Hong Kong

Protesters in front of Hong Kong's largest consulates urged G20 countries to oppose China in the context of restricting freedoms in the financial centre at the forthcoming summit in Japan, BGNES and BNT said.

Activist Joshua Wong, who has become the face of Hong Kong's push for full democracy, walked free from prison on June 17 and vowed to join a mass protest movement demanding that the city's Beijing-backed leader, Carrie Lam, steps down.

A huge peaceful protest in Hong Kong against controversial plans to allow extraditions to the Chinese mainland descended into violence early June 10 as police clashed with small pockets of demonstrators outside the city's parliament.

Three leading Hong Kong democracy campaigners pleaded not guilty on Monday to public nuisance charges over their involvement in massive rallies calling for political reform, as room for opposition in the semi-autonomous city shrinks under an assertive China,reports AFP. 

Handpicked by the great martial arts master, filmmaker, action hero and comedian Jackie Chan, the Long Yun Kung Fu Troupe travels from Beijing to Athens for the first time on November 30 for a run of heart-stopping shows at the Olympic Hall in Galatsi.

Shares in Chinese telecoms equipment maker ZTE surged more than 25 percent in Hong Kong on July 12 after the company moved a step closer to having a painful U.S. purchase ban lifted.

Angry protesters marched through Hong Kong Jan. 1 against what they described as suppression by Beijing, days after Chinese authorities ruled that part of a city rail station would come under mainland law.

HONG KONG - Once we have stable, sustainable economic growth that is not based solely on investments, an efficient public administration and an objective, independent judiciary, we can relax and await the EU's decision on whether it will open its door to new members, Serbian PM Ana Brnabic told Tanjug in an exclusive interview.

HONG KONG - Serbian PM Ana Brnabic said Thursday she was confident the world would be able to see a significantly different and surprisingly positive Balkans in 2018.

Golf’s world number six Justin Rose said ice baths and a team of fitness experts helped him keep up his energy last season, as he eyes a fast start to the new European Tour in Hong Kong.