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Washington should end the special economic status granted to Hong Kong if China deploys its military forces in the city, a congressional body warned on Thursday.The US-China Economic and Security Review Commission also called for US export control measure

A sharp escalation of violence in Hong Kong is once again raising the question of how China's central government will respond: Will it intervene, or allow the chaos to persist? ... Click to Continue

Britain's Foreign Office said on Monday it was concerned about the escalation of violence between protesters and police in Hong Kong and urged both sides to find a way forward.'

HONG KONG — Hong Kong streets descended into chaotic scenes following an unauthorized pro-democracy rally Sunday, as protesters set up roadblocks and torched businesses, and police responded with tear gas and a water cannon. Protesters tossed firebo

LeBron James, not Daryl Morey, is the one who's misinformed about the situation in Hong Kong.

HONG KONG (AP) — When the ball smashed into a photo of LeBron James' face stuck above the hoop and dropped into the basket, the Hong Kong protesters cheered.His standing took a hit from...

Apple is the latest American company to find itself under attack by China over the Hong Kong protest movement after the tech giant approved an app that lets protesters locate police.

SHANGHAI: China on Tuesday (Oct 8) pulled NBA exhibition games from television screens as the league faced an escalating punishment campaign in ...

Hong Kong's under-fire leader Carrie Lam on Tuesday said China intervening to end months of pro-democracy protests is an option following a particularly violent week of unrest that paralysed the city.The global network of Agence France-Presse covers 1

Hong Kong was rocked by fresh violence Sunday as tens of thousands hit the streets to defy a ban on face masks, sparking clashes with police, street fights and vandalism across the strife-torn city.

The new Pukguksong-3 ballistic missile which was tested on October 2 will likely be carried on the country's ballistic missile submarines, the first of which was revealed in the summer. A submarine is inherently difficult to detect and counter, making

Hong Kong protesters defied a new law banning face masks, coming out in force Saturday in a continuation of demonstrations that have left the self-governing Chinese city-state nearly paralyzed, the Associated Press reported. Protests were smaller but stil

As China showed off its military might in an elaborate parade marking the country's 70th anniversary under Communist Party rule Tuesday, violent clashes erupted between pro-democracy demonstrators and security forces in Hong Kong in a direct challenge

Police shot a protester in Hong Kong Tuesday as officers employed live rounds in an effort to control escalating pro-democracy demonstrations in the city on the 70th anniversary of Communist rule in mainland China, according to NBC News . Hong Kong offici

Pro-democracy politicians hit out at the police for failing to arrest pro-China attackers in white T-shirts at the weekend.

ABC cameraman Robert Koenig-Luck tells of 13 days on the streets of Hong Kong, dealing with tear gas, heat, humidity and exhaustion to cover a volatile and unpredictable story.

The commentaries came a day after thousands of protesters joined a peaceful march to the US consulate in Hong Kong.

Over the weekend in Hong Kong, mostly peaceful demonstrators held a march to the U.S. Consulate, numbered in the hundreds of thousands, to get a message to President Trump and the United States. Here's more from AP: Thousands of demonstrators in Hong

Many Hong Kong citizens have a British passport, but now some are demanding full British citizenship in the wake of months of protests against actions taken by the Chinese government.

Hong Kong police have fired rubber bullets at protesters who besieged a police station in the semi-autonomous Chinese territory.The clashes came amid continuing defiance from demonstrators despite the government's promise to kill a proposed law that s