Politics

14 January 2025
Pakistani Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb speaks to Nikkei Asia in Hong Kong on Jan. 14. (Photo by Kensaku Ihara)
Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai's trial has delved into his views of Joe Biden and Donald Trump, expressed around the time of the 2020 U.S. election. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Kyodo, Reuters, and AP)
International relations

Jimmy Lai testimony spotlights mogul's Trump hopes, Biden doubts

Hong Kong tycoon called Chinese leader 'most absolute dictator' even above Mao

10 January 2025
The Hong Kong Science and Technology Park sent a delegation of 45 companies to CES this year despite U.S.-China tensions. (Photo by Yifan Yu)
Technology

Hong Kong companies eye American funding despite U.S. crackdown

Government-backed incubator brings 45 startups to CES amid geopolitical rift

9 January 2025
Chinese battery maker CATL and tech conglomerate Tencent are among a new batch of companies accused by the Pentagon of having links to the People's Liberation Army.
Equities

Tencent, CATL shares sink after addition to Pentagon's China military list

Gaming and social media giant closes 7% lower, while battery maker falls about 3%

7 January 2025
Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC) conducted a test flight of its strategic C919 narrow-body passenger aircraft in Hong Kong on Dec. 16, 2023. (Hong Kong government)  
Transportation

China's key C919 passenger jet to start regular flights beyond mainland

Hong Kong serves as gateway for COMAC to challenge Airbus and Boeing

31 December 2024
Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai walks out from a police station on Aug. 12, 2020. He has been in jail since that December.
Hong Kong security law

Jimmy Lai trial drags on with Hong Kong on geopolitical knife's edge

National security comes first, but trial risks further straining economic ties with West

30 December 2024
Tony Chung speaks into a mic at a gathering in London on March 23. He is one of the 19 democracy activists on Hong Kong's global national security wanted list.
Hong Kong security law

Hong Kong adds six more to national security global wanted list

Seven other activists' passports canceled as government vows to crack down further

24 December 2024
British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, seated, left, and Chinese Premier Zhao Ziyang, seated, right, sign the accord that handed Hong Kong back to China in Beijing on Dec. 19, 1984.
Hong Kong security law

Hong Kong lets 40th anniversary of Sino-British declaration pass quietly

National security overrides pact's promised freedoms; advocates warn of fading interest

19 December 2024
Hong Kong is under scrutiny by U.S. lawmakers for its alleged role in Russian efforts to finance the war in Ukraine and evade sanctions. (Photo by Shinya Sawai)
Finance

U.S. Treasury warns Hong Kong banks on Russia ahead of Trump's return

Visit follows bipartisan call to address city's alleged role in sanctions evasion

17 December 2024
Jimmy Lai Chee-ying, founder of Apple Daily, walks to a prison van to head to court, after being charged under the national security law in Hong Kong on Dec. 12, 2020.
Opinion

Jimmy Lai's trial is a test of global resolve on Beijing's overreach

Prosecution of Lai sends a chilling message: No one is safe from state's long arm

11 December 2024
Following Donald Trump's win in the U.S. presidential election in early November, SGX's benchmark Straits Times Index rose to 17-year highs. (Nikkei montage/Source photo by Reuters)
Trading Asia

Singapore outruns Hong Kong in 'Trump trade' stock rally

ST Index bests Hang Seng as investors eye 'havens'; South Korean stocks fall further

9 December 2024
Hong Kong movies catapulted kung fu stars like Bruce Lee to global fame, but the industry has been struggling to recapture its past glory. (Photo by Kensaku Ihara)  
Media & Entertainment

Hong Kong's surprise cinema hit shows resilience of embattled industry

Local films offer 'catharsis' in time of economic pain and security law pressure

7 December 2024
The Chinese national flag on display during a game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Brooklyn Nets in Shenzhen in 2019 -- the last year NBA teams played in China.
Sports

U.S. NBA returns to China with multiyear deal starting in Macao

First appearance since 2019 after controversy over Hong Kong protests

6 December 2024
Police officers keep watch outside Hong Kong's West Kowloon courthouse where media tycoon Jimmy Lai has been on trial for 100 days. (Photo by Kenji Kawase)
Hong Kong security law

Jimmy Lai trial hits 100-day mark as testimony details global connections

Trump aides and Taiwan repeatedly come up in Hong Kong 'foreign collusion' case

2 December 2024
A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers argue that the country should rethink its ties with banks in Hong Kong because they are facilitating the evasion of sanctions on Russia and Iran. 
US-China tensions

Hong Kong blasts U.S. lawmakers for calling city a financial crime hub

Banks allow violations of U.S. trade controls for Russia and Iran, claim congressmen

