Politics

Beijing ushered in a national security law in 2020 that saw the arrests of politicians, journalists, activists and lawyers.
Hong Kong security law

U.K. pulls judges from Hong Kong's top court over crackdown

Beijing, city blast attempt to 'undermine' judicial independence

31 March 2022
Watsons put its brand on its Russian stores in 2018, 13 years after buying local health and beauty chain Spektr. 
Ukraine war

Li Ka-shing's Watsons drugstore chain pulling out of Russia

Group says decision made in January over 'unsatisfactory performance'

16 March 2022
Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam's administration has been criticized for frequent U-turns as it fights a wave of omicron-driven COVID-19 cases and deaths.
Asia Insight

China scrambles as COVID exposes cracks in Hong Kong leadership

Deadly omicron wave dents city's global status, while mainland fights spillover

15 March 2022
Biotechnology company BeiGene and Yum China, which runs the KFC chain in China, have been told by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that they face delisting.
Markets

Chinese stocks tumble in Hong Kong after SEC delisting warning

Didi Global drops up to 20% in premarket trading after report of listing delay

11 March 2022
Nio, which sponsors a Formula E racing team, is set to list in Hong Kong just 11 days after disclosing its intention to access the market.  
Markets

Nio leads way to alternate route for Hong Kong market listing

Didi also expected to take 'by introduction' shortcut to exchange

8 March 2022
Documentary by director Kiwi Chow, right, now in self-exile from Hong Kong, hit theaters across Taiwan last Friday.
Arts

Hong Kong protest film strikes a chord in Taiwan

Documentary, and Ukraine conflict, spur debate on island's readiness for war

3 March 2022
Pro-democracy activist Tam Tak-chi was arrested on sedition charges in 2020. Prosecutors argued that his chanting anti-police slogans amounted to spreading "hatred or contempt against the government."
Hong Kong security law

Hong Kong pro-democracy activist convicted over protest slogans

Former radio host Tam Tak-chi in custody for 541 days since sedition charges arrest

2 March 2022
Hong Kong is turning public housing estates into mass quarantine facilities as it battles the city's worst virus outbreak.
Coronavirus

Hong Kong flags deficit to pay for COVID-19 battle

Government rolls out tax breaks, handouts to ease pain of tighter virus measures

23 February 2022
Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam said on Friday that she expects the COVID-19 crisis there to stabilize within three months.
Politics

Hong Kong delays leadership election amid worst COVID-19 outbreak

Chief Executive Carrie Lam ducks questions about seeking new term

18 February 2022
A treatment area outside a hospital in Hong Kong as the city grapples with a surge of COVID-19 cases.
Coronavirus

Hong Kong moves to require COVID testing for all residents

Carrie Lam calls for 'cooperation and acceptance' as caseload sets records

18 February 2022
Patients have been stuck outside Hong Kong hospitals overwhelmed with COVID cases. 
Coronavirus

Xi raises pressure on Lam over Hong Kong COVID surge

Chinese leader calls for 'all necessary measures' to stop city's worst outbreak

16 February 2022
People line up at a COVID-19 testing center in Hong Kong's Central district.
Coronavirus

Hong Kong outbreak tests limits of China's zero COVID policy

Mainland China to send personnel and build facilities to contain spread

15 February 2022
Caspar Tsui, Hong Kong's secretary for home affairs, has tendered his resignation.
Coronavirus

Hong Kong 'partygate' scandal claims cabinet member

Home affairs minister Caspar Tsui resigns over COVID controversy

31 January 2022
Some multinationals fear Hong Kong's position as a world-class business hub is being eroded.
Business trends

Hong Kong's talent pool evaporating, some companies say in survey

Nearly 40% of Japan corporations note city's human resources conditions have worsened

28 January 2022
Hong Kong's sushi prices could soar if government heeds call for air cargo restrictions.
Politics

Hong Kong omicron scare pits sushi against zero COVID

City's leader warns over price hikes amid calls for cargo restrictions

13 January 2022
A statue of the Goddess of Democracy at Hong Kong's museum dedicated to the Tiananmen Square pro-democracy protests, pictured in 2014. The museum closed and most of its collection was seized in 2021.
Hong Kong security law

Tiananmen museum planned for U.S. after Hong Kong shutdown

Ex-student leader Wang Dan and other activists aim to raise up to $2m toward goal

11 January 2022
The spartan quarantine facility at Penny's Bay on Lantau Island was completed last year as part of Hong Kong's COVID-19 pandemic response.
Coronavirus

Top Hong Kong public figures quarantined after birthday party

Politicians and officials isolated and shamed for flouting virus restrictions

7 January 2022
Wang Xingwei's "New Beijing" at M+. The museum's collection includes works related to the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown. (Photo by Takeshi Kihara)
Arts

Hong Kong art hub taps growing market despite shrinking freedom

New museum M+ passes 'test' under national security law, top donor says

6 January 2022
Hong Kong lawyer and democracy activist Chow Hang-tung peers out of a prison van after being detained last September. 
Hong Kong security law

Hong Kong lawyer gets 15-month sentence for Facebook 'incitement'

36-year-old found guilty of urging others to join banned Tiananmen vigil

4 January 2022
Hong Kong authorities have wielded new powers from last year's national security for a relentless crackdown on civil society, raiding the offices of online publication Stand News on Dec. 29.
Hong Kong security law

Hong Kong government preparing another security law

Chief Executive Carrie Lam says consultation on draft bill to start by June

30 December 2021
SenseTime says 60% of the IPO proceeds will be devoted to research and development, with the rest used for business expansion and working capital.
IPO

SenseTime shares gain in Hong Kong market debut

Stock of AI facial recognition company gains as much as 23%

30 December 2021
As the pandemic continued in 2021, Myanmar military leader Min Aung Hlaing seized power, the U.S. and U.K. agreed to share nuclear submarine tech with Australia, Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai made an explosive revelation and BTS ruled the airwaves. 
Asia Insight

From Myanmar to AUKUS to BTS: Newsmakers that shaped Asia in 2021

As COVID raged, the security landscape shifted and superstars made their mark

28 December 2021
Lawrence Lai Wai-chung, professor at the University of Hong Kong, makes frequent trips to former military installations around the city as part of his research, aiming to raise awareness of their historical value. (Photo by Kenji Kawase)
Politics

Hong Kong's WWII memories evolve 80 years after fall on Christmas

Scholars find new ways to tell local war story, while Beijing narrative slips in

25 December 2021
A security guard at Lingnan University removes a paper printed with the Chinese character "shame" placed where a June 4 memorial sculpture was removed earlier on Friday.
Hong Kong security law

Two more Hong Kong universities remove June 4 memorials

Sculptor Chen Weiming says Beijing wants people to forget 'true history'

24 December 2021
Workers moved pieces of the "Pillar of Shame" to a truck in the early hours of Dec. 23.
Hong Kong security law

Tiananmen memorial statue removed in dead of night in Hong Kong

University cites right to eject work erected without permission 24 years ago

23 December 2021