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A very powerful typhoon sweeping Hong Kong and the coast of southern China forced hundreds of thousands of people to evacuate
The highest typhoon warning was issued for Hong Kong. The wind can blow up to more than 51 meters per second. Tens of millions of people in southern China and…
Discharge of Fukushima waters: why China and Hong Kong are alarmed
Japan has planned to begin the evacuation into the Pacific Ocean of more than a million liters of water from the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, devastated by a…
Typhoon warning closes Hong Kong stock market
Authorities have issued a Class 3 warning, on a five-point scale, in effect until 4 o’clock this afternoon, local time. Afternoon trading in Hong Kong will also be canceled unless…
Hong Kong: Police issue arrest warrants for eight overseas refugee activists
The Hong Kong government has issued arrest warrants for eight overseas pro-democracy activists and is offering HK$1 million to anyone who can provide information about them. Hong Kong authorities believe…
The police arrested the “grandmother” and other activists – China again suppressed the commemoration of the Tiananmen massacre in Hong Kong
The commemoration of the Tiananmen events took place in Hong Kong four years ago. Now security measures are strict on the anniversary. Hong Kong police on Sunday arrested a well-known…
Opposition Leader in Hong Kong Arrested – Commemorated Anniversary of Beijing Massacres
The military attack on the Tiananmen Square protesters on June 4, 1989 was preceded by widespread youth protests in Beijing in the spring. The protests had in turn been triggered…
Continued arrests in Hong Kong
By: Annika Andersson/TT Published: Less than 20 min ago full screen Police patrol in a shopping area in Hong Kong where the anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre in Beijing…
Continued arrests in Hong Kong
Wong reportedly held flowers in her outstretched hand as she was surrounded by authorities and led to a police car. It is not yet known on what grounds the people…
Hong Kong opens the cryptocurrency market to retail investors
Hong Kong authorities have decided to relax cryptocurrency regulations, starting Thursday, June 1. Until now, cryptocurrency exchanges were reserved for a handful of wealthy customers, those whose wallet weighed at…
Hong Kong: the very important Civic Party, pro-democracy, dissolves itself for lack of members
In Hong Kong, one of the main opposition parties, the Civic Party, voted on Saturday May 27 to dissolve itself. The party has been unable to find enough members to…