The Latest Breaking News from Hong Kong

Hong Kong's CK Hutchison warns of legal action over Panama Canal ports

Hong Kong's CK Hutchison say it's escalating its fight over the two Panama Canal ports that it operates

The Independent UK · Feb 12

Lucky Coincidences: 30 Perfectly Timed Pictures Taken By Edas Wong (New Pics)

Edas Wong is a Hong Kong–based street photographer known for capturing fleeting, often humorous moments that many people would walk past without noticing. His work centers on observation—waiting patiently for coincidences, gestures, and visual alignments...

Bored Panda · Feb 12

Father of exiled Hong Kong activist convicted in unprecedented insurance case under national security law

Family of US-based Hong Kong dissident held guilty in first such case

The Independent UK · Feb 12

Father of US-based Hong Kong activist convicted under national security law

A Hong Kong court has convicted the father of a U.S.-based activist for attempting to deal with his daughter's financial assets

The Independent UK · Feb 11

The Guardian view on Jimmy Lai: what Britain’s caution says about its relationship to Beijing’s power

Editorial: Australia defended a detained journalist despite the risks. Britain’s muted response to a media mogul’s harsh sentence suggests a narrowing view of what confrontation is worth

The Guardian - UK · Feb 10

China is losing ground in Latin America

Panama’s supreme court invalidated a contract in late January that had allowed Panama Ports Company, a subsidiary of Hong Kong-based firm CK Hutchison, to operate two ports on the Panama canal since 1997.

The Conversation · Feb 10

Hong Kong’s once-vibrant press stays silent or celebrates Jimmy Lai’s 20-year jail sentence

Lack of response shows security law and harassment by authorities have muzzled ‘critical voices’, say experts

The Guardian - UK · Feb 10

China’s Hong Kong white paper targets ‘hostile’ foreign intervention after Jimmy Lai ruling

Hong Kong’s leader John Lee welcomed the white paper, saying it is ‘of great significance and has come at exactly the right time’

The Independent UK · Feb 10

Jimmy Lai’s sentencing tells me this: democracy is dead in Hong Kong, and I escaped just in time

Who will speak out for values and rights and my fellow democracy activist now that opposition has been silenced in Hong Kong? I say Britain should, says activist Nathan Law

The Guardian - UK · Feb 10

20 years for a China critic: Former media tycoon’s jailing signals the end of an era for Hong Kong’s press

Jimmy Lai, the pro-democracy former Hong Kong media tycoon and a fierce critic of Beijing, was sentenced on Monday to 20 years in prison in the longest punishment given so far under a China-imposed national security law that has virtually silenced the city’s dissent.

Newslaundry · Feb 10