Prominent activist and publisher Jimmy Lai on Tuesday pleaded not guilty to three charges of sedition and collusion with foreign countries in a landmark national security trial in Hong Kong.
Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Agnes Chow jumps bail and moves to Canada
One of Hong Kong’s best-known pro-democracy activists who moved to Canada to pursue her studies said she would not return to the city to meet her bail conditions, becoming the latest politician to flee Hong Kong under Beijing’s crackdown on dissidents.
Asia’s first Gay Games to kick off in Hong Kong, fostering hopes for wider LGBTQ+ inclusion
Football enthusiast Gina Benjamin is not just training for victory in the upcoming Gay Games in Hong Kong, but she’s also on a mission to help push for legal reform for same-sex marriage.
Hong Kong court upholds a ruling in favor of equal inheritance rights for same-sex couples
A Hong Kong court on Tuesday, Oct. 24 upheld a ruling that favored the granting of equal inheritance rights to same-sex couples, in the latest victory for the city’s LGBTQ+ community.
Hong Kong’s top court rules in favor of recognizing same-sex partnerships in a landmark case
Hong Kong’s top court ruled Tuesday that the government should provide a framework for recognizing same-sex partnerships, in a landmark decision for the city’s LGBTQ+ community.
Toronto elects first mayor of Chinese descent
Toronto—the largest and most populous city in Canada—has a new mayor.
Coco Lee, Hong Kong singer and songwriter who had international success, dies at 48
Coco Lee, a Hong Kong-born singer and songwriter who had a highly successful career in Asia, has died by suicide, her siblings said Wednesday. She was 48.
Award-winning Hong Kong journalist wins appeal in rare court ruling upholding media freedom
An award-winning Hong Kong journalist won an appeal Monday quashing a conviction related to research for an investigative documentary, in a rare court ruling upholding media freedom in the Chinese territory.
China tightens access to Tiananmen Square, 24 detained in Hong Kong on anniversary of 1989 protests
China tightened access to Tiananmen Square in central Beijing on Sunday, the anniversary of the military suppression of 1989 pro-democracy protests that left a still unknown number of people dead and discussions and commemorations forbidden within the country.
First Xiamen-Shenzhen connection to Sea-Tac Airport
SEATTLE — There will be six nonstop flights from Seattle to China with a new Xiamen route starting September 26. The announcement was made May 11 during a press conference […]
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