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Dec 3, 20241 min read
Hong Kong leader says golf course ruling will not hit plans for public housing
HONG KONG - A Hong Kong court's call for renewed public consultation on a plan to build 12,000 public homes on part of a prestigious golf...
Nov 27, 20243 min read
Top Hong Kong court backs housing rights for gay couples
HONG KONG - Hong Kong's top court on Tuesday upheld three earlier rulings that favoured granting public housing and inheritance rights to...
Nov 22, 20244 min read
Explainer-Jimmy Lai: What to know about national security trial of Hong Kong media tycoon
HONG KONG - Hong Kong media tycoon and pro-democracy advocate Jimmy Lai testified this week in court for the first time in a landmark...
Nov 21, 20243 min read
Tycoon Jimmy Lai denies asking US to act against HK, China in landmark trial
HONG KONG - Hong Kong democrat Jimmy Lai testified on Wednesday for the first time in his landmark national security trial, saying he had...
Nov 21, 20243 min read
National security trial of Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai: what's happened so far
HONG KONG, November 20 - Hong Kong media tycoon and pro-democracy advocate Jimmy Lai, 76, testified in court for the first time on...
Nov 21, 20244 min read
Jailing of 45 Hong Kong democrats in national security trial draws criticism
HONG KONG - Hong Kong's High Court on Tuesday jailed 45 pro-democracy activists for up to 10 years following a national security trial...
Oct 11, 20243 min read
Analysis-Beyond the politics, China's missile test reflects military need
HONG KONG - From a missile discreetly ferried more than 1,000 km (620 miles) to a launch site, to the use of remote bases and satellites...
Sep 27, 20242 min read
Hong Kong court jails former editor for sedition, releases another on health grounds
HONG KONG - A Hong Kong court on Thursday night sentenced a former editor to jail for 21 months and immediately released another after...
Sep 24, 20243 min read
Analysis-China's retirement age reforms not enough to fix pension headache
HONG KONG - China's move to raise retirement ages is a starting point to plug gaping pension deficits and bolster a shrinking workforce...
Aug 22, 20243 min read
Analysis-China's fresh urbanisation push may thwart 'birth-friendly society' goal
HONG KONG/BEIJING - Mary Meng is so busy and stressed working for a Chinese tech company in Shanghai that she can't imagine having a...
Aug 20, 20242 min read
China plans 'bigger, stronger' social security fund to aid ageing society
HONG KONG - China will beef up its 2.88 trillion yuan ($406 billion) social security fund, making it "bigger and stronger" to help...
Aug 12, 20243 min read
Hong Kong court dismisses bid by media tycoon Jimmy Lai to overturn conviction
HONG KONG - Hong Kong's top court on Monday unanimously dismissed the bid to overturn the convictions of media tycoon Jimmy Lai and six...
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