Hong Kong

Special administrative region of China

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Hong Kong, officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (HKSAR), is a metropolitan area and special administrative region of the People's Republic of China on the eastern Pearl River Delta of the South China Sea. With over 7.5 million residents of various nationalities in a 1,104-square-kilometre (426 sq mi) territory, Hong Kong is one of the most densely populated places in the world.

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Hong Kong airline to cut thousands of jobs amid pandemic Cathay Pacific has announced a major restructuring plan as it struggles to deal with travel restrictions and a big drop in demand. Credit: Al Jazeera STUDIO Duration: 02:04Published 1 week ago

Cathay Pacific to cut 5,900 jobs Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd said on Wednesday it would slash 5,900 jobs and end its regional Cathay Dragon brand, joining peers in cutting costs as it grapples with a plunge in demand due to.. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:33Published 1 week ago

Thailand, Hong Kong activists form alliance Thousands have rallied for six straight days in Bangkok and the movement is finding support in Hong Kong. Credit: Al Jazeera STUDIO Duration: 02:36Published 1 week ago

Cathay Pacific to cut 6,000 jobs - report Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific Airways will cut around 6,000 jobs, or 18% of its workforce, and axe regional brand Cathay Dragon to help it weather the coronavirus pandemic, the South China Morning Post.. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:22Published 1 week ago

Hand signals only: The language of Thai protests Thai protesters are learning a whole new language, developed within days to co-ordinate among crowds of thousands of people at demonstrations that have swollen in defiance of a government ban and.. Credit: Reuters - Politics Duration: 02:03Published 1 week ago

Impossible Foods launches in Asian grocery stores Impossible Foods' faux beef burgers will be sold in grocery stores in Hong Kong and Singapore starting Tuesday, the company said as it vies to bolster its presence in Asia and before entering the.. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:06Published 1 week ago

HK activist Grandma Wong speaks out against China Notable pro-democracy Hong Kong protester "Grandma Wong" has been speaking out for the first time since she says she was detained by Chinese authorities for over a year and prevented from returning.. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:14Published 2 weeks ago

'Something close' to genocide in China's Xinjiang: WH Robert O'Brien, the U.S. national security adviser, on Friday during an online event said that China was perpetrating 'something close to' a genocide with its treatment of Muslims in its Xinjiang.. Credit: Reuters - Politics Duration: 01:49Published 2 weeks ago

Equity indices close higher after RBI keeps key rates unchanged Equity benchmark indices maintained an upward trajectory on Friday after the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) kept repo rate unchanged and continued with accommodative stance. Though the central bank sees.. Credit: ANI Duration: 01:15Published 3 weeks ago

Equities trim early gains but close in green, Wipro spurts 7.3% Equity benchmark indices shaved off early gains but closed in the positive zone on Thursday following a rally in IT stocks amid dynamic global cues. The BSE SandP Sensex closed 304 points or 0.76 per.. Credit: ANI Duration: 01:19Published 3 weeks ago

Sensex spurts by 600 points, financial and auto stocks gain Equity benchmark indices witnessed smart gains on Tuesday led by a jump in financial, private bank and auto stocks while Asian stock markets rose to a two-week high. The bounce on bourses came after US.. Credit: ANI Duration: 01:11Published 3 weeks ago

How does the Nobel Peace Prize work? Greta Thunberg, Edward Snowden, and the people of Hong Kong are all potential contenders for this year's Nobel Peace Prize. Megan Revell runs through some of the other nominees and explains how they.. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 03:00Published 3 weeks ago

Watch: Massive anti-China protest outside Chinese Consulate in Toronto A massive anti-China protest was held outside the Chinese Consulate in Canada's Toronto. The protest was organised on the 71st National Day of People's Republic of China. Members of Hong Kong, Tibetan,.. Credit: HT Digital Content Duration: 01:48Published on October 2, 2020

Dozens arrested as Hong Kong marks China’s National Day Riot police make arrests to prevent anti-government protests, as Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam hails ‘return to peace’. Credit: Al Jazeera STUDIO Duration: 02:32Published on October 1, 2020

