Politics

Hong Kong's West Kowloon Court sentenced a 27-year-old man for wearing a "seditious" T-shirt and mask on Sept. 19, in the first conviction under the city's Article 23 security legislation. (Photo by Peggy Ye)
A recent report published by the Economist Intelligence Unit says, "Singapore has solidified its position as an international financial center, benefiting from China's crackdown on the rival business hub of Hong Kong." (Source photos by Ken Kobayashi)
Finance

Singapore to 'mop up' finance business leaving Hong Kong: report

EIU says Japan and India also to benefit amid Chinese markets' challenges

16 September 2024
A man walks past an election banner of presidential candidate Namal Rajapaksa outside the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) party office near Colombo.
Your Week in Asia

Sri Lanka votes, Midea lists in Hong Kong, BOJ policy meeting

Your weekly lineup of Asia's biggest business and political events

15 September 2024
Chinese President Xi Jinping's books, in various languages, are displayed on the sidelines of a Belt and Road event in Hong Kong -- one of several international forums in the city this week. (Photo by Kenji Kawase)  
Hong Kong security law

Hong Kong hosts flurry of forums, cozying up to non-Western partners

U.S.-led democracies conspicuously absent as city woos mainland, ASEAN, Middle East

14 September 2024
The Epoch Times will stop publishing its print edition in Hong Kong but intends to maintain its website. (Photo montage by Suzu Takahashi)
Hong Kong security law

Falun Gong-backed Epoch Times to pull plug on Hong Kong printing

Washington renews warning to U.S. businesses in city, drawing official fury

9 September 2024
All six ETFs, which made their market debuts in Hong Kong at the end of April, have posted negative returns as of the end of August. (Source photos by AP and Getty Images)
Market Spotlight

From Hong Kong to Singapore, crypto ETFs face chill

Market turbulence ahead of U.S. election weighs on digital asset funds

9 September 2024
A pedestrian crossing in Hong Kong in June. Japanese business sentiment in the city has been in negative territory for more than two years. (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)
Hong Kong security law

Hong Kong economic, security pressures sour Japanese business sentiment

Survey shows deepening concern over personnel exodus and information restrictions

4 September 2024
Exhibits inside the Hong Kong Museum of War of Resistance and Coastal Defense. (Photo by Kenji Kawase)
International relations

Hong Kong converts defense museum to focus on anti-Japan resistance

John Lee emphasizes WWII exhibits' role in today's 'patriotic education'

3 September 2024
King's College London has refused to provide information about donations made to its Lau China Institute, the largest China research center in the U.K.
Education

Top London university urged to open up about China center funding

Academics call for donation reporting requirements over fears of undue influence

1 September 2024
Macao in June: Some mainland Chinese are believed to use casinos in Macao as a way to circumvent strict capital controls by Beijing. (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)
Politics

Macao casinos rake in revenue as authorities target money changers

Unlicensed services for gamblers seen as path to skirt Beijing's capital controls

1 September 2024
Chung Pui-kuen, former chief editor of the now-shuttered Stand News, leaves the district court on bail on Aug. 29 after being convicted of sedition, along with another editor and the publication's owner.
Hong Kong security law

Hong Kong's Stand News editors and owner convicted of sedition

Human rights groups condemn verdict under 1938 law as latest hit to press freedom

29 August 2024
NagaWorld in Phnom Penh. The NagaCorp casino group is saddled with a Vladivostok project that was put on ice due to the Ukraine war. (Photo by Masayori Ishikawa)
Media & Entertainment

Cambodia's NagaCorp 'open' to sale of stalled Russia casino

Chairman weighs all options as Vladivostok impairment charge tips group into red

28 August 2024
Fish on sale in Hong Kong. The city, a critical export market for Japanese food products, has imposed restrictions on seafood from the region surrounding Japan's Fukushima nuclear power plant.
International relations

