Hong Kong protests

Family voices new alarm for Hong Kong’s jailed Jimmy Lai

Lai has been kept in solitary confinement without air conditioning, his children Claire and Sebastien said.

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People versus power? Hong Kong’s fire fallout risks reopening societal divide

mfsplit - The burnt buildings and the sole unburnt one (far left) of Wang Fuk Court housing estate, site of the deadly blaze in Tai Po, Hong Kong, on Dec 2, 2025.

CREDIT: COURTESY OF BENJAMIN THAM

Hong Kong arrests 13 for apartment tower fire as death toll rises to 151

Firefighters gather next to bamboo scaffolding debris at the Wang Fuk Court housing complex after the deadly fire, in Tai Po, Hong Kong, China, December 1, 2025. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov

‘Will I get into trouble?’: Hong Kong writers seek creative freedom in Taiwan

Hong Kong publishers have encountered an increasing number of obstacles in their operations. ST PHOTO: ONG SOR FERN

Hong Kong court rejects bid to terminate trial against Tiananmen vigil group

Pro-democracy activist Chow Hang-tung after being detained in Hong Kong in Sept 2021.

Treading fine line, NBA money machine kicks into gear on China return

Jackie Chan and David Beckham watch from the front row the game between the Phoenix Suns and the Brooklyn Nets, at the Venetian Arena in Macau.

Packed crowd greets NBA return to China after six-year absence

The Brooklyn Nets' Noah Clowney shoots to the basket during the NBA pre-season game against the Phoenix Suns, at the Venetian Arena in Macau.

Britain grants asylum to Hong Kong democracy activist Tony Chung

In this 2024 photo, political activist Tony Chung is seen attending a demonstration outside the Foreign and Commonwealth Development Office in London to protest the introduction of the Article 23 National Security Law in Hong Kong.

Australia grants asylum to former HK lawmaker and pro-democracy activist Ted Hui

Former lawmaker Ted Hui Chi-fung speaks to members of the media after he was released on bail, next to Albert Ho, outside Western Police Station in Hong Kong, China November 18, 2020. REUTERS/Yoyo Chow/File Photo

Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai’s collusion trial resumes after delay

A correctional services van (L) holding Jimmy Lai arrives at the West Kowloon court after Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai arrived for his national security trial in Hong Kong on August 15, 2025. Jailed Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai's national security trial, which began in late 2023, will enter its final stages on August 15, as lawyers present closing arguments. (Photo by ISAAC LAWRENCE / AFP)

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