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 braces for weekend protests as leader fails to appease activists
Hong Kong is bracing for more demonstrations this weekend, with protesters threatening to disrupt transport links to the airport as embattled leader Carrie Lam`s withdrawal of a controversial extradition bill fails to appease some activists.
Sep 06, 2019, 09:10 AM IST
Hong Kong leader withdraws controversial extradition bill
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam on Wednesday announced the formal withdrawal of a controversial extradition bill that has plunged the Chinese-ruled city into its worst political crisis in decades.
Sep 04, 2019, 15:55 PM 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 leader to announce withdrawal of controversial extradition bill: Media
The protests in the former British colony began in June over the bill, which would have allowed extraditions to mainland China, but have since evolved into a push for greater democracy.
Sep 04, 2019, 13:12 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 on edge after weekend of clashes, airport disruption
Protesters in Hong Kong have called for a general strike on Monday but the city appeared to return to relative calm with shops open, trains operating and workers making their way to offices across the global financial hub.
Sep 02, 2019, 08:38 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
Chinese soldiers in Hong Kong won't 'sit on hands' if situation worsens: China Daily
The possibility of PLA deployment to quell protests has hung over Hong Kong, but the city`s government, which ultimately answers to Beijing, has repeatedly said it can handle the situation.
Aug 30, 2019, 06:32 AM 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
China rotates new batch of troops into Hong Kong amid intensifying protests
Hong Kong has been engulfed in angry and sometimes violent protests against the government for three months, sparked by a now-suspended extradition bill and concerns that Beijing was trying to bring the territory under greater mainland control.
Aug 29, 2019, 07:15 AM 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
Two Hong Kong players banned from cricket for life
Hong Kong's Irfan Ahmed and Nadeem Ahmed have been banned from all forms of cricket for life, while teammate Haseeb Amjad has received a five-year ban after the ICC Anti-Corruption Tribunal found them guilty of breaching its Anti-Corruption Code.
Aug 26, 2019, 19:42 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
Hong Kong protesters throng streets peacefully in pouring rain
The weekend of August 17 and 18 was the calmest weekend protest since the latest demonstrations against perceived creeping Beijing influence in the former British colony began.
Aug 19, 2019, 06:17 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
Donald Trump says China moving troops to Hong Kong border, says situation is 'tricky'
Demonstrators protesting a perceived erosion of civil liberties under Chinese rule clashed with police at Hong Kong`s international airport late on Tuesday, plunging the former British colony deeper into turmoil after 10 weeks of increasingly violent clashes.
Aug 14, 2019, 12:33 PM IST