Hong Kong sees heavy police presence to deter protests on China's national day Last year clashes broke out between protesters and police during the event, but China has since imposed a security law that has mostly quelled dissent.View on euronews Credit: euronews (in English) Duration: 00:50Published on October 1, 2020

While China celebrates, Hong Kong activists fear police crackdown Credit: FRANCE 24 English Duration: 01:53Published on October 1, 2020

China tightens grip on Hong Kong for national celebration Credit: FRANCE 24 English Duration: 01:47Published on October 1, 2020

Hong Kong leader slams 'brutal' foreign sanctions Hong Kong Chief Executive on Thursday (October 1) described foreign sanctions imposed against Hong Kong government officials as "brutal" while defending the need to continue implementing a contentious.. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:27Published on October 1, 2020

Hong Kong marks China's National Day with flag raising Hong Kong on Thursday (October 1) marked the 71st anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China with a flag raising ceremony and a reception hosted by Chief Executive Carrie Lam. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 00:55Published on October 1, 2020

Vatican denies Pompeo audience with Pope U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo slammed what he called China's "repressive" regime on Wednesday, as Vatican officials accuse him of trying to drag the Catholic Church into the U.S. presidential.. Credit: Reuters - Politics Duration: 01:36Published on September 30, 2020

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We asked how many Hongkongers seek asylum in Australia. This is what we found Exclusive: According to a decade of data obtained by SBS under the Freedom of Information Act, asylum and refugee claims from Hong Kong residents have spiked in the past financial year amid ongoing.. SBS - Published on July 28, 2020
Visa options offered to Hong Kong people in Australia Acting Immigration Minister Alan Tudge says thousands of people from Hong Kong currently in Australia will be given the chance to apply for permanent residency once their Australian visa expires. SBS - Published on July 12, 2020

Hong Kong citizens welcome Australia's safe haven offer but remain concerned for protesters in the city Activists are worried that many Hong Kong citizens will not be offered protection under Australia's new scheme. SBS - Published on July 9, 2020
Watch: Australia Hong Kong update The Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Minister for Citizenship Alan Tudge are speaking live shortly with an update about Australia-Hong Kong ties. SBS - Published on July 9, 2020
Hong Kong man who drove motorbike into police becomes first person charged under new security law Police have laid the first charge under the new security laws which have been condemned for stifling freedom of speech. SBS - Published on July 3, 2020

China takes a swipe at Australia over plan to give Hong Kongers safe haven visas The Chinese foreign ministry says Australia should avoid going further down the wrong path by offering Hong Kong nationals safe haven visas. SBS - Published on July 2, 2020
China warns Australia over Hong Kong visas The Chinese foreign ministry says Australia should avoid going further down the wrong path by offering Hong Kong nationals safe haven visas. SBS - Published on July 2, 2020
Pro-democracy Hong Kongers in Australia welcome Scott Morrison's safe haven plans Australia is "actively considering" offering safe haven to Hong Kong residents who are endangered by a new draconian national security law imposed on the city by China. SBS - Published on July 2, 2020
Australia drafting plan to offer safe haven to Hong Kong residents Australia is working on a scheme to provide safe haven to Hong Kong residents after China’s “very concerning” decision to push ahead with a controversial new security law, Scott Morrison has.. SBS - Published on July 2, 2020

