese-ruled...

HK activist Joshua Wong vows to join mass protests

17 Jun 2019

Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong walked free from prison on Monday after serving nearly five weeks for contempt of court, pledging to join a mass protest movement demanding...

HK leader failed to gauge public mood

16 Jun 2019

It has become clear that Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam greatly misjudged the public mood. Though she has taken the rare step of apologising, it does not seem to...

Massive demonstration chokes Hong Kong as extradition anger boils

16 Jun 2019

Hundreds of thousands of protesters choked Hong Kong's streets for a second straight Sunday in a defiant rebuke of a reviled extradition law, piling pressure on the city's embattled...

Hong Kong protests should inspire Americans

15 Jun 2019

Trudy Rubin, Tribune News Service Those Americans who fear for the future of American democracy should be inspired by the massive pro-democracy demonstrations occurring this week in Hong Kong....

Hong Kong suspends China extradition bill

15 Jun 2019

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam on Saturday delayed indefinitely a proposed law to allow people to be extradited to mainland China for trial after widespread anger and large-scale protests...

Alibaba-linked firms mixed after Hong Kong IPO report

14 Jun 2019

Shares in firms linked to Chinese online retail titan Alibaba were mixed on Friday a day after rallying on a report it had filed for a Hong Kong listing...

Hong Kongers alarmed by Google translation gaffe

14 Jun 2019

Hong Kong social media lit up on Friday when protesters noticed Google’s translation software was briefly churning out a rather odd suggestion during a week that has seen the...

Thousands of Hong Kong protesters gather, govt offices shut after violence

13 Jun 2019

Thousands of protesters readied in Hong Kong on Thursday for more potential clashes with police over a planned extradition law with mainland China, a day after police fired tear...

Hong Kong’s ‘last battle’ against Chinese authority

12 Jun 2019

Robyn Dixon, Tribune News Service They are calling it Hong Kong’s “last battle” — a David-versus-Goliath struggle to prevent China from encroaching on the city’s freedoms and autonomy. But...

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