Showing posts with label Hong Kong. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Hong Kong. Show all posts
Thursday, November 27, 2025

Hundreds Still Missing after Hong Kong Apartment Blocks Fire | BBC News

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Nov 27, 2025 | At least 55 people have been killed in a huge fire engulfing a high-rise public housing complex in Hong Kong, and hundreds ar...
Wednesday, September 10, 2025

Hong Kong Lawmakers Overwhelmingly Reject Same-Sex Rights Bill

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THE NEW YORK TIMES: Legislators voted down a proposal that would have given some rights to couples who married overseas. Campaign groups urg...
Sunday, July 20, 2025

Les images impressionnantes du typhon Wipha

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Jul 20, 2025 | Des pluies torrentielles et des vents violents ont frappé Hong Kong ce dimanche 20 juillet 2025 à l'approche du typhon Wi...
Sunday, February 23, 2025

Hong Kong Airport Smoking Room

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Jun 9, 2015 Cocking a snook at political correctness! 😀 – © Mark Alexander
Wednesday, December 27, 2023

Geschichte des Drogenhandels - Der große Rausch (1/3) | Doku HD Reupload | ARTE

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Dec 27, 2023 | Heroin und Kokain haben in der Weltwirtschaft genauso viel Gewicht wie Erdöl und Textilien. Die dreiteilige Dokumentation zei...
Tuesday, September 12, 2023

Hong Kong’s Multimillion Dollar Cliffside Mansions on Brink of Collapse after Record Rains

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THE GUARDIAN: Police cordon off some properties in Redhill Peninsula and evacuate at least one after typhoon Haikui brought extreme weather ...
Sunday, August 01, 2021

Could Hong Kong's New Immigration Law Ban Residents from Leaving? | DW News

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Aug 1, 2021 • A new amendment to Hong Kong's immigration law takes effect today. Critics say the change could give the government power ...
Saturday, July 31, 2021

Hong Kong Man Arrested for Allegedly Booing Chinese Anthem While Watching Olympics

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THE GUARDIAN: Man allegedly also waved colonial-era flags while watching fencer Edgar Cheung’s medal ceremony at a mall Hong Kong police h...
Sunday, July 11, 2021

Hongkong: Das Ende der freien Presse | DW Reporter

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Jul 11, 2021 • Nachdem Peking ihre Konten gesperrt hatte, musste die Zeitung "Apple Daily“ aufgeben. Damit ist eine der letzten chinakr...
Wednesday, July 07, 2021

One Year of China's Hong Kong Security Law | DW News

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Jun 30, 2021 • Global rights group Amnesty International sharply criticized the national security law the Chinese government imposed on Hong...
Wednesday, June 30, 2021

‘A Form of Brainwashing’: China Remakes Hong Kong

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THE NEW YORK TIMES: Neighbors are urged to report on one another. Children are taught to look for traitors. Officials are pressed to pledge ...
Wednesday, June 23, 2021

Hong Kong’s Apple Daily, Symbol of Pro-democracy Movement, to Close

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THE GUARDIAN: Tabloid founded by Jimmy Lai and targeted by police raid last week will print final edition on Thursday Hong Kong’s largest ...
Thursday, June 17, 2021

A Hongkong, cinq responsables du journal prodémocratie « Apple Daily » arrêtés

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LE MONDE : Une descente a eu lieu jeudi dans les locaux du quotidien. Son rédacteur en chef, Ryan Law, a été arrêté. Cinq responsables du ...
Wednesday, November 13, 2019

Hong Kong on the Brink of a Total Breakdown? | DW News

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A Hong Kong police chief has said pro-democracy protesters are pushing the city to "the brink of a total breakdown". The last two...
Friday, October 04, 2019

Hong Kong Protesters Attack Metro Stations after Face Mask Ban

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Thousands of people swept into the streets of Hong Kong for a night of violent protests after the government activated sweeping colonial-er...
Wednesday, June 28, 2017

The Last Hong Kong Governor: Chris Patten on 20 Years after the Handover

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Chris Patten, Hong Kong’s last governor, handed the former colony back to China on 1 July 1997 to be ruled with a degree of autonomy under ...
Tuesday, September 06, 2016

Inside Story - Is China Nervous about the Latest Election in Hong Kong?

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Beijing reiterates that calls for Hong Kong independence will not be tolerated. Presenter: Adrian FinighanGuests:Joseph Cheng - coordinator...
Friday, January 31, 2014

Hong Kong Tycoon Rescinds £80 Million Dowry for Lesbian Daughter

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THE DAILY TELEGRAPH: Hong Kong businessman withdraws £80 million 'marriage bounty' for gay daughter after her heartfelt open lett...
Thursday, January 30, 2014

Hong Kong Tycoon's Daughter Defends Lesbian Relationship

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BBC: Gigi Chao, the daughter of a Hong Kong tycoon has urged her father to accept she is a lesbian, after he offered millions to find her...
Monday, June 24, 2013

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U.S. Urges Russia to Hand Over Snowden THE NEW YORK TIMES: WASHINGTON — An increasingly frustrated Obama administration escalated its crit...