Politics

Pro-democracy activists Agnes Chow, left, and Joshua Wong were released on bail after their arrests Aug. 30. (Photos by Ken Kobayashi)
Hong Kong protests

Hong Kong activists Joshua Wong and Agnes Chow arrested

Pair released on bail vow to continue protests despite cancellation of march

30 August 2019
Protesters occupy the departure hall of the Hong Kong International Airport on Aug. 12: Hong Kong's elite may have thrown in their lot with Beijing, but the rest of the population has gone in the opposite direction.
Opinion

China's capture of Hong Kong's elite has failed to win popular favor

Western business and political leaders now reject Beijing's enticements

30 August 2019
A People's Liberation Army Navy soldier stands in front of a bilboard featuring Chinese President Xi Jinping in Hong Kong.
Hong Kong protests

China sends fresh troops to Hong Kong as city remains on edge

Chief executive hints at invoking sweeping emergency powers

30 August 2019
Protesters clash with police in Hong Kong on Aug. 25. The demonstrations have continued for longer than the pro-democracy Umbrella Movement in 2014.
Hong Kong protests

Hong Kong economy takes a beating as protests reach 80 days

Asia's financial hub sees just one IPO in August while tourism declines

28 August 2019
Protesters face police during a clash in Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong, on Sunday.
Hong Kong protests

Hong Kong's violent turn tests Beijing's patience

Police fired warning shot and deployed water cannons for the first time

26 August 2019
The G-7 seemed out of its depth on Trump's trade war.
Opinion

US-Japan trade deal is bright spot at chaotic G-7 summit

World seems no closer to avoiding ugly economic shocks in 2020

26 August 2019
Workers leave the Ngwe Pinlae Industrial Zone in Myanmar after work on Aug. 17. (Photo by Yuichi Nitta)
Business trends

Fashion brands rethink Myanmar position after report on military ties

Hong Kong's Esprit says it will no longer source from industrial zones named in UN report

26 August 2019
Protesters in Hong Kong hold hands to form a human chain during a rally on Friday night. Organizers of the event also asked foreigners to write letters to their governments and demand that they speak to China's government on behalf of Hong Kong people.
Hong Kong protests

Hong Kong protesters create human chains across city

Anti-government campaign devises new way to raise global attention for movement

23 August 2019
Hong Kong citizen Li Ka-shing offered some cryptic advice without saying who the advice was for, though he also appeared to be comparing President Xi Jinping to a tyrannical empress who maneuvered her sons to early deaths. (Nikkei montage/Getty Images, Reuters, AP photos)
China up close

Hong Kong billionaire gives Xi powerful advice in cryptic ad

Don't over pick the melons, Li Ka-shing cautions, citing Tang dynasty poem

22 August 2019
Riot police blocks part of the promenade on Victoria Harbor Central on June 12: breaking up property monopolies is a good first step to narrow the rich-poor divide.
Opinion

Hong Kong's billionaires should give up power to save the city

Government must act to reduce oligarchs' control in face of protests

19 August 2019
Protesters gather during a rally at Victoria Park in Hong Kong on Sunday.
Hong Kong protests

Hong Kong protesters defy ban to march with massive street rally

Organizers say 1.7m people attended as unrest enters 11th week

19 August 2019
Protesters in Hong Kong's financial district in June. The government on Friday said the economy expanded 0.5% in the April to June period from a year earlier. (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)
Hong Kong protests

Hong Kong's Li Ka-shing urges 'no violence' amid weakening economy

Business leaders warn public on protests as city moves toward possible recession

16 August 2019
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters before boarding Air Force One at Morristown Municipal Airport in Morristown, New Jersey, on Aug.15.
Hong Kong protests

Trump urges Xi to meet personally with Hong Kong protesters

US lawmakers voice bipartisan support for demonstrators and criticism toward Beijing

16 August 2019
Hong Kong's political standoff is rooted in a government attempt to amend an extradition law to ease the transfer of criminal suspects to mainland China. (Getty Images)
Hong Kong protests

Hong Kong protests: What's next?

Prominent figures in politics and business look at a scarred city's way forward

15 August 2019
Fu Guohao, a reporter for China's Global Times, is held by protesters at Hong Kong International Airport on Aug. 13.
Hong Kong protests

Social media fans fury of Hong Kong's leaderless protesters

Beijing condemns 'almost terrorist act' after reporter attacked

15 August 2019
Armed police patrol the departure hall of the airport in Hong Kong on Wednesday morning after the previous night's clashes with protesters.
Hong Kong protests

Hong Kong airport wins court order to stop protests

Trump tweeted he has intelligence China is moving troops to the city's border

14 August 2019
Riot police disperse anti-extradition-bill protesters during a mass demonstration after a woman was shot in the eye, at the Hong Kong international airport on Aug.13.
Hong Kong protests

Hong Kong's police clash with protesters at airport

Trump hopes 'nobody gets killed' as tensions mount at Asian transport hub

14 August 2019
Demonstrators attend a protest in the departure hall of Hong Kong's airport on Monday.
Hong Kong protests

Flights from Hong Kong canceled as protesters swarm airport

Beijing says there are 'signs of terrorism' as protests turn more violent

13 August 2019
An anti-extradition bill protester throws a stone at a police station in Hong Kong.
Interview

Hong Kong official fears protests could raise jobless rate

Economic strain ahead if rallies and trade dispute persist, labor secretary says

12 August 2019
Anti-extradition bill protesters throw tear gas back at police during clashes outside the police station in Kwai Fong in Hong Kong.
Politics

Hong Kong police and protesters refine battle tactics

Tear gas fired; demonstrators adopt flash-mob strategy

12 August 2019
Retail stores inside a shopping mall at Yuen Long have closed down on July 22: there are already economic effects from the protest.
Opinion

Hong Kong's economic troubles are just beginning

When even civil servants go on strike, city must fear for future

12 August 2019
Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam speaks during a news conference in the city on Friday.
Hong Kong protests

Hong Kong chief says protests hurt economy more than financial crisis

Carrie Lam promises to roll out economic measures to ease pain for business

9 August 2019
Demonstrations rattle Hong Kong: The territory's crucial financial industry is grappling with a potential downturn in business stemming from political unrest.
Finance

Hong Kong old-guard banks shaken by protests and online competitors

HSBC and others cut fees in response to potential threat from virtual lenders

9 August 2019
The 2015 TV series "The Last Prince" depicts China's struggle against Imperial Japan: Chinese authorities are urging broadcasters to air patriotic programs of the 70th anniversary of modern China's founding in October.
Politics

China tightens grip on TV and films ahead of National Day

Beijing bans 'too entertaining' programs amid regional tensions

8 August 2019
Demonstrators shout slogans at a group of people opposing the anti-government protests in Hong Kong on Aug. 5.
Hong Kong protests

Beijing warns of dire consequences after massive Hong Kong strike

China's central government blames Western politicians for stoking unrest

6 August 2019