China's top diplomat Yang Jiechi told US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in a phone call on Saturday that the United States should stop interfering in China's internal affairs, according to a report by state TV.

US must stop interfering in our internal affairs: China's top diplomat tells Pompeo

The Hong Kong police will use both "hard" and "soft" approaches when dealing with protests, Hong Kong's police commissioner Chris Tang told reporters in Beijing on Saturday.

Hong Kong police to take both 'hard' and 'soft' approaches against protests: Commissioner

As the world's sole superpower, the United States has difficulty to adapt change, said a British business leader in an interview on Monday.

US has difficulty to adapt change of world: UK business leader

Eighteen Indian nationals have been kidnapped in onboard a very large crude carrier while it was transiting through Nigeria. The attack on the Hong Kong-flagged vessel took place 66 nautical miles south of Nigeria's Bonny Offshore Terminal at around 19:20 UTC.

Eighteen Indian crewmen kidnapped by pirates near Nigeria

Hong Kong authorities granted protesters permission to march this weekend, organisers said on Thursday, giving the green light to a rally seen as a gauge of the pro-democracy movement's support following its sweeping victory in local elections.

Hong Kong gives protesters green light for big march on Sunday

Police in Hong Kong this week re-entered the campus of a university it besieged for more than 10 days last month, gathering newly discovered chemicals and petrol bombs hoarded by anti-government protesters in the Chinese-ruled city.

Hong Kong: Police retrieve another round of petrol bombs from university

Hong Kong is the most visited city of 2019, British firm Euromonitor studied the visitor inflow across 400 cities

Hong Kong retains top position in most visited city of 2019

Hong Kong's government pledged HK$4 billion ($511 million) on Wednesday in new relief measures to help bolster an economy battered by months of protests that have eroded business confidence in the Asian financial hub.

Hong Kong government tops up stimulus with extra HK$4 billion

Hong Kong's government on Wednesday pledged HK$4 billion ($511 million) in additional relief measures to help shore up an economy battered by months of protests that have eroded business confidence in the Asian financial hub.

Hong Kong announces fresh economic support measures worth $511 million

The Iranian port city of Bandar-e-Mahshahr has emerged as the scene of some of the worst violence in Iran’s brutal crackdown on recent anti-government protests. Located in Iran’s oil-rich Khuzestan province, home to the country’s restive ethnic Arab minority, the protests in Bandar-e-Mahshahr strengthened Iran in its belief that the anti-government outburst was yet another effort to destabilise the Islamic republic by the United States, Saudi Arabia and Israel.

Protests in Iran seen as a consipiracy to destabilise current political regime

4th Round of Targeted relief measures to be introduced.

WION Dispatch: Carrie Lam closes ranks with China

Carrie Lam, Hong Kong's leader today said that her administration is planning to introduce a ''fourth round of relief measures'' soon to revive the city's economy owing to six months of violent protests.

Fourth round of relief measures to be introduced in Hong Kong, US bill 'wholly unnecessary': Carrie Lam

A Czech mayor’s refusal to endorse Beijing’s One China policy potentially sets a high bar as Western powers grapple with how to respond to allegations of excessive use of violence by police against Hong Kong protesters and the implications of leaked documents detailing a brutal crackdown in China’s north-western province of Xinjiang.

Standing up to China's alleged human rights abuses

Hong Kong protesters geared up for a week of lunchtime rallies on Monday, a day after a mass demonstration showed the anti-government movement can still draw people to the streets even after sweeping recent gains by democrats in district elections.

Hong Kong: New rallies to take place today after weekend of unrest

Protests that have paralysed Hong Kong for nearly six months are pushing residents to seek new lives abroad, with many turning to nearby democratic Taiwan to escape the uncertainty at home.

Hong Kong protesters turn to Taiwan in search of new lives

Hong Kong Airlines, controlled by cash-strapped Chinese conglomerate HNA Group, must shore up its financial position by December 7 or risk the suspension or loss of its licence, a Hong Kong air transport regulator said on Monday.

Hong Kong Airlines told to improve finances or risk losing licence

China suspended US warship visits and sanctioned American NGOs on Monday in retaliation for the passage of a bill backing pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong. The financial hub has been rocked by nearly six months of increasingly violent unrest demanding greater autonomy, which Beijing has frequently blamed on foreign influence.

China slaps sanctions on United States for passing Hong Kong rights bill

Hundreds of office workers in Hong Kong's business district gathered on Monday for the first in a week of lunchtime protests backing the pro-democracy movement after its resounding victory in district polls held last week in the Chinese-ruled city.

Hong Kong: Series of week-long lunchtime protests begin

Hong Kong protesters thank US President Donald Trump. Watch video to know more.

Hong Kong protesters thank US President Donald Trump

Hundreds of protesters joined the march to show their gratitude to the US act. Watch this video to know more.

Hong Kong: Protesters march for 'five demands'

In Hong Kong, Political unrest takes a toll on the tourism industry. It's been the biggest drop in the number of tourists since 2003. Watch this video to find out more on this.

Hong Kong: Unrest takes a toll on tourism industry

China has arrested a citizen of Belize for allegedly colluding with people in the United States to meddle in the affairs of Hong Kong, the official Guangdong Communist Party newspaper reported on Saturday, citing local authorities.

China arrests Belizean, Taiwanese citizens over alleged meddling in Hong Kong affairs

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US and China clash over Hong Kong in the midst of trade talks. Watch video to know more.

US and China clash over Hong Kong in the midst of trade talks

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