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Employees at the MTR operations control center in Hong Kong earlier this year.
BUSINESS
Oct 20, 2026
MTR bets $5 billion on a Hong Kong city that doesn’t exist yet
The economic centerpiece of the Northern Metropolis’ development is a tech hub designed to be Hong Kong’s Silicon Valley.
Taiwan's finance minister will join other Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation delegates for a meeting in Hong Kong next week, even as Beijing has stepped up military and political pressure on Taipei.
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 14, 2026
Taiwanese finance minister to attend APEC meeting in Hong Kong
The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum is one of the few international bodies that includes Taiwan, which joins under the name “Chinese Taipei.”
Iranians living in Japan hold a march in support of nationwide protests in Iran in mid-January, just weeks before U.S. and Israeli forces launched attacks on the country.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 4, 2026
Is Trump’s war on Iran a threat to Japan?
Trump’s pressure campaign against China is increasingly complicated by Washington’s need for Beijing’s cooperation in managing the Iran conflict.
Jimmy Lai, who founded the now defunct pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily in Hong Kong, was handed a 20-year prison term on collusion and sedition charges under a national security law following a crackdown from Beijing.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 1, 2026
Trump says he raised case of Hong Kong’s Jimmy Lai with Xi
The U.S. president was under pressure to raise high-profile humanitarian cases when he met with the Chinese leader in Washington last week.
A Royal Australian Air Force Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II fighter aircraft. Australia is the Indo-Pacific inventory hub for parts and maintenance of F-35s flown by allies in Asia.
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 24, 2026
China holding sensitive F-35 parts diverted to Hong Kong
A cockpit canopy and weapons-bay door shipped via UPS from Australia to the U.S. were inexplicably diverted to the Chinese territory.
Victoria Harbour in Hong Kong on Jun. 21. The city’s new five-year plan marks a shift toward modern industrial policy as it embraces state-led incentives to reshape its economic future.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 22, 2026
Laissez-faire Hong Kong meets the five-year plan
What Hong Kong is attempting to do is better understood as industrial policy.
A man takes a picture in front of the mock-up of an F-35 fighter jet at the Lockheed Martin exhibition during the first day of the International Defense Industry Exhibition in Kielce, Poland, earlier this month.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 21, 2026
F-35 parts diversion to Hong Kong under probe in U.S. Congress
The incident has sparked concerns over reverse engineering of classified components of the fighter jet.
Andrew Tung Lieh-cheung, son of former Hong Kong Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa, carries a portrait of his late father at a funeral home in Hong Kong on Sunday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 20, 2026
Hong Kong pays final respects to former city leader Tung
The former shipping tycoon was hand-picked by Beijing to run Hong Kong after the former British colony’s handover to Chinese rule in 1997.
Activists including Lee Cheuk-yan, Albert Ho Chun-Yan and Chow Hang-tung raise candles during a vigil to mark the anniversary of the crackdown at Beijing's Tiananmen Square in 1989, at Victoria Park in Hong Kong in 2019.
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 11, 2026
Hong Kong hits Tiananmen vigil activists with yearslong jail sentences
The United Nations, rights groups and foreign governments have condemned the convictions.
Otemachi Place in Tokyo. Hongkong Land has approached Hulic over its stake in Otemachi Place as part of a move to enter 91AV原创 resurgent property market.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 3, 2026
Hongkong Land eyes billion-dollar property deals in Japan
It is targeting mixed-use complexes with high-end office, retail and hospitality spaces in prime Tokyo locations.
Pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong (center), who was disqualified from running, queues up to cast his vote during district council elections in the South Horizons district in Hong Kong on Nov. 24, 2019.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 2, 2026
Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong pleads guilty to collusion
Once a symbol of Hong Kong’s democracy movement, Joshua Wong has been in custody since late 2020 and sentenced multiple times for his role in anti-government protests in 2019.
Sky Xu (center), chief executive officer of Shein Global Holdings, during the company's listing ceremony at the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on Tuesday
BUSINESS
Sep 1, 2026
Shein shares plunge 10% in Hong Kong debut after rocky road to IPO
The shares fell to as low as HK$43.72 in early trading, compared with the IPO price of HK$48.56, before recovering some of the losses.
Pro-democracy activists Lee Cheuk-yan, Albert Ho Chun-Yan and Chow Hang-tung raise up candles during a candlelight vigil to mark the 30th anniversary of the crackdown of pro-democracy movement at Beijing's Tiananmen Square in 1989, at Victoria Park in Hong Kong on June 4, 2019.
