Politics

4 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)
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
Hong Kong is pulling out all the stops to make itself a destination for tech companies, from direct investments to courting international contestants for a startup "elevator pitch" competition held at the city's International Financial Centre, at right. (Photo by Kenji Kawase)
Technology

Hong Kong's AI bet through Temasek-style fund signals strategic shift

City steps up comprehensive effort to transform into tech hub in tense times

17 June 2024
The Court of Final Appeal in Hong Kong. A British judge has followed his recent resignation from the court with sharp criticism of what he sees as the erosion of judicial independence, sparking a war of words with the government. (Photo by Kenji Kawase)
Hong Kong security law

Hong Kong fires back after U.K. judge warns of 'totalitarian' turn

Chief Executive John Lee accuses Britain of 'weaponizing' judicial influence

11 June 2024
Hong Kong's Court of Final Appeal. Two more judges have tendered their resignations amid concerns over political freedom in the city. (Photo by Kenji Kawase)
Hong Kong security law

Hong Kong 'political situation' further shrinks top court's bench

Two U.K. judges quit, bringing resignations under national security law to five

7 June 2024
Noted economist Stephen Roach has caused a stir in Hong Kong with his bleak assessment of the city's present and future. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Getty Images) 
Hong Kong security law

Stephen Roach vs. Hong Kong government: Is the city 'over'?

Debate rekindled as economist pays first visit since declaring end of glory days

6 June 2024
The Goddess of Democracy statue goes up in Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China, on May 29, 1989. A replica of the statue would later stand in Hong Kong. Another replica appeared in Tokyo on June 3. 
China up close

Analysis: A new generation of Chinese democracy seekers gathers in Tokyo

'Goddess of Democracy' comes to Japan to mark 35th Tiananmen anniversary

6 June 2024
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