Howard Lam, a member of Hong Kong's Democratic Party, was arrested Tuesday for allegedly lying to police.
Politics

Hong Kong police say democracy activist staged 'abduction'

Opposition member arrested on suspicion of misleading investigation

16 August 2017
Activists put up posters "In search of Liu Xia," widow of Liu Xiaobo, in Hong Kong on Aug. 12. (Photo by Kenji Kawase)
Politics

Concern for fate of Liu Xiaobo's widow builds

Wife of Noble Peace Prize laureate Liu Xia out of contact since orchestrated funeral

13 August 2017
Democratic Party member Howard Lam Tsz-kin displays the wounds he said he sustained in the abduction.
Politics

Beijing's hand suspected in kidnapping of Hong Kong democrat

Man said he was questioned, abused over photo of Messi for Liu Xiaobo

12 August 2017
The Peninsula Hong Kong.
Business

Buyer of Peninsula Hotels stake tries pre-empting takeover talk

Possible ties between investor and daughter of Xi's close aide reported

5 August 2017
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Politics

Hong Kong media titan unloads weekly magazines

New owner's suspected pro-China connections raise concerns over editorial rights

2 August 2017
Hong Kong government announced on Tuesday to allow mainland Chinese authority to enforce national laws in West Kowloon Station, the terminus of the high-speed railway connecting Hong Kong and Guangzhou in southern China. (Photo by Nozomu Ogawa)
Economy

Hong Kong rail deal prompts 'One country, one system' fears

Chinese immigration and law enforcement officials to operate inside territory

26 July 2017
Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks at the inaugural ceremony of Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam in Hong Kong on July 1. (Photo by Nozomu Ogawa)
Politics

Democratic Hong Kong lawmakers face further judicial risk

Disqualifications strip movement of power to block constitutional change

22 July 2017
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Stocks

Stocks linked to China's HNA fall on report of US bank concerns

Bank of America halt deals with the heavily leveraged conglomerate

21 July 2017
From left to right, opposition lawmakers Edward Yiu, Nathan Law, Leung Kwok-hung and Lau Siu-lai protest outside the High Court in Hong Kong on July 14.
Politics

Four pro-democracy lawmakers unseated in Hong Kong

Court ruling strips opposition of veto power over major legislation

14 July 2017
In this image taken from July 24, 2008, video footage by AP Video, Liu Xiaobo speaks during an interview at a park in Beijing, China.
Politics

Beijing marches straight through global criticism

Death of Liu Xiaobo devastating to democracy movement

14 July 2017
Protesters in Hong Kong began a sit-in Monday outside Beijing's representative office, demanding overseas medical care for Nobel Peace Prize laureate Liu Xiaobo. (Photo by Mariko Tai)
Politics

Hong Kong protesters demand Liu Xiaobo receive overseas care

Nobel laureate in critical condition, Western doctors want him moved

11 July 2017
Chinese President Xi Jinping inspected more than 3,000 People's Liberation Army troops in Hong Kong on June 30. (Photo by Nozomu Ogawa)
Politics

Xi draws a 'red line' for Hong Kong

20 years after reversion, Beijing is determined to keep the territory in line

6 July 2017
Chinese President Xi Jinping inspected more than 3,000 People's Liberation Army troops in Hong Kong on June 30. (Photo by Nozomu Ogawa)
Politics

Xi draws a 'red line' for Hong Kong

20 years after reversion, Beijing is determined to keep the territory in line

6 July 2017
Chinese President Xi Jinping shakes hands with Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam after the inaugural ceremony in Hong Kong, on July 1. (Photo by Nozomu Ogawa)
Politics

Xi Jinping may come to rue his strong-arm tactics

The denizens of Beijing and Shanghai could also turn feisty

2 July 2017
Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks at a ceremony in Hong Kong on July 1. (Photo by Nozomu Ogawa)
Politics

Xi Jinping says it's 1 country more than 2 systems

New Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam is immediately put on the spot

2 July 2017
This protest broke out in Central on Saturday hours after Chinese President Xi Jinping left Hong Kong. (Photo by Nozomu Ogawa)
Politics

Mass protests hit Hong Kong hours after Xi Jinping's departure

Chinese president issues stern warning on challenge to Beijing's authority

1 July 2017
Taiwan’s New Power Party Chairman Huang Kuo-chang, at far right, and lawmaker from his party Kawlo Iyun Pacidal, second from left, were joined in by Hong Kong legislators Eddie Chu Hoi-dick, center, and Raymond Chan Chi-chuen, second from right, on June 12 in Taipei. (Photo by Kensaku Ihara)
Economy

Beijing's crackdown on Hong Kong is alienating Taiwan

'One country, two systems' was aimed at the island; now it has little appeal

1 July 2017
Chinese President Xi Jinping reviews People's Liberation Army Hong Kong troops in Hong Kong on June 30. (Photo by Nozomu Ogawa)
Politics

Local Chinese troops greet Xi with their largest-ever ceremony in Hong Kong

Many items banned from gathering, including tablets, pens and umbrellas

30 June 2017
Guangzhou Rural Commercial Bank Chairman Wang Jikang, left, at the bank's listing ceremony on June 20.
Economy

Hong Kong markets feel the crush of mainland money

Mainland offshore financing needs tint local IPOs and property market

30 June 2017
Policemen arrive with a metal barricade as pro-democracy activists protest at a monument symbolising the city's handover from British to Chinese rule in Hong Kong on June 28.
Politics

Hong Kong's iffy future 20 years after handover

Not much thought given to 'democracy, freedom and human rights'

30 June 2017
Grand Gateway 66 in Shanghai's commercial district Xujiahui is one of the two cashcows in mainland China for Hang Lung Properties. (Photo by Kenji Kawase)
Economy

Hong Kong capitalists reap rewards of cozy Communist ties

But the gravy train may be nearing the end of the line

30 June 2017
Protesters take part in a candlelight event in Hong Kong on June 29. They want the release of Chinese Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo. (Photo by Nozomu Ogawa)
Politics

With Xi in Hong Kong, demonstrators demand release of Nobel laureate

Hundreds gather to support terminally ill Liu Xiaobo

30 June 2017