Japan fisheries minister tries in vain to reverse Hong Kong's import ban

Sakamoto says he told official 'quite a lot' on Fukushima water safety during visit

16 August 2024
China's CHK Oil lost key leases in the US state of Utah. (US Department of Interior photo)
US-China tensions

Chinese oil company reveals loss of Utah drilling rights years afterward

Hong Kong-listed CHK Oil says board only learned of 2022 U.S. orders last week

16 August 2024
Liao Yitao, front left, attends a press conference for the launch of the MassPhoton HK facility. (Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks)
US-China tensions

Hong Kong chip fab raises U.S. research security concerns: report

Founder of new chip facility previously received U.S. military funding

13 August 2024
A new exhibit in Hong Kong features photos and videos showing the damage caused by the 2019 protests. (Photo by Kensaku Ihara)
Hong Kong security law

Hong Kong national security gallery imprints 2019 protests as 'destruction'

New exhibits seek to promote Chinese patriotism in face of 'external hostilities'

8 August 2024
John Lee, center, in Ho Chi Minh City. He is the first Hong Kong chief executive to visit Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos. (Photo by Lien Hoang)
Trade

Hong Kong has ASEAN backing to join RCEP trade pact: John Lee

City goes on charm offensive after COVID-19, security law dent reputation

6 August 2024
iFlytek, a U.S.-sanctioned leader in China's AI industry, presents its products at this year's Hong Kong book fair. (Photo by Kenji Kawase)
US-China tensions

China's iFlytek exec says U.S. sanctions have 'destroyed' market mechanism

AI leader invests in Hong Kong hub and seeks to expand presence in Japan

25 July 2024
Hong Kong's regulatory environment makes it easy for foreign nationals to create shell companies to evade sanctions.
International relations

Hong Kong plays leading role in sanctions evasion: report

New analysis spotlights Chinese city as transshipment hub of goods to sanctioned nations

22 July 2024
Selina Cheng, a former reporter at the Wall Street Journal and newly elected chairperson of the Hong Kong Journalists Association, speaks to media in Hong Kong on July 17.
Hong Kong security law

Hong Kong journalist group's new chair says she lost WSJ job over role

Selina Cheng's complaint spotlights concerns over dwindling press freedom

17 July 2024
The Cirrus Aircraft booth at an aviation exhibition in Las Vegas in 2021. The company was founded in the U.S. in 1979 and acquired by a Chinese state group in 2011.
IPO

U.S.-based Chinese state-owned aircraft maker Cirrus lists in Hong Kong

Company operates under watchful U.S. eyes since 2011 purchase by CAIGA

12 July 2024
The Taiwan Stock Exchange partnered with the Singapore Exchange for the first time to host a pitch event for institutional investors in the city-state, held at SGX in April. (Singapore Exchange and Taiwan Stock Exchange)
Taiwan tensions

Singapore hooks Taiwan companies shunning China's investors

Taiwanese firms chase funds in city-state as cross-strait tensions rise

4 July 2024
Emily Lau Wai-hing, a former pro-democracy Hong Kong lawmaker, speaks with Nikkei Asia in the run-up to the 27th anniversary of the handover from the U.K. to China. (Photo by Kenji Kawase)
Interview

Hong Kong has 'changed so much' in the 27 years since handover

Longtime legislator Emily Lau laments 'so many imprisoned' under security laws

1 July 2024
Over 140,000 Hong Kongers who hold the British National Overseas passport can vote in general elections on July 4. (Source photos by Reuters and Ken Kobayashi)
Politics

Hong Kongers hold key to some seats in U.K. election

New BNO arrivals courted by British politicians as community grows

28 June 2024
U.S. President Joe Biden, center, California Gov. Gavin Newsom, fourth from left, and other officials attend a panel on artificial intelligence in San Francisco in 2023.
Artificial intelligence

U.S. proposes targeted restrictions for AI, tech investment in China

Rules aimed at stopping know-how from helping Beijing dominate global markets

22 June 2024