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Hong Kong breathed a collective sigh of relief on Saturday as it marked the eleventh consecutive weekend of protests on a relatively peaceful note marred only by a tense stand-off but with no tear gas fired as masked demonstrators called it an early night

Taipei, Aug. 17 (CNA) Hong Kong Outlanders, a group comprised of Hong Kongers in Taiwan, organized events across Taiwan Saturday to support the anti-extradition bill protests in the financial capital.

Some property tycoons threw their support behind the Hong Kong government at a rally for the first time on Saturday even as competing marches and events were held by their opponents around the city.Braving rain and nasty weather at Tamar Park in Admiralty

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China is accusing the United States of orchestrating the Hong Kong protests to set the stage for a military crackdown, a rhetorical tactic that hardens ideological tensions between the rival powers.

Satellite images this week apparently captured more than 500 Chinese military vehicles in and around a soccer stadium near the border with Hong Kong in what many speculate was a response to several days of violent protests that disrupted operations at one

CHINA has ramped up its military presence near Hong Kong as pro-democracy protestors continue to clash with police sparking a political crisis in the region.

According to a spokesman for the United States Pacific Fleet, China banned two US warships from visiting Hong Kong' and accused members of Congress from both parties of being "the black hand" behind the protesters in Hong Kong rallying against

Pro-democracy protesters blocked passengers at Hong Kong's airport Tuesday, causing further travel chaos a day after triggering an unprecedented shutdown and defying the city's leader who warned against heading down a "path of no return".

In Hong Kong, China is acting like a global bully.

HONG KONG riot police have stormed the independent territory's International Airport, where protesters were gathered for a fifth day today, and have started beating the crowd in horrifying images from the terminal.

Hong Kong International Airport has canceled all remaining flight departures for the second straight day due to protests.

All passenger flights in and out of Hong Kong were cancelled on Monday after thousands of pro-democracy protesters flooded the city's airport to denounce police violence.The global network of Agence France-Presse covers 151 countriesIf you have news t

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen urged citizens to stay on alert for Chinese-financed media "infiltration" after a Reuters report of a Beijing-backed media campaign in the self-ruled island which China considers its own.Tsai said on Saturday the Reut

Former White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon was on CNBC and he explained the masterful manner with which President Trump is dealing with China. The Chinese regime is in a precarious position and has only two choices. They can either give the US what

President Trump said Saturday that he had received a "small apology" from North Korean leader Kim Jong Un for testing short-range missiles -- while appearing to side with him on what he called "ridiculous and expensive" joint exercises con

Demosisto says it campaigns for more self-determination for Hong Kong but not independence.

Another weekend of protests in Hong Kong began Saturday with a rally of parents calling for greater protection for their children as ordinary people have increasingly become caught in skirmishes ... Click to Continue

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(Bloomberg) -- As protesters blocked roads in Hong Kong's central business district this week, something unusual happened: Tear gas canisters began raining down from the sky.It was unclear where they were coming from, but police officers wearing gas m