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 21, 2026
The Hong Kong Tiananmen vigil activists convicted in national security trial
A Hong Kong court found two pro-democracy activists who organized annual vigils to mark China’s deadly Tiananmen crackdown guilty of “incitement to subversion” on Friday.
Hong Kong is among several low-tax jurisdictions where a collection of capital worth up to $1.2 trillion held by mainland Chinese ultra-high-net-worth individuals is parked.
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 20, 2026
China’s tax crackdown forces wealthy investors to assess their offshore trusts
The overhauled tax rules have also fueled concern that Beijing may widen its scrutiny of offshore wealth.
Hong Kong is racing to attract global hedge funds with generous tax breaks just as China’s intensified tax enforcement threatens the city’s private wealth business.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 20, 2026
Hong Kong’s low-tax lure is getting a reality check
The existential question now is whether Hong Kong’s finance industry can diversify internationally fast enough, especially in terms of funding sources.
Chinese tech firms including Bytedance are driving demand for Hong Kong’s data centers.
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 7, 2026
Chinese AI boom sends Hong Kong data center prices soaring
The AI boom, fueled in part by the success of DeepSeek, has prompted more Chinese firms to use Hong Kong as a springboard to test models and expand overseas.
The entrance to the Have a Nice Stay bookstore on Wednesday
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 29, 2026
Hong Kong independent bookstores to close after police raid
Police searched the two bookshops this month and arrested five people on suspicion of displaying and selling “items with seditious intent.”
Clothing for sale at the opening of Shein Group's first permanent retail store at the Bazar de l'Hotel de Ville department store in Paris in November of last year.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 27, 2026
Shein reveals slowing profit in filings ahead of Hong Kong debut
The closely held company reported a loss of $99 million in the first three months of this year, compared with a profit of $395 million a year earlier, according to a filing.
Mui, a woman who suffered persistent child sexual abuse for years, poses for a photo in Hong Kong on June 16 after speaking on the condition of anonymity about her childhood experience.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Jul 20, 2026
Survivors warn of loopholes in Hong Kong sexual offense reforms
Long-awaited changes will introduce stricter penalties for sexual crimes, but some say they don’t bar the defense of “mistaken belief” or improve protections enough for children.
As governments increasingly prioritize security and economic interests, democracy and human rights face new challenges in a changing world order.
ASIA PACIFIC / Society / Interview
Jul 20, 2026
Can human rights survive the era of great-power competition?
Human Rights Watch’s Maya Wang explains why democracy and human rights remain worth fighting for.
Two Japanese climbers die on remote Himalayan peak in Nepal
Rescuers have recovered the bodies of two Japanese climbers missing for over a week on a remote Himalayan mountain.
Aging Japanese village turns to Peru in search of new residents
Guests from Peru's Belen district interact with a baby in Nanmoku village in Gunma Prefecture.
Budget-friendly restaurant chain Saizeriya succumbs to rising costs
A Tokyo branch of Saizeriya, a chain of family-style Italian restaurants
U.S. has for years asked Musk to alter Starlink service in Ukraine and Middle East, sources say
A Ukrainian soldier sets up a Starlink satellite internet system near the frontline in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, on Oct. 16
U.S. military bans Chinese-made BYD cars from key air base in Okinawa
An F-22 Raptor lands at Kadena Air Base in Kadena, Okinawa Prefecture on Oct. 9. The base is a crucial hub for U.S. military operations in the region.
A dramatic bear hunt in a midsize Japanese city could be a harbinger of what is to come
Zookeeper Tetsuo Iso at the site of frantic search for a wild bear in Utsunomiya on June 9. Iso, 65, was asked by the prefectural government to help capture the bear and it was his shot with a tranquilizer gun that put an end to the saga.
How this long-term resident avoids the annoying tourist label in Japan
Tourists enjoy themselves while crossing the famous Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo on Oct. 12.
What can Asia do to avoid crossing crucial climate tipping points?
Motorists drive through a road covered with smog from wildfires nearby in Ogan Ilir in Indonesia's South Sumatra province on Sept. 25.
Baku championships showcase rising standards in global sumo
Ryan Roddy (second from left back) is pictured with the Ireland sumo team at this month's World Sumo Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan.
91AV原创 permanent residency reform has a glaring blind spot
Japan's immigration reforms risk creating uncertainty by tying permanent residency more closely to language proficiency before clear assessment standards and supporting infrastructure are in place.

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