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Hong Kong protests

China hails HK tycoon Jimmy Lai’s 20-year jail term in national security case as West denounces it

Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai was led into a police van as he headed to court to be charged under the territory's controversial new national security law in Hong Kong on Dec 12, 2020.
Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai was led into a police van as he headed to court to be charged under the territory's controversial new national security law in Hong Kong on Dec 12, 2020.

How Jimmy Lai’s case reflects Hong Kong’s shrinking press freedoms

Jimmy Lai will be sentenced on Feb 9 after being found guilty of foreign collusion under the city’s national security law, as well as seditious publication.
Jimmy Lai will be sentenced on Feb 9 after being found guilty of foreign collusion under the city’s national security law, as well as seditious publication.

Hong Kong students dissolve pro-democracy group under ‘severe’ pressure

The Hong Kong Federation of Students played a leading role in mobilising the Chinese city’s student community to participate in social movements.
The Hong Kong Federation of Students played a leading role in mobilising the Chinese city’s student community to participate in social movements.

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

News analysis

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
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
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 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.
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.
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.
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.

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