Employee at UK’s consulate in Hong Kong detained in China | World news
An employee at the UK’s consulate in Hong Kong has been detained by mainland Chinese authorities on his way back to the city, his girlfriend...
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Twitter and Facebook say China accounts undercut HK protesters
Twitter and Facebook announced on Monday the joint-suspension of hundreds of Chinese accounts that they said spread disinformation about the Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters. In...
Foreign Agents and Terrorists: How China Is Framing Hong Kong’s Protests – Video
By NILO TABRIZY, HALEY WILLIS and NATALIE RENEAU | Aug. 20, 2019 | 4:08 For more than two months, antigovernment protests have gripped Hong Kong,...
Facebook, Twitter Warn of Likely China Disinfo Campaigns
A demonstrator wears an eye patch to show solidarity with a woman injured in her eye by a beanbag during a previous protest as she...
Twitter shuts Chinese accounts targeting Hong Kong protests
Twitter said Monday it has suspended more than 200,000 accounts that it believes were part of a Chinese government influence campaign targeting the protest movement...
Hong Kong Protesters Urge Boycott of Disney’s Mulan Remake After Star’s Pro-Police Comments
Yifei Liu in Mulan. Image: Disney Hong Kong is in the midst of political turmoil as anti-government protesters clash with police, and now Disney’s Mulan...
Stand-off in Hong Kong: ‘Get out of the airport,’ they said. ‘Something’s going to happen’ | World news
When I first landed in Hong Kong for a family holiday a few nights before the clashes with police, we were greeted in the arrivals...
Bitcoin Price Falls Under $10,000. Who Can Cause a Surge of BTC Price Now?
Aug 15, 2019 at 12:02 // News The original cryptocurrency Bitcoin is still hustling to become the world’s most used digital asset in payment services,...
Laser Pointers and Traffic Cones: Creative Ways Hong Kong Protesters Are Organizing – Video
By HALEY WILLIS, DMITRIY KHAVIN, DAVE HORN and K.K. REBECCA LAI | Aug. 10, 2019 | 2:50 Since demonstrations began nine weeks ago, Hong Kong’s...
US hits back at China for targeting diplomat in Hong Kong | World news
Official Chinese media reports about a US diplomat who met with student leaders of Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement “have gone from irresponsible to dangerous” and...
Hong Kong protests: Australia issues travel alert as China warns of worst crisis since 1997 | World news
Australians travelling to Hong Kong have been warned to exercise a “high degree of caution” as China said Hong Kong was facing its worst crisis...
Thai central bank to work with HKMA on cross-border blockchain
Thailand’s central bank announced it is working with the Hong Kong Monetary Authority to develop interoperability among ledgers for cross-border funds transfer. The collaboration...
China vows to crack down on Hong Kong protesters
China on Tuesday warned the criminals they claim are behind weeks-long protests in Hong Kong not to “play with fire” and vowed to crack down...
The ‘Good Fighter’: How Carrie Lam Rose to Power in Hong Kong – Video
By NILO TABRIZY and WILL LLOYD | Aug. 5, 2019 | 3:34 Carrie Lam, Hong Kong’s chief executive, has earned a reputation as a tenacious...
Hong Kong protest: car rams demonstrators in Yuen Long – live | World news
5.21am BST05:21 Lily Kuo Public broadcaster RTHK has reported that that one third of air traffic controllers have joined the strike. The Hong Kong airport,...