Lionel Messi of Inter Miami CF celebrates after scoring a goal in the first half during the Leagues Cup 2023 semifinals match between Inter Miami CF and Philadelphia Union at Subaru Park on Aug. 15, 2023 in Chester, Pennsylvania. Tim Nwachukwu | Getty Images Sport | Getty Images HONG KONG — Soccer fans in Hong … Read more
HONG KONG (AP) — One of Hong Kong’s best-known pro-democracy activists, who moved to Canada to pursue further studies, said she would not return to the city to meet her bail conditions, becoming the latest politician to flee Hong Kong under Beijing’s crackdown on dissidents. Agnes Chow, a famous young face in the city’s once-vibrant … Read more
HONG KONG — A Hong Kong court postponed until Jan. 29 a court hearing scheduled for Monday on troubled Chinese property developer Evergrande’s winding-up petition. Evergrande is trying to win support from its creditors for a plan to restructure more than $300 billion in debt to stave off liquidation. The company’s lawyer told the court … Read more
Hong Kong Street Scene, Mongkok District with busses Nikada | E+ | Getty Images Hong Kong’s initial public listing market remains in a slump, even as analysts predicted a market rebound in the second half of the year. “The Hong Kong market has not recovered as much as we would like,” Irene Chu, partner at … Read more
HONG KONG — Scores of athletes celebrated the opening of the Gay Games in Hong Kong on Saturday despite opposition from anti-LGBTQ lawmakers, marking the first time the international sporting event to be held in Asia. Nearly 2,400 participants from about 45 territories, including Britain, the United States, and Australia, will compete in a variety … Read more
November 3, 2023 at 1:00 a.m. EDT A demonstrator draws attention to a photo of Li Peng, China’s former premier, during a protest in the Yuen Long area of Hong Kong on July 27, 2019. (Paul Yeung/Bloomberg/Getty Images)Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave This article is adapted from “Among the Braves: Hope, Struggle, … Read more
HONG KONG — Football enthusiast Gina Benjamin is not just training for victory in the upcoming Gay Games in Hong Kong, but she’s also on a mission to help push for legal reform for same-sex marriage. After moving to Hong Kong from Britain in 2016, Benjamin, 33, met her true love in the semi-autonomous southern … Read more
HONG KONG — The exodus of tens of thousands of professionals from Hong Kong triggered by a crackdown on its civil liberties is being offset by new arrivals: mainland Chinese keen to move to the former British colony. The Asian financial hub has attracted tens of thousands of visa applications from mainland Chinese under the … Read more
Hong Kong’s leader is defending the rules for the upcoming local elections as open and fair after an electoral overhaul effectively barred the city’s remaining pro-democracy activists from joining the race ByKANIS LEUNG Associated Press October 31, 2023, 12:59 AM FILE – Democratic Party chairman Lo Kin-hei speaks during a press conference at party’s headquarters … Read more
A Hong Kong court has dismissed a gun charge against a Washington state senator arrested after he carried a gun into the Chinese territory ByKANIS LEUNG HONG KONG Associated Press October 29, 2023, 11:48 PM Washington state Sen. Jeff Wilson covers himself as he arrives at West Kowloon Magistrates Courts in Hong Kong, Monday, Oct. … Read more