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Hong Kong leaders back new security law, say Trump 'wrong' for curbing ties

Trump told reporters at the White House that China's move on Hong Kong was a tragedy for the world

US to revise State Dept's travel advisory for Hong Kong, says Trump

This comes a day after China's parliament passed the proposal to impose a new national security law in Hong Kong

Trump moves to strip Hong Kong of its special treatment to punish China

More than 1,300 US companies have offices in Hong Kong and provide about 100,000 jobs. In the past decade, the US' trade surplus with Hong Kong has been the biggest among all its trading partners

Hongkongers eye grim future as China approves national security law

Members of Hong Kong's pro-democracy protest movement fear that the new legislation will further tighten Beijing's grip on the state

Explainer: How important is Hong Kong to China as a free finance hub?

Hong Kong is one of the world's most open economies and one of the biggest channels for equity and debt financing

China parliament approves plan to rein in Hong Kong, defies global outcry

China says the legislation will aim to tackle secession, subversion, terrorism and foreign interference in the city

Top headlines: Indian economy to shrink 5% says S&P, power sector woes

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Security law offenders in Hong Kong won't be sent to China trial: Report

The new law permits for the first time Chinese security agencies to open their establishments in Hong Kong

China's rich moving out of Hong Kong to seek asset safety elsewhere: Report

More than half of Hong Kong's estimated private wealth of over $1 trillion is from mainland individuals who have parked money there, according to bankers

China extends olive branch to India after US seeks discussion on Hong Kong

The reconciliatory messages came after weeks of simmering tensions on both Eastern and Western frontiers between the two countries

Hong Kong no longer qualifies as autonomous under China, says Pompeo

Hong Kong, an economic powerhouse, is a Special Administrative Region of China

'I am just Hong Kong': A city's fate in China's hands

The new national security laws, outlined at the annual session of China's legislature on Friday, will likely curtail some of the civil liberties that differentiate Hong Kong from the rest of the count

UK, Australia, Canada condemn China's proposed security law for Hong Kong

The legislation would allow Beijing to take aim at the large often violent anti-government protests

'The end of Hong Kong'? China's new plan for the region has Trump fuming

China's action could spark fresh protests in Hong Kong, which enjoys many freedoms not allowed on the mainland

US may reassess Hong Kong status after China's attack on press: Pompeo

Mike Pompeo said he had been alerted to threats by the Chinese government to interfere with the work of American journalists in Hong Kong

World coronavirus dispatch: Some countries resume international travel

From Russia and Brazil becoming new epicentres, Hong Kong seeing new infections after 24-day clean sheet, and Chinese merchants taking to livestreaming - read these and more in today's world dispatch

Hong Kong eases lockdown as no local Covid-19 transmission seen in 19 days

While gyms, beauty salons, bars, restaurants and other such public places have been reopened, saunas, karaoke lounges, party rooms and nightclubs would remain closed for at least another two weeks

World coronavirus dispatch: US firms slashing costs; salary cuts at Disney

From Spain's death toll dropping, to Branson saying his airlines would go bust without govt support, and how using masks is altering the way we communicate - read these and more in today's dispatch

India's tweaked FDI rules aimed at China to include Hong Kong: Report

A substantial part of Chinese investments is routed through the Asian financial centre given its market expertise and deep pool of liquidity

Creative problem

The wait-and-watch tenterhooks of the art world is sending shivers down its collective spine