27 November 2024
Hong Kong citizens were granted a special legal status in the U.S. that protects them from being deported. This status expires in February.
Politics

Hong Kongers in U.S. fear Trump deportations if special status lapses

Human rights activists urge Biden to renew protection, which expires Feb. 5

25 November 2024
Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai walks through Hong Kong's Stanley prison in July 2023. He has begun testifying in his closely watched trial for allegedly colluding with foreign forces and conspiring to publish seditious materials.
Hong Kong security law

Jimmy Lai on trial: 5 things to know about landmark Hong Kong security case

Media mogul denies wrongdoing as testimony highlights ties to first Trump team

25 November 2024
A heavy contingent of police guards the Hong Kong courthouse hearing Jimmy Lai's trial on Nov. 20. (Photo by Peggy Ye)
Hong Kong security law

Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai testifies in national security case

Pro-democracy tycoon details ties to first Trump team, says he 'opposed violence'

20 November 2024
People line up outside Hong Kong's West Kowloon courthouse on Nov. 19, ahead of the sentencing of the so-called HK47 defendants in the city's biggest national security trial. (Photo by Kensaku Ihara)
Hong Kong security law

Hong Kong court jails 'HK47' democracy activists for up to 10 years

Legal scholar Benny Tai slapped with longest term for 'subversion'

19 November 2024
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) supporters celebrate in New Delhi on Oct. 8 during polls in northern Haryana state. 
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India state polls, G20 summit, Hong Kong national security case

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17 November 2024
Economist Stephen Roach is pictured during an earlier visit to Hong Kong in June.
US-China tensions

'Don't be so smug' on Trump tariffs, Stephen Roach warns in Hong Kong

Economist says threat should be taken 'literally' with global economy at tipping point

15 November 2024
Trump’s proposed tariffs and loose fiscal policy are expected to send U.S. inflation higher, leading to fewer rate cuts by Powell and a stronger dollar. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Getty Images and nikkei photographers)
Trading Asia

Trump's return to power gives Asian financial markets the jitters

Post-election currency market swing shows investors how money might travel

11 November 2024
A historic handshake with Chinese Vice Premier Zhu Rongji in Beijing in the runup to the Hong Kong handover in May 1997 was a “seismic moment" for Jardine Matheson and its Chairman Henry Keswick, according to a memoir by his late wife Tessa Keswick.  
Obituaries

Henry Keswick, the Jardines scion who razed then restored China business

Shanghai-born executive who initially criticized Hong Kong handover dies at 86

9 November 2024
Many of Asia's chip and other tech companies are bracing for four years of uncertainty. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Getty Images)
U.S. elections 2024

'Buckle up': Asia's tech industry braces for bumpy ride under Trump

Businesses expect trade turbulence during leader's second term

8 November 2024
Pedestrians walk through downtown Hong Kong in July. The city looks to draw more people from the mainland. (Photo by Shinya Sawai)
Politics

Hong Kong opens doors wider to mainland Chinese as birth rate drops

Territory looks outward for talent amid baby bust and brain drain

30 October 2024
Pro-democracy activists targeted the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in San Francisco in 2014 as the Umbrella Movement pursued genuine universal suffrage in the Chinese city.
Hong Kong security law

Hong Kong offices in U.S. promote Beijing's agenda, report alleges

Local network's political influence campaign raises concern among activists

30 October 2024
Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee is seen on a screen as he delivers his annual policy address at the Legislative Council on Oct. 16.
Politics

Hong Kong cuts liquor duty, eases mortgage rules for economic spark

John Lee policy speech stresses 'shining' prospects despite retail and property woes

16 October 2024
Sam Hou-fai, Macao's former top judge, is set to become the chief executive of the world's leading casino hub. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by AP and Ken Kobayashi)
Politics

Macao's predetermined election reverberates across casinos and Hong Kong

Sam Hou-fai set to be first chief executive born outside former Portuguese colony

12 October 2024
Trading of CHK Oil's Hong Kong shares is due to resume on Oct. 2. It was suspended in early September when the shares were at 0.08 Hong Kong dollars.
US-China tensions

China's CHK Oil seeks to restore terminated Utah oil and gas leases

Hong Kong-listed company discloses deeper losses, including penalties

1 October 2024
Demonstrators carry banners demanding genuine universal suffrage under the watchful eyes of police in Hong Kong's Mongkok area in November 2014. The Umbrella Movement, as it was known, officially began on Sept. 28 that year. (Photo by Kenji Kawase)
Hong Kong security law

10 years on, Hong Kong's Umbrella Movement protests remembered in Japan

City authorities busy ginning up festive mood for China's 75th National Day

28 September 2024