Politics

Lee Hsien Yang, the estranged younger brother of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, on Sunday greets a voter during a walkabout ahead of the general election in Singapore.
Your Week in Asia

China's CO2 rules, Luckin investors meet, Singapore campaigning begins

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

28 June 2020
Hong Kong Financial Secretary Paul Chan, second from left, said when the government announced its bailout of Cathay that it would send “seasoned, business professional leaders” as board observers.
Transportation

Governance group questions role of Cathay bailout 'observers'

Directors' association deputy president warns of disruptive board presence

26 June 2020
Under Jimmy Lai, Apple Daily is putting its focus on subscriptions after five years of losses driven by the withdrawal of advertisers who faced political pressure over their dealings with the pro-democracy publisher. (Source photos by Reuters and Kenji Kawase)
Media & Entertainment

Losses mount for Hong Kong's pro-democracy Apple Daily

Political pressures add to coronavirus impact on advertising for publisher Jimmy Lai

23 June 2020
An aerial view of shipping containers stacked at a port in Hainan Province's Yangpu Economic Development Zone in May.
Economy

China's Hainan to be tariff-free to rival Hong Kong

Southern province aims to become world-class trading hub by 2050

23 June 2020
Pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong announces his plans to run for legislature in Hong Kong on June 19.
Interview

Hong Kong security laws apply to foreigners with 'no exceptions'

NPC member warns bill opponents face exclusion from legislative election

22 June 2020
Pro-democracy protesters gather at a mall in Hong Kong on June 15. Such gatherings could become illegal under China's proposed security law.
Politics

Hong Kong's 'rule of law' put to test by primacy of security bill

New details show Beijing's move for sweeping control over city's courts

22 June 2020
Chinese state-security agencies would be able to exercise jurisdiction over "certain circumstances," according to Xinhua News Agency
Hong Kong protests

Beijing to gain sweeping power under Hong Kong security law

Special session called for June 28-30 for possible vote

21 June 2020
Hong Kong's Victoria Harbor: Google and Facebook have been pushing for an trans-Pacific data cable link connecting the U.S. and Hong Kong.
Telecommunication

US warns against linking Pacific data cable to Hong Kong

'Team Telecom' panel raises alarms over Chinese espionage

19 June 2020
A protester waves a flag at a Hong Kong mall on June 12. There is concern that the proposed national security law will be used to crack down on pro-democracy protests in the city.
Politics

China presses ahead with Hong Kong security bill over global outcry

Beijing undeterred by G-7 statement and Washington's Uighur sanctions

19 June 2020
Both passports have been a source of trouble and frustration for me. (Photo by Nikki Sun)
Tea Leaves

Two passports, one citizenship

Dual system highlights real dilemma for Hong Kong’s younger generation

17 June 2020
"We hope the economic recession, and our unemployment rate, will not be worse than in 2003 during the SARS period," Chief Executive Carrie Lam said on Tuesday, ahead the release of the jobless report.
Economy

Hong Kong's unemployment rate jumps to highest level in 15 years

Government to ease social-distancing measures to help bolster sagging economy

16 June 2020
HSBC's headquarters in Hong Kong. The bank's backing of China's new security laws for Hong Kong has hit a raw nerve in the city over the mainland's creeping control, but it has also elicited a sense of understanding among employees.
Companies

HSBC's bow to China stirs up internal anxiety and patience

Hong Kong employees show frustration over support of new national security law

15 June 2020
At a meeting of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference in Beijing in May, members proposed a plan to create an East Asia digital currency based on a basket of Asian currencies.
Comment

China takes battle for cryptocurrency hegemony to new stage

Beijing backs private-sector-led East Asia digital money in challenge to US

14 June 2020
Can Tokyo replace Hong Kong and Singapore as Asia's financial hub? Analysts list the many reforms the city must undertake to be able to compete.
Japan immigration

Japan fires up plans to scout Hong Kong talent for financial hub

But to be international business center, Tokyo needs access to China market

13 June 2020
Sam Brownback, the U.S. ambassador-at-large for international religious freedom. (File photo by Reuters)
Interview

US fears for Hong Kong's religious freedom under security law

China has a track record of limiting rights everywhere, Ambassador Sam Brownback says

13 June 2020
The Victoria Harbor of Hong Kong, pictured on May 26: many local people want a return to a more stable environment.
Opinion

Hong Kong national security law is there to protect city

One country, two systems will endure as important part of territory's success

12 June 2020
Hong Kong's financial district: China's crackdown in the city casts a shadow over its identity as an international business hub.
International relations

Abe offers refuge to Hong Kong finance workers

Tokyo turns to talent seeking escape from China's national security law

12 June 2020
Founder of Apple Daily Jimmy Lai Chee-ying, center, has been notified by police that he will be charged for his role in holding an unauthorized candlelight vigil to mark the 31st anniversary of the crackdown of pro-democracy protesters at Beijing's Tiananmen Square in 1989.
Hong Kong protests

Hong Kong publisher Jimmy Lai faces charges for June 4 vigil

Apple Daily founder and three activists to be prosecuted over unauthorized assembly

11 June 2020
A pro-democracy demonstrator waves the British colonial era flag during a protest against new national security legislation in Hong Kong.
Politics

China says not legally bound to 50 years of Hong Kong autonomy

US and UK counter the 1984 promise is an international obligation

11 June 2020
The U.S. secretary of state said HSBC’s support for the Hong Kong national security laws had earned it “little respect in Beijing.”
Finance

HSBC takes fire from top investor and US for backing China law

Aviva and Pompeo find fault with bank over Hong Kong national security bill

10 June 2020
The June 4th Museum in Mong Kok, Hong Kong, is the only permanent exhibition in the People's Republic of China that commemorates the 1989 Tiananmen crackdown. (Photo by Kenji Kawase)  
Politics

Tiananmen museum seeks funds to preserve crackdown relics online

Looming Chinese national security law for Hong Kong spurs crowdfunding drive

10 June 2020
The proposal by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will emphasize international concern over Beijing's controversial legislation.
International relations

Japan will present G-7 with joint statement on Hong Kong: Abe

Prime minster to stress 'one country, two systems' to counter China clamp down

10 June 2020
Chinese President Xi Jinping, left, and Premier Li Keqiang cast their votes on the national security legislation for Hong Kong at the closing session of the National People's Congress in Beijing on May 28.
Hong Kong protests

China to start work on Hong Kong security bills June 18

Legislation aimed at stifling 'subversion' could go into effect this month

10 June 2020
Xi Jinping speaks after reviewing the Navy fleet in the South China Sea in April 2018: leadership demands more than brute might.
Opinion

China risks imperial overstretch with post-pandemic aggression

From Hong Kong to Himalayas, Xi Jinping seizes on disarray to expand global influence

10 June 2020
HSBC and Standard Chartered Bank abandoned their usual political neutrality.
Opinion

Hong Kong national security law forces big business to choose sides

UK banks have come out in favor of Beijing proposal, drawing criticism

9 June 2020