Australia 'actively considering' offering safe haven to Hong Kongers as China cracks down on protesters Prime Minister Scott Morrison is considering offering safe haven to people in Hong Kong endangered by new national security laws imposed by China. SBS - Published on July 2, 2020
Hong Kong arrests hundreds protesting new security law Hong Kong police have arrested more than 300 people for 'illegal assembly' as part of new security laws forbidding protests encouraging 'seccession, subversion and terrorism'. SBS - Published on July 2, 2020
Horrified by China's new security laws, pro-democracy Hongkongers are looking to Australia The controversial new national security law imposed on Hong Kong by China has expats living in Australia concerned. SBS - Published on July 1, 2020	Pro-democracy Hongkongers in Australia are 'horrified' by the city's new security laws The controversial new national security law imposed on Hong Kong by China has expats living in Australia concerned. SBS - Published on July 1, 2020
Hong Kong store owner rejects call to remove protest statue The owner of a children's clothes shop in Hong Kong has refused a request from his landlord to remove a statue celebrating anti-government protests saying he wanted to teach children about democracy.. Reuters - Published on June 18, 2020	Taiwan to set up office to help people fleeing Hong Kong Taiwan said on Thursday it will set up a dedicated office to help those thinking of fleeing Chinese-ruled Hong Kong as Beijing tightens its grip on the former British colony. Reuters - Published on June 18, 2020
Hong Kong's Disneyland reopens after five-month coronavirus break Hong Kong's loss-making Disneyland theme park reopened on Thursday to a limited number of local visitors and with enhanced health measures after the coronavirus outbreak forced it to close in late.. Reuters - Published on June 18, 2020	Hong Kong security law draft to be put before China's top parliament body The top decision-making body of China's parliament will review a draft of national security legislation for Hong Kong during a session in Beijing that began on Thursday, the official Xinhua news agency.. Reuters - Published on June 18, 2020
China tells G7 to stop interfering in Hong Kong affairs China said on Thursday that the Group of Seven nations should stop interfering in Hong Kong affairs, responding to a joint statement issued by G7 foreign ministers calling for a halt to the national.. Reuters - Published on June 18, 2020	UK says China and Russia trying to exploit coronavirus crisis The United Kingdom said on Thursday that China, Russia and Iran were looking to exploit weaknesses shown by the coronavirus outbreak, amid suggestions Beijing had used the crisis to push through new.. Reuters - Published on June 18, 2020
Top China parliament body to review Hong Kong security legislation The top decisionmaking body of the Chinese parliament will review a draft Hong Kong national security legislation during its session in Beijing that began on Thursday, the official Xinhua news agency.. Reuters - Published on June 18, 2020	China tells U.S. to stop interfering in its affairs, work to repair relations China's top diplomat told his U.S. counterpart that Washington needed to respect Beijing's positions on key issues, halt its interference in issues such as Hong Kong, Taiwan and Xinjiang and work to.. Reuters - Published on June 18, 2020
G7 foreign ministers urge China not impose security law on Hong Kong The G7 foreign ministers issued a joint statement on Wednesday calling on China not to follow through with plans to impose national security legislation on Hong Kong. Reuters - Published on June 17, 2020	Group of 86 NGOs issue letter calling for scrapping of planned Hong Kong security law A group of 86 non-government organisations issued a joint letter on Wednesday asking Chinese authorities to scrap plans to introduce national security legislation in Hong Kong, saying it threatens.. Reuters - Published on June 17, 2020
Britain warns at UN rights forum against security law for Hong Kong Britain said on Tuesday that China's plan to impose national security legislation on Hong Kong would undermine the autonomy and freedoms of the former British colony. Reuters - Published on June 16, 2020	Britain warns against security law for Hong Kong as North Korea defends China Britain said on Tuesday that China's plan to impose national security legislation on Hong Kong would undermine the autonomy in the former British colony and could threaten its rights and freedoms. Reuters - Published on June 16, 2020
Hong Kong leader says opponents of security law are "enemy of the people" Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam on Tuesday urged opponents of Beijing's plan to impose national security legislation in the financial hub to stop "smearing" the effort, saying those who did were "the enemy.. Reuters - Published on June 16, 2020	Hong Kong to allow gatherings of up to 50 people as COVID-19 curbs ease Hong Kong will let groups of up to 50 people meet from Friday, easing an earlier limit of eight people, after reporting only a small number of coronavirus cases in recent weeks, Health Secretary Sophia.. Reuters - Published on June 16, 2020
Hong Kong government considers further relaxation of coronavirus restrictions Hong Kong is moving towards a further relaxation of social gathering restrictions related to the coronavirus, Chief Executive Carrie Lam said before a cabinet meeting on Tuesday. Reuters - Published on June 16, 2020	This Hong Kong student protester fled to Australia. Now he's seeking asylum EXCLUSIVE: Facing rioting charges and 10 years in prison, a frontline protester in last year’s pro-democracy demonstrations has spoken to SBS News about his desperate claim for asylum in Australia. SBS - Published on June 15, 2020
Hong Kong security law will not be retroactive: Chinese official Hong Kong's national security legislation will not punish people retroactively, a senior Chinese official said on Monday, touching on a key question raised by local residents, diplomats and foreign.. Reuters - Published on June 15, 2020	Hong Kong riot cop rebuked for chanting 'black lives matter' A Hong Kong riot cop who was filmed chanting "black lives matter" and "I can't breathe" on patrol during a demonstration on Friday has been reprimanded by authorities, according to media reports. Reuters - Published on June 14, 2020
Hong Kong, China governments reject UK 'interference' and 'biased' criticism The Hong Kong government and China's foreign ministry branch in the city hit back on Friday at a report by Britain criticising Beijing's plans for national security legislation, saying it was "biased".. Reuters - Published on June 12, 2020	Hong Kong government rejects UK criticism of new security law as biased The Hong Kong government hit back on Friday at a report by Britain criticising Beijing's move to impose national security legislation on the global financial hub, saying the report was "inaccurate and.. Reuters - Published on June 12, 2020
U.S. looking at various responses to China's law on Hong Kong: Mnuchin The Trump administration is looking at various responses to China's national security law on Hong Kong through the president's working group on capital markets, U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin.. Reuters - Published on June 11, 2020	Only Hong Kong can solve unrest, British foreign minister says The British government has said any solution to the unrest in Hong Kong must come from the former colony itself and not from Beijing, and it urged China to reconsider a new security law that has.. Reuters - Published on June 11, 2020
Taiwan scrambles to ready for influx from Hong Kong protests Taiwan is gearing up to welcome Hong Kong people fleeing their city as China tightens its grip, but the island has little experience of handling refugees and is scrambling to prepare and to keep out.. Reuters - Published on June 11, 2020	China says it expressed grave concerns to Japan over Abe's HK remarks China said on Wednesday it expressed grave concerns to Japan after Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Tokyo wants to take the lead among the Group of Seven nations to issue a statement about the.. Reuters - Published on June 10, 2020
Hong Kong police arrest 53 pro-democracy activists, more rallies planned Hong Kong police arrested 53 people during protests on Tuesday evening that saw hundreds of activists take to the streets, at times blocking roads in the heart of the global financial hub, before.. Reuters - Published on June 10, 2020	Hong Kong police arrest 53 during fresh pro-democracy protests Hong Kong police arrested 53 people during protests on Tuesday evening that saw hundreds of activists take to the streets, at times blocking roads in the heart of the global financial hub, before.. Reuters - Published on June 10, 2020
Japan wants to take lead for G7 statement on Hong Kong: Abe Japan wants to take the lead among Group of Seven nations on issuing a statement about the situation in Hong Kong, where China has imposed a new security law, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on.. Reuters - Published on June 10, 2020	Protesters gather to mark 'million-people' march anniversary in Hong Kong Hundreds of protesters gathered in central Hong Kong on Tuesday to mark a year of sustained pro-democracy rallies as fears over looming national security legislation have reignited unrest in the global.. Reuters - Published on June 9, 2020
Hong Kong to let some students from mainland China return to resume classes Hong Kong will let some students from mainland China return to resume classes from June 15, the government said on Tuesday, in a selective easing of coronavirus border restrictions. Reuters - Published on June 9, 2020	Hong Kong cannot afford more protest 'chaos', says leader Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam warned on Tuesday that the Chinese-ruled city cannot afford further "chaos" as activists marked a year of pro-democracy rallies with lunchtime protests in several shopping.. Reuters - Published on June 9, 2020
Hong Kong leader warns protesters that city cannot afford more 'chaos' Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam warned on Tuesday the city could not afford further "chaos" as activists marked a year of sustained pro-democracy rallies with lunchtime protests in several shopping malls. Reuters - Published on June 9, 2020	A year on, Hong Kong democracy protesters torn between hope and fear Medical sector worker Tana has attended peaceful lunchtime rallies in Hong Kong regularly for months along with thousands of others protesting Beijing's influence and calling for greater democracy in.. Reuters - Published on June 9, 2020
Japan hopes to draft G7 formin statement on China security legislation on Hong Kong: source Japan hopes to draft a joint statement on China's new security legislation on Hong Kong at the next Group of Seven (G7) foreign ministers' meeting, a Japanese government source familiar with the matter.. Reuters - Published on June 8, 2020

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