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Hong Kong retailers forecast sharp drop in sales as protests rock city

Reuters
Posted at Jul 16 06:09 PM

Hong Kong retailers said on Tuesday they expect sales for July and August to drop by double-digits from a year earlier due to protests that have gripped the Chinese-ruled city for more than a month. Read more »

Clashes at latest Hong Kong anti-extradition march

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 14 08:22 PM

Police and protesters clashed again in Hong Kong Sunday as unrest caused by a widely loathed plan to allow extraditions to mainland China showed no sign of abating. Read more »

Hong Kong protesters, police clash as demonstrations target Chinese traders

Greg Torode and Vimvam Tong, Reuters
Posted at Jul 13 08:25 PM

The protest was the latest in a series that have roiled the former British colony for more than a month, giving rise to its worst political crisis since its 1997 handover to China. Read more »

Inspiring Hong Kong’s youth

Kin Cheung, AP
Posted at Jul 12 09:05 AM

Attendees take part in a public memorial for Marco Leung, the 35-year-old man who fell to his death weeks ago after hanging a protest banner against an extradition bill, in Hong Kong, Thursday. Read more »

China's PLA signals it will keep Hong Kong-based troops in barracks

Greg Torode and Phil Stewart, Reuters
Updated as of Jul 09 04:53 PM

HONG KONG/WASHINGTON - The Chinese military commander responsible for Hong Kong has assured a Pentagon official that Chinese troops will not interfere in the city's affairs – an apparent signal that they will stay in their barracks amid renewed political upheaval. Read more »

Hong Kong leader says extradition bill is dead after mass protests

Reuters
Updated as of Jul 09 11:24 AM

HONG KONG (UPDATE) - Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said on Tuesday the extradition bill that sparked the territory's biggest political crisis in decades was dead, admitting that the government's work on the bill had been a "total failure". Read more »

Protesters arrested over Hong Kong clashes

Kyodo News
Posted at Jul 08 09:54 PM

Hong Kong police said Monday they have arrested six people in connection with Sunday's demonstration over a contentious but suspended extradition bill. Read more »

Protesters call for HK independence

Kin Cheung, AP Photo
Posted at Jul 08 12:20 PM

Protesters march with a flag calling for Hong Kong independence on Sunday.  Read more »

Fresh clashes in Hong Kong after huge march to China station

Jerome Taylor and Elaine Yu, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 08 06:54 AM

Fresh political violence broke out in Hong Kong on Sunday night as riot police baton-charged anti-government protesters seeking to keep the pressure up on the city's pro-Beijing leaders, after a mass rally outside a train station linking the finance hub to mainland China. Read more »

‘Dancing aunties’ spark new Hong Kong protest

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 06 09:27 PM

In the latest flashpoint with authorities, hundreds of protesters blocked roads and chanted slogans at police in the northwestern district of Tuen Mun. Read more »

Ilang OFW na nakilahok sa protesta sa Hong Kong, maaaring mawalan ng visa

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 05 10:00 AM

May ilang Pilipino ang nakilahok sa malawakang protesta laban sa pagdinig ng isang kontrobersyal na extradition bill sa Hong Kong, ayon sa Philippine Consulate, Biyernes. Read more »

Mahigit 1,000 isinanlang Philippine passport, nakumpiska sa Hong Kong

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 05 08:17 AM

Mahigit sa 1,000 Pilipino ang nakumpiskahan ng passport sa Hong Kong matapos nila itong isanla para makautang ng pera, sabi ni Antonio Morales, Philippine Consul General sa Hong Kong, Biyernes. Read more »

Hong Kong leader seeks meeting with students after mass protests

Reuters
Posted at Jul 05 07:25 AM

HONG KONG - Hong Kong's chief executive Carrie Lam has asked to meet with the city's university students, her office said on Thursday evening, as the embattled leader tries to fend off pressure from a month-long political crisis. Read more »

China and Britain wage war of words over Hong Kong

Dmitry Zaks, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jul 04 07:49 AM

China bluntly told Britain on Wednesday to "refrain from further interference" and London summoned Beijing's ambassador for a dressing down in a rapidly-escalating diplomatic feud over Hong Kong.  Read more »

Ex-top envoy Del Rosario resigns from First Pacific

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 03 02:48 PM

The Hong Kong-based firm cited Del Rosario's "increased involvement in a number of personal advocacies which makes it difficult for him to continue to serve as a director of the company." Read more »

Hong Kong grapples with protest aftermath as China demands criminal probe

Yan Zhao and Catherine Lai, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 03 07:25 AM

Hong Kong on Tuesday grappled with the aftermath of unprecedented anti-government protests which saw parliament ransacked, as Beijing called for a criminal probe into the unparalleled challenge to its authority.   Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: July 2, 2019

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 03 01:27 AM

Here are the day's big stories in photos. Read more »

The morning after

Vivek Prakash, AFP
Posted at Jul 02 10:16 PM

People walk past notes left by protesters on the walls of the government headquarters in Hong Kong on Tuesday, a day after protesters broke into the building Read more »

Hong Kong calms down after overnight protests: Filipino worker

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 02 10:49 AM

A fresh wave of violence gripped Hong Kong overnight from Monday. Read more »

Chinese newspaper calls for 'zero tolerance' over HK protests

Reuters
Posted at Jul 02 09:36 AM

SHANGHAI - A Chinese state paper on Tuesday called for "zero tolerance" after protesters in Hong Kong stormed and ransacked the city's legislature following a day of protests against a controversial extradition bill. Read more »