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Pompeo, Hong Kong businessman discuss controversial extradition bill
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Jul 9 (ANI): US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo met with Hong Kong-based businessman Jimmy Lai here on Monday and discussed the controversial extradition bill and the status of the former British colony's autonomy.
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Huawei's own HongMeng OS is 60 per cent faster than Android but lacks own
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Shenzhen [China], July 8 (ANI): Huawei has been working on its own operating system as an alternative to Android to reduce its dependence on Google following the US trade restrictions.
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'Free Hong Kong!': Protestors chant in Mandarin to educate Chinese mainlan
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Hong Kong, July 7 (ANI): Thousands of protesters marched through the streets here on Sunday in a bid to keep up the pressure on the Hong Kong government to withdraw a controversial extradition bill that has triggered series of mass rallies in recent weeks.
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UK summons Chinese envoy amid growing diplomatic row over Hong Kong protes
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
London [UK], July 4 (ANI): Britain has summoned Chinese envoy Liu Xiaoming amid a growing diplomatic row between the two countries over the recent mass demonstrations in Hong Kong.
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China calls for 'zero tolerance' post violent Hong Kong protests
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Hong Kong, July 2 (ANI): China on Tuesday called for 'zero tolerance' after protesters stormed and ransacked Hong Kong's Legislative Council building on the 22nd anniversary of Hong Kong's 1997 return to the Chinese rule.
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Trump: Discussed HK protests with Xi Jinping, hope it 'gets solved'
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 2 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Monday said that he "briefly" discussed the Hong Kong protests during his meeting with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping.
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Recent Hong Kong protests mark break from peaceful demonstrations
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Hong Kong, July 2 (ANI): The recent wave of Hong Kong protests marked a break from the peaceful demonstrations against the controversial extradition bill after a group of protesters smashed their way into the offices of the legislature and wrecked the building on Monday evening.
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Hong Kong: Fresh protests erupt on anniversary of handover to China
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Hong Kong, July 1 (ANI): Clashes erupted between the state police and protesters, who tried to storm the Legislative Council here on Monday, the 20th anniversary the former British colony's return to China.
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Amid high tensions, mass pro-democracy march begins
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Hong Kong, July 1 (ANI): Amid high tensions, the mass pro-democracy march commenced on Monday to mark the 22nd anniversary of the handover of Hong Kong, from the United Kingdom to China.
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Hong Kong protests: Early clashes witnessed between police and demonstrato
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Hong Kong, July 1 (ANI): Clashes broke out between Hong Kong Police and anti-government demonstrators on Monday morning ahead of what is expected to be a massive pro-democracy rally on the 22nd anniversary of city's