Juwon Park, Associated Press Updated 1:28 am CDT, Monday, August 19, 2019 FILE - In this March 8, 2015, file photo, South Korean K-pop group EXO member Lay, second from left, speaks during a press conference in Seoul, South Korea. At least eight K-pop stars from China and even one from Taiwan and one from Hong Kong are publicly stating their support for the one-China policy, eliciting a mixture of disappointment and understanding from fans. It’s the latest example of how celebrities and companies feel the pressure to toe the line politically in the important Chinese market. less FILE - In this March 8, 2015, file photo, South Korean K-pop group EXO member Lay, second from left, speaks during a press conference in Seoul, South Korea. At least eight K-pop stars from China and even one ... more Photo: Ahn Young-joon, AP … [Read more...] about Chinese K-pop stars publicly back Beijing on Hong Kong
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On Hong Kong Handover Anniversary, Many Fear Loss of Freedoms
Sections SEARCH Skip to content Skip to site index Asia Pacific Subscribe Log In Log In Today’s Paper Asia Pacific | On Hong Kong Handover Anniversary, Many Fear Loss of Freedoms Advertisement Supported by PROMISES MADE ‘One country, two systems’ was Beijing’s pledge when it took back a former British colony. But concerns over civil liberties are mounting. ByAustin Ramzy July 1, 2019 阅读简体中文版 閱讀繁體中文版 Promises are the currency of power. In this series , The Times is going back to the scene of major news events to see how well they have been kept. HONG KONG — When Britain returned Hong Kong to China in 1997 after more than a century of colonial rule, it was a moment of immense pride for Beijing, and immense trepidation for a territory that had long enjoyed greater freedom and … [Read more...] about On Hong Kong Handover Anniversary, Many Fear Loss of Freedoms
Hong Kong, Crossroads of the Criminal Wildlife Trade
Science | Hong Kong, Crossroads of the Criminal Wildlife Trade Sections Skip to content Skip to site index Despite reforms, the territory is a linchpin in the global traffic in illegal animal parts. A rehabilitated pangolin in a park in Vietnam. Pangolins are critically endangered, their meat a delicacy in southern China and their scales a prized ingredient in traditional Chinese medicine. Credit Credit Suzi Eszterhas/Minden Pictures Supported by ByCharles Homans Feb. 12, 2019 HONG KONG — It was after dark on a Tuesday evening in December 2017 when the vans pulled onto Island House Lane, a placid side street of residential complexes and community garden plots in the suburban Tai Po district. High-rises gave way to lush forest as the street wound down to a pebble beach. Across the harbor was Tolo Channel, On the water, a speedboat was waiting. When officers from Hong Kong’s Customs and Excise Department … [Read more...] about Hong Kong, Crossroads of the Criminal Wildlife Trade
Beijing supporters use fear-mongering against Occupy Hong Kong
By Long Beach Press Telegram | [email protected] | PUBLISHED: September 29, 2014 at 6:39 pm | UPDATED: September 1, 2017 at 3:11 am BANGKOK, Thailand — At its best, Hong Kong is many things that China is not — a freewheeling bastion of capitalism, with strong democratic leanings and a reverence for private sector efficiency. Still, the Hong Kong “special administrative region” — officially part of China but governed separately — has a vocal contingency that backs its Communist Party overlords in Beijing. In recent weeks, these Party supporters have had a somber message for their city. They warn of a potential threat that could paralyze Hong Kong, leave bodies in the streets and give bandits free reign. “They could kill this city,” according to the not-so-subtle messaging. The peril is not a nuclear holocaust. It’s not an influx of Ebola victims. It’s a pro-democracy movement vowing to block traffic in Hong … [Read more...] about Beijing supporters use fear-mongering against Occupy Hong Kong
Hong Kong losing its edge in port shipping business
Gantry cranes stand at the Kwai Tsing container terminal operated by Hongkong International Terminals Ltd. as the International Commerce Center stands illuminated in the background in Hong Kong. Hong Kong's continued slide in the rankings of the world's great ports has pushed billionaire Li Ka-shing's freight-terminal operator to take action. Hongkong International Terminals Ltd., the city's biggest container-terminal operator and part of Li's CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd., is freezing salaries for all its employees this year because of rising competition and the U.S.-China trade war. It also has formed an alliance with rival dock operators in Hong Kong in a bid to cut costs. "It's been a tsunami of negative developments for Hong Kong," said Rahul Kapoor, an analyst at Bloomberg Intelligence in Singapore. "Hong Kong hasn't kept pace with developments in the past years when the Chinese invested money in expanding capacity." Drewry Shipping Consultants Ltd. said Hong Kong had been among … [Read more...] about Hong Kong losing its edge in port shipping business