• CNBC

    'Hong Kong is China's Hong Kong': Beijing hits back at U.S. for 'slandering' city's new security law

    China's embassy hits back against U.S. criticism of Hong Kong's new national security law, urging the U.S. to "respect China's sovereignty."

  • Hong Kong not in World Cup qualifiers to make up the numbers, says Andersen

    Hong Kong head coach Jorn Andersen sends best wishes to Uzbekistan counterpart Srecko Katanec, with World Cup rival set to miss teams’ clash in Tashkent after falling ill

  • China Blasts Criticism Of New Hong Kong Security Law As 'Smears'

    China blasted critics of Hong Kong's new national security law on Wednesday, after Western powers and the United Nations said it would further curtail freedoms in the city.Hong Kong, a former colony of Britain before the 1997 handover back to China, on Tuesday passed a security law commonly referred to as Article 23 to punish five crimes after a fast-tracked legislative process.British foreign minister David Cameron said it was a "rushed" process for a law that would "further damage the rights...

  • LeBron James says watching son, Bronny, play at USC gives him 'anxiety'

    LeBron James didn’t hold back his thoughts about college basketball, and specifically his son, Bronny James, playing at USC.  On the latest episode of the "Mind the Game" podcast with co-host JJ Redick, James revealed that he has anxiety watching his son play this season, his freshman year with the Trojans.  "The NBA is the best league in the world," the Los Angeles Lakers superstar said. "That’s why it’s hard to watch my son play college basketball. It is hard watching a 40-minute college...

    • BBC

    Hong Kong’s new law is final nail in coffin, say critics

    Beijing and Hong Kong defend the controversial law, saying it is necessary

  • China's rocket debris likely off Ilocos Sur, Catanduanes coasts, says PhilSA

    In an advisory, PhilSA said that rocket debris was projected to have fallen within the identified drop zones located around 78 nautical miles from Vigan in Ilocos Sur as well as 194 nautical miles and 332 nautical miles from Panay Island in Catanduanes.

  • Beijing lied, Hong Kong died: Brash beacon of freedom subdued by communist China

    Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler, March 28, 2024 There was no hint of dissent in Hong Kong’s Legislative Council as its 88 members passed Article 23, a piece of draconian domestic Security legislation which “complements” Beijing’s own 2020 Security stamp on the Special Administrative Region. Instead, the local lawmakers, led by Chief Executive […]

  • Lies, ideology and repression: China seals Hong Kong’s failed-state fate

    The former British territory was a flawed success. Xi Jinping has ended that with the punitive and hastily passed article 23 So farewell, Hong Kong. The vibrant, pulsating city-state that grew, under British rule, into one of the world’s great financial, business, cultural and tourism hubs has finally been brought to heel. Browbeaten, abused, silenced. Trust Xi Jinping, China’s dementor president, to suck out all the joy. Last Wednesday was the UN’s International Day of Happiness. But it was a...

  • Gay Games Hong Kong generated HK$200 million for local economy, organisers say

    Organisers of the Gay Games Hong Kong (GGHK) have said that its event last year generated HK$200 million for the local economy, with contributions made to sectors from retail to entertainment. The nine-day event in early November drew around 5,600 visitors, including 2,380 participants, to its sporting competitions, concerts, as well as its opening and […]

  • Catholic priest says Hong Kong clergy will go to prison before violating seal of Confession

    In an interview with LifeSiteNews, the Hong Kong priest also criticized Cardinal Stephen Chow for refusing to condemn the island’s draconian national security law, saying he ‘hid himself behind the social communications office.’

  • New national security law 'slams shut' space for dissent in Hong Kong, critics say

    HONG KONG — When Britain returned Hong Kong to Chinese rule in 1997, Beijing assured the former colonial power that civil liberties in the city would be preserved. On Saturday, Hong Kong enacted a measure that critics charge will further stifle free expression in a city that until recently was known for its freewheeling style, aggressive media and politically active populace. The bill, called the Safeguarding National Security Ordinance but also referred to as the Article 23 law, took effect...

  • EU says Hong Kong’s new security law could affect its status as a business hub

    European Union joins chorus of criticism of Article 23, which includes harsh new penalties for offences such as insurrection, sedition and espionageThe European Union has sounded the alarm over Hong Kong’s new national security bill, saying it had the potential to “significantly” affect the work of the EU’s office and the territory’s status as a business hub.On Tuesday Hong Kong lawmakers unanimously passed the new bill only two weeks after it was first presented, fast-tracking a major piece of...