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Hong Kong Delegates Push For Security Laws To Counter Civil Unrest

Feb 23, 2015 03:48 AM EST

Hong Kong delegates are pushing for the enactment of security laws by China's Parliament to counter demonstrations and other forms of civil unrest following the recent pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong

‘Don’t Touch the Fruits’: HK Vendor Tells Off Mainland Shoppers

Vittorio Hernandez |

Feb 22, 2015 07:34 AM EST

Tourists from mainland China continue to irritate Hong Kong residents and businessmen.

HK Doctor Uses Liquid Biopsy For Early Cancer Detection

Geann Pineda |

Feb 21, 2015 01:15 AM EST

Dennis Lo, a doctor from Hong Kong, has developed a new method called 'liquid biopsy' which he claims can detect many kinds of cancer at a very early stage.

Hong Kong Baby Born Pregnant With Twins

Geann Pineda |

Feb 10, 2015 02:58 AM EST

In an extremely rare situation, a baby from Hong Kong was born, carrying twin fetuses in her abdomen.

Bitcoin Exchange in Hong Kong Disappears, Stealing $386 Million

David Curry |

Feb 09, 2015 03:08 PM EST

Hong Kong Bitcoin exchange MyCoin has disappeared from the internet.

Riot police pepper spray Hong Kong protesters

Pepper Spray Used Again on Anti-Chinese Protesters in Hong Kong Mall

Vittorio Hernandez |

Feb 09, 2015 02:48 AM EST

Hong Kong police reportedly used pepper spray again to disperse a group of protesters who broke off and entered malls during a protest on Sunday in Tuen Mun town in the New Territories, near the border with the mainland.

Xiaomi Interested in U.S. or Hong Kong IPO

David Curry |

Feb 08, 2015 09:07 AM EST

Xiaomi is reportedly interested in an IPO either in the U.S. or Hong Kong, valuing the company at over $45 billion.

HK ICU's At Breaking Point Amid Winter Flu Outbreak

Geann Pineda |

Feb 08, 2015 02:58 AM EST

Hong Kong hospitals' Intensive Care Units (ICU) are nearing its breaking point, as the winter flu outbreak intensifies.

What Really Went Down During Katy Perry's Halftime Performance

JM Javelosa |

Feb 02, 2015 06:32 AM EST

There has been much speculation as to what was supposed to go down during Katy Perry's Superbowl halftime show. One was just how grand the performance from an artist who allegedly wanted to establish herself as THE leading pop star of this generation would be; the other would be whether she was going to throw shade at Taylor Swift.

Pro-Democracy Protests Back in Hong Kong

Popular Protests Seeking Democratic Reforms Back in Hong Kong

Raymond Legaspi |

Feb 01, 2015 10:49 PM EST

About a dozen thousand pro-democracy activists are back on the streets of Hong Kong on Sunday, the first gathering since an "Occupy Central" movement crippled the former British colony last year.

Hong Kong Occupy Leaders Face 5-Year Jail Sentence Following ‘Staged Arrest’

Erik Pineda |

Jan 25, 2015 12:27 AM EST

Hong Kong authorities detained and questioned Saturday three pro-democracy leaders following their voluntary surrender. The Occupy movement founders were released shortly but police hints of upcoming charges.

Man Comes Up With Absurd Way Of Smuggling 94 iPhones Into China

Bianca Ortega |

Jan 13, 2015 01:23 AM EST

A man who thought he could illegally sneak 94 iPhones into China came up with an absurd way of doing so, but Chinese authorities easily busted his attempt, which fast became the butt of jokes across the Internet.

ATV Halts Broadcast, Employees A 'No-Show'

Cash-Strapped ATV Offers Discounted Ads to Shore up Finances

Cybelle Go |

Jan 10, 2015 09:10 AM EST

Hong Kong-based television network ATV has announced plans to sell advertising packages at discounted rates in a bid to shore up its dwindling finances.

Biggest IPO in Asia Goes Down in Trading Debut

Riley Grant |

Dec 23, 2014 02:28 PM EST

One of the biggest mall developers in China, Dalian Wanda Commercial Properties, finished low in the trading industry after its debut on Tuesday, December 23 in Hong Kong.