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OFW financial literacy grads eye business prospects, not jobs in PH amid HK unrest

Jan Yumul, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 23 02:33 PM

HONG KONG - At 54 and married with two children, Teresita Fung looks back at her failed business in the Philippines with a calming laugh, reassuring those who may have been countlessly discouraged in life that it's never too late - and that one is never too old - to try again. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: November 19, 2019

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 20 01:52 AM

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Hong Kong leader says campus protesters must surrender

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 19 11:47 AM

HONG KONG, China - Hong Kong's chief executive said Tuesday that protesters occupying a city center university had to surrender if the three-day stand-off was to be resolved peacefully.   Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: November 18, 2019

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 19 02:57 AM

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Protesters set fire to hold off police at Hong Kong campus

Anthony Wallace and Catherine Lai, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 18 02:23 PM

China has refused to budge on any of the protesters' key demands, which include free elections for the city of 7.5 million people. Read more »

Pinoys in HK still safe, no need to evacuate: DFA

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 17 09:01 AM

MANILA – The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) sees no need to evacuate Filipinos at this time amid ongoing protests in the area. Read more »

Hong Kong Q3 GDP shrinks 3.2 percent, confirms depth of recession

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 15 05:51 PM

The economy shrank by a seasonally adjusted 3.2 percent in July-September from the previous quarter, in line with a preliminary reading, revised government data showed. Gross domestic product (GDP) contracted for the second consecutive quarter, meeting the technical definition of a recession. Read more »

Police shoot protester, man set on fire in day of Hong Kong fury

Jerome Taylor and Su Xinqi, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 11 10:52 PM

A police officer shot a masked protester in an incident shown live on Facebook and a man was set on fire Monday during one of the most violent days of clashes in Hong Kong since pro-democracy unrest erupted more than five months ago. Read more »

Hong Kong student who fell during protest clashes dies

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 08 03:00 PM

HONG KONG, China - A Hong Kong student who fell from a car park while police and protesters were clashing last weekend has died, hospital officials said Friday, in a development likely to further escalate tensions after months of violent rallies in the city.   Read more »

China warns it won't tolerate dissent in Hong Kong

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 01 04:03 PM

The central government in Beijing has so far voiced its confidence in Hong Kong chief executive Carrie Lam and the city police to put a lid on the increasingly violent protests. Read more »

HK privacy officer says 'justifiable' for helpers to report employers for suspected crimes

Jan Yumul, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 31 10:58 AM

Encouraging helpers to report on suspected crimes is "not a privacy issue," said the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data Hong Kong, China, in response to a query from ABS-CBN News. Read more »

In a working-class Hong Kong neighborhood, the protests hit home

James Pomfret and Jessie Pang, Reuters
Posted at Oct 30 11:00 PM

Hong Kong - "In life, there is joy, but inevitably there is also sorrow. We all met below the Lion Rock." – "Below the Lion Rock," theme song for long-running Hong Kong drama series   Read more »

Pence backs Hong Kong protests in China speech, slams NBA and Nike

Reuters
Posted at Oct 25 10:33 AM

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence on Thursday accused China of curtailing "rights and liberties" in Hong Kong and blasted U.S. company Nike and the National Basketball Association for falling in line with Beijing in a disagreement over free speech. Read more »

As Hong Kong fights to keep its rights, OFWs in crossfire face losing jobs

Jan Yumul
Posted at Oct 24 07:35 PM

Some Hong Kong residents have decided to move to a different country, forcing them to let go of Filipino domestic laborers in their employ. Read more »

Protesta sa Hong Kong, ano ba ang dahilan?

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 23 08:41 PM

Mahigit apat na buwan na ang malawakang rally sa Hong Kong. Para maunawaan ang dahilan ng kilos-protesta sa Hong Kong, panoorin ito. Read more »

China asked NBA to fire Rockets exec over Hong Kong tweet: Silver

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 18 01:18 PM

China demanded that a Houston Rockets executive be sacked for supporting pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong, NBA commissioner Adam Silver said Thursday, adding that the league's row with Beijing had "substantial" financial consequences. Read more »

China state TV to suspend broadcast of NBA exhibition games

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 08 04:09 PM

China's state-run broadcaster said on Tuesday it would "immediately suspend" plans to broadcast a pair of NBA pre-season exhibition games being staged in China this week as the fallout grew over an NBA's executive's tweet in support of protesters in Hong Kong. Read more »

NBA head Adam Silver defends response over tweet uproar

Reuters
Updated as of Oct 08 04:09 PM

NBA commissioner Adam Silver defended the league's response to the Houston Rockets general manager's tweet backing Hong Kong democracy protests, telling Japan's Kyodo News that his organization supports freedom of expression without necessarily endorsing a point of  Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: October 3, 2019

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 03 11:25 PM

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Anger over HK protest shooting

Nicolas Asfouri, AFP
Posted at Oct 03 12:13 PM

Protesters and supporters gather outside the entrance to the West Kowloon Court in Hong Kong on Wednesday, where some 96 protesters arrested and charged with rioting during clashes with police on September 29 were to make an appearance in court. Read more »