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Frank Gehry Responds To Xi Jinping's 'No More Weird Buildings'

Oct 25, 2014 06:06 PM EDT

President Xi Jinping's call for "no more weird buildings" last week created quite an unexpected firestorm in the world's architectural community.

Hong Kong Protests Inspire Political Street-Art

Rubi Valdez |

Oct 23, 2014 09:55 PM EDT

Hong Kong's so-called "umbrella movement", a form of activism from students and members of the youth, is sending its political message not only through words but also visual arts.

CY Leung's Comments Drive Public Outrage

Acsilyn Miyazaki |

Oct 23, 2014 05:56 PM EDT

Hong Kong's chief executive CY Leung is once again placed in hot water after commenting that an open election in the country would only allow the poor to dominate the voting process.

Kenny G Against the Protest in Hong Kong

Joseph |

Oct 23, 2014 08:24 AM EDT

Kenny G who is known for being a jazz musician made a statement about the on going Hong Kong protest on Twitter as he wishes for the event to stop for the people and the area to achieve peace. He said that he doesn't exactly support the whole display of violence and it is because he doesn't really know what is going on.

China Daily Accuses WSJ Of Stirring HK Civil Disobedience

Rubi Valdez |

Oct 22, 2014 10:07 AM EDT

Times are tough for the Communist Party of China (CPC) to pacify the current civil unrest in Hong Kong, and Wall Street Journal's (WSJ) biased reportage seems to "fan the flames of chaos," a statement from China Daily read.

C.Y. Leung: Free Elections Give Hong Kong's Poor Greater Power

Kristina Fernandez |

Oct 22, 2014 05:25 AM EDT

Hong Kong's embattled chief executive, Leung Chun-ying, told media Monday that open elections would lend poor people more influence in politics as he defended his handling of the pro-democracy protest and Beijing's ruling on limited elections in 2017.

Hong Kong Protesters Pessimistic About Government-Student Talks

Kristina Fernandez |

Oct 21, 2014 01:56 AM EDT

With talks between the leaders of the pro-democracy movement and Hong Kong government just hours away, protesters are saying they do not see much hope in the results of the negotiation that seeks to end the deepening political crisis in Asia’s financial hub.

Boston's Mass. General Hospital Seeks China Expansion

Dan Weisman |

Oct 20, 2014 11:11 PM EDT

Massachusetts General Hospital at Boston said it was in discussions Monday with Chinese businessmen and a well-known Chinese hospital of traditional medicine about building a full-service, modern hospital near Hong Kong.

Hong Kong Supreme Court Bans Protesters from Mong Kok Roads

Andy Vitalicio |

Oct 20, 2014 02:08 PM EDT

Hong Kong's Supreme Court has now banned demonstrators from occupying roads in Mong Kok, through an injunction issued Monday.

CY Leung: Chinese Government Still Trusts HK

Bianca Ortega |

Oct 20, 2014 09:04 AM EDT

Hong Kong leader Leung Chun-ying said Sunday that the central authorities of China still trust his capacity to handle the Occupy Central movement in the Special Administrative Region (SAR).

Hong Kong Leader Points to "Foreign Forces" As Behind Ongoing Protests

Desiree Sison |

Oct 20, 2014 04:12 AM EDT

Hong Kong Leader said China will not cave in to the protesters' demand to choose their own candidate for the 2017 election

68% Hong Kong Residents Don't Support Protests, Survey Reveals

Vittorio Hernandez |

Oct 20, 2014 02:37 AM EDT

Due to the negative impact of the four-week long student-led protests in Hong Kong, more residents of the administrative region are expressing their disagreement with the mass movement.

Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Protesters Reoccupy Mong Kok As Police Move To Clear Barriers

Kristina Fernandez |

Oct 18, 2014 05:04 AM EDT

Thousands of protesters swarmed Hong Kong streets Saturday as pro-democracy demonstrations flared up again in the continuing saga of deepening political crisis in Asia’s financial hub.

BBC Slams China Censorship After Blocking Access to their Website in the Country

Erika Villanueva |

Oct 16, 2014 04:06 AM EDT

BBC top official dubs China’s blocking of the news agency’s English-language website as “deliberate censorship” following the circulation of videos of Hong Kong police assaulting pro-democracy protesters over the Internet.

Hong Kong Police Disperses Protester Hiding In Tunnel

Kat De Guzman |

Oct 15, 2014 04:09 AM EDT

Hong Kong police officers have moved protesters on Wednesday from a tunnel they have barricaded located outside the city government headquarters in order to prevent further escalation of demonstrations caused by pro-democracy supporters.