THE DAY IN PHOTOS: August 23, 2019 ABS-CBN NewsPosted at Aug 24 12:26 AM Here are the big stories today in photos Read more »
HK students join protests Anthony Wallace, AFPPosted at Aug 23 10:00 AM Secondary school students cover their right eye as they hold up their phone torches while attending a rally at Edinburgh Place in Hong Kong on Thursday. Read more »
Alibaba postpones up to $15 billion Hong Kong listing amid protests: sources ReutersPosted at Aug 21 11:19 AM China's biggest e-commerce company Alibaba Group Holding Ltd has delayed its up to $15 billion listing in Hong Kong amid growing political unrest in the Asian financial hub, two people with knowledge of the matter told Reuters. Read more »
Hundreds of thousands join Hong Kong protests despite heat and heavy rain Marius Zaharia and Tom Westbrook, ReutersUpdated as of Aug 18 11:28 PM Hundreds of thousands of anti-government protesters joined a mass rally in Hong Kong on Sunday, filling major thoroughfares in heavy rain in the eleventh week of what have been often violent demonstrations in the Asian financial hub. Read more »
Hong Kong protesters rally to show 'peaceful' credentials after chaos Yan Zhao and Catherine Lai, Agence France-PresseUpdated as of Aug 18 09:58 PM Tens of thousands of Hong Kong democracy activists gathered Sunday for a major rally to show the city's leaders their protest movement still attracts wide public support despite mounting violence and increasingly stark warnings from Beijing. Read more »