My town is the new Cold War's Berlin, says Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong
The 22-year-old activist, who was in Berlin for a newspaper-sponsored event at the German parliament celebrating human rights activists around the world, pledged that protests would not be lulled into complacency.
Sep 10, 2019, 08:05 AM IST
China will not tolerate any attempt to separate Hong Kong: Chinese state media
The China Daily newspaper said Sunday's rally in Hong Kong was proof that foreign forces were behind the protests, which began in mid-June.
Sep 09, 2019, 09:49 AM IST
Hong Kong police fire tear gas after fending off airport protest
Police checked for tickets and passports to allow only airline passengers through to the airport to avoid the chaos of last weekend.
Sep 08, 2019, 07:32 AM IST
Hong Kong protesters plan to block one of world’s busiest airports after night of violence
Hundreds of demonstrators, many masked and dressed in black, attacked metro stations on Kowloon peninsula on Friday night.
Sep 07, 2019, 07:18 AM IST
Hong Kong leader to meet media after withdrawing controversial extradition bill
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam is expected to address the media on Thursday, a day after she withdrew a controversial extradition bill that has triggered mass protests and plunged the Chinese territory into its worst political crisis in decades.
Sep 05, 2019, 08:11 AM IST
Hong Kong leader to meet key demand of protesters and kill bill
A government source confirmed the planned withdrawal, which comes just two days after Reuters revealed in an exclusive report that Lam told business leaders last week she had caused "unforgivable havoc" by introducing the bill and that if she had a choice she would apologise and resign, according to a leaked audio recording.
Sep 04, 2019, 14:07 PM IST
Hong Kong students plan second day of pro-democracy rallies
Thousands of students joined demonstrations at universities on Monday, many wearing gas masks, joining hands to form human chains and chanting for Hong Kong to be given greater autonomy from the central Chinese government.
Sep 03, 2019, 08:34 AM IST
Hong Kong commercial centres paralysed as protesters, police exchange petrol bombs and tear gas
Many shops and restaurants in Hong Kong's protest areas popular with tourists were shuttered, while curious visitors peered out from windows of some luxury hotels overlooking the demonstrations.
Sep 01, 2019, 10:13 AM IST
Hong Kong police fire tear gas, water cannon to disperse protests
Hong Kong police fired tear gas and water cannon on Saturday as they tried to disperse pro-democracy protests that have plunged the Chinese-ruled city into its worst political crisis in decades.
Aug 31, 2019, 15:45 PM IST
Explained: Can political unrest in Hong Kong break its currency peg?
Three months of anti-government protests have thrown Hong Kong into its deepest crisis in decades, pounding the financial hub`s economy and stock market and adding to its Sino-US trade war woes.
Aug 29, 2019, 23:49 PM IST
Hong Kong facing worst crisis since 1997 handover: Chinese diplomat
Hong Kong has been engulfed in angry and sometimes violent protests against the government for three months.
Aug 28, 2019, 06:18 AM IST
Hong Kong violence becoming more serious, but govt in control: Carrie Lam
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam was speaking in public for the first time since demonstrations escalated on Sunday, when police fired water cannon and volleys of tear gas in running battles with protesters who threw bricks and petrol bombs.
Aug 27, 2019, 15:34 PM IST
Hong Kong police fire gun, use water cannon on protesters
In another first, the Hong Kong police deployed water cannon against protesters on Sunday, the BBC reported.
Aug 26, 2019, 08:19 AM IST
Hong Kong police arrest 29 after overnight clashes, more protests planned
Activists threw petrol bombs and bricks on Saturday in the gritty industrial district of Kwun Tong, a densely populated area of the Chinese territory.
Aug 25, 2019, 11:33 AM IST
Thousands of teachers join anti-government protests in Hong Kong
The unrest began in June in opposition to a now-suspended extradition bill, and have since grown to include broader demands.
Aug 18, 2019, 09:34 AM IST
China warns it could quell Hong Kong protesters; Donald Trump urges Xi Jinping to meet them
Hundreds of China`s People`s Armed Police (PAP) on Thursday conducted exercises at a sports stadium in Shenzhen which borders Hong Kong after the US State Department said it was "deeply concerned" about the movements, which have prompted worries that the troops could be used to break up protests.
Aug 16, 2019, 09:50 AM IST
Hong Kong readies for more protests, Donald Trump ties crisis to US-China trade deal
China reiterated on Wednesday that Hong Kong`s protest resembled terrorism and more street clashes followed ugly and chaotic scenes at the airport two days ago when protesters set upon two men they suspected of being government sympathisers.
Aug 15, 2019, 12:46 PM IST
Hong Kong airport reopens after overnight clashes, hundreds of flights rescheduled
Demonstrators say they are fighting the erosion of the "one country, two systems" arrangement that enshrined some autonomy for Hong Kong when it returned to China in 1997.
Aug 14, 2019, 06:47 AM IST
Hong Kong airport suspends check-in as leader bemoans 'panic and chaos'
Check-in operations were suspended a day after an unprecedented airport shutdown, as thousands of black-clad protesters jammed the terminal, chanting, singing and waving banners.
Aug 13, 2019, 17:33 PM IST
Anti-government protest in Hong Kong disrupt airport for 2nd day, UN urges to use restraint
A state of "panic and chaos" exists in Hong Kong, the city`s embattled leader Carrie Lam said on Tuesday, defying calls to quit as the stock market tumbled, airlines flagged further flight disruptions and anti-government protesters filled the airport.
Aug 13, 2019, 16:16 PM IST
