A candlelight vigil in Taipei on June 4 marks the 35th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown in Beijing. Such vigils used to be a tradition in Hong Kong. (Photo by Shinya Sawai)
Hong Kong security law

Tiananmen, 35 years on: Hong Kong muzzled as world marks June 4 crackdown

From Taipei to Tokyo, others carry torch after security laws snuff out Victoria Park vigil

4 June 2024
Police officers guard the West Kowloon Magistrates’ Court ahead of a landmark verdict in the city's largest national security case on May 30. (Photo by Kensaku Ihara) 
Hong Kong security law

Hong Kong court convicts 14 democracy activists in 'HK47' security case

Two ex-district councilors acquitted; others could face life in prison for unofficial primaries

30 May 2024
Chow Hang-tung, a lawyer and human rights activist, answers questions in September 2021, before being imprisoned for “inciting subversion.” She has now been arrested under Hong Kong's Article 23 law. (Photo by Kenji Kawase)
Hong Kong security law

Hong Kong makes first known arrests under Article 23 security law

Facebook posts on Tiananmen deemed to incite 'hatred' against Beijing

28 May 2024
Shenzhen malls are bustling with shoppers from Hong Kong and elsewhere. (Photo by Itsuro Fujino)
Economy

In reversal, Hong Kong shoppers flock to Shenzhen to bargain hunt

Retailers in territory struggle with northbound shift driven by strong currency

28 May 2024
Evergrande Group's Hengchi electric vehicles are displayed at an auto show in Shanghai in 2021.
China debt crunch

Evergrande EV unit's stock jumps as anonymous buyer emerges

Production halt creates a cash crunch; Kaisa wind-up hearing adjourned

27 May 2024
Three key indexes that foreign investors use to track China equities -- the CSI 300, Hang Seng Index and MSCI China -- are up since mid-April. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Getty images)
27 May 2024
A-1 has a network of some 110 bakery stores in Hong Kong and considers it possible to increase that to 150. (Photo by Kensaku Ihara)
Food & Beverage

Japan bakery A-1 embraces tech as it reenters Southeast Asian market

Hong Kong unit buys IT firm in Malaysia as base for another try

26 May 2024
Annual Hong Kong fashion industry events like Centrestage are well established, but have been scattered through the year. (Hong Kong Polytechnic University School of Fashion and Textiles)
Opinion

Fashion can bring Hong Kong tourism back into style

Concentration of events can create critical mass to catalyze visitation

26 May 2024
Fans celebrate the birthday of Mirror member Keung To in Hong Kong's Causeway Bay area on April 30. (Photo by Peggy Ye)
Media & Entertainment

Hong Kong boy band Mirror reflects city's identity in mainland shadow

Idols who revived Cantopop aim to conquer world while maintaining their roots

19 May 2024
Hong Kong is the first place outside mainland China to use digital yuan services. (Photo by Kenji Kawase) 
Currencies

Hong Kong opens digital yuan wallets in a first for non-mainlanders

City's government supports People's Bank of China's effort to spread e-CNY

17 May 2024
A construction site for Country Garden condominiums is seen in Beijing in August 2023.
China debt crunch

Country Garden wind-up case adjourned as policy support hopes rise

Hong Kong judge sets next hearing for June 11; mainland to hold housing briefing

17 May 2024
Protesters hold up banners outside the London HKETO at a demonstration on Tuesday. Ricker Choi, right, is an artist from Toronto whose collage is about the 2019 protests in Hong Kong. (Photo by Rhyannon Bartlett-Imadegawa)
International relations

U.K. spy case fuels calls for closure of Hong Kong trade offices

Campaigners warn of transnational repression as U.S. weighs ban

16 May 2024
The Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in London is one of 14 such sites in major cities around the world.
Hong Kong security law

Hong Kong chief defends foreign offices after manager's arrest in U.K.

As spy allegations swirl, London summons Chinese envoy over 'pattern of behavior'

14 May 2024
Masuda & Partners Law Office in Tokyo is rekindling its efforts to organize holders of AT1 bonds issued by the now-defunct Credit Suisse, as a new approach to funding litigation has become available. (Photo by Kenji Kawase)
Finance

Tokyo law firm reboots drive to build Credit Suisse AT1 bond claims

Funding collaboration via Singaporean firm and litigation financer expected to boost interest

13 May 2024
Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen at the Human Rights Press Awards ceremony in Taipei on May 10. (Taiwan Foreign Correspondents’ Club)
International relations

Outgoing president praises Taiwan as press freedom hub

Tsai speaks at awards ceremony as rival Hong Kong cracks down on news media

11 May 2024
Bull statues outside the Hong Kong exchange. A Swiss private banker described the recent momentum in Chinese stocks as "bear market rallies." (Photo by Kenji Kawase)
Markets

Hong Kong stocks' mainland-driven rally faces longevity test

Western investor skepticism, geopolitical tensions may limit scope for gains

10 May 2024
A logo of Credit Suisse outside its office building in Hong Kong in March 2023.
Finance

Law firms rally Asian claimants against Switzerland over AT1 bond wipeout

London-based Withers works to organize action over UBS-Credit Suisse deal

9 May 2024
Zhang Lei has taken citizenship in Singapore, where his fund group Hillhouse Investment now says it is based. 
Opinion

Suspicious minds are complicating Asia's financial markets

U.S. pensioners may come to regret lost investment exposure to China

9 May 2024
 Local residents sing "Glory to Hong Kong" at a shopping mall in Hong Kong in September 2019. An appeals court on May 8 granted the Hong Kong government's request to ban the protest song.
Politics

Protest song 'Glory to Hong Kong' banned in city

High court ruling puts pressure on Google and other internet players

9 May 2024
Hong Kong's benchmark Hang Seng Index recently enjoyed its longest winning streak since 2018. (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)
Markets

China, Hong Kong stocks win back investors on economic recovery

Benchmark indexes approach S&P 500 gains, with banks and oil majors leading pack

9 May 2024
The Peninsula Hotel in Hong Kong was once occupied by the Japanese military -- one of many disruptions the group has weathered through its history. 
Companies

Hong Kong hotelier Kadoorie to stay on 'as long as' health permits

82-year-old chair of Peninsula chain and power utility unfazed by succession talk

8 May 2024
A protest in London in March against new national security legislation in Hong Kong: The city's U.K. diaspora community has felt pressure from arrest warrants. 
Opinion

U.K. can protect its interests while engaging with China

Deterioration of rights and freedoms in Hong Kong a key concern

4 May 2024
An HSBC bank branch in Hong Kong. The institution faces a critical juncture as it searches for a new CEO and potentially faces renewed pressure to split up.
Finance

Concerns over HSBC Asian business spin-off resurface at annual meeting

Little focus on chief executive Noel Quinn's surprise exit

4 May 2024
Nikkei Asia reported on April 30 that Mayer Brown was splitting from its China and Hong Kong operations. (Photo by Yuki Kohara) 
US-China tensions

U.S. law firm Mayer Brown confirms split from China operations

Hong Kong entity JSM to oversee Beijing and Shanghai offices

2 May 2024
A soldier adjusts a Russian flag in Beijing ahead of a welcome ceremony for Russian President Vladimir Putin in 2018. The U.S. is seeking to squeeze alleged Chinese support for Russia's defense industrial base.
Ukraine war

U.S. sanctions China, Hong Kong entities for Russia links: What we know

Penalties on mostly small companies follow in-person warnings from Blinken, Yellen

2 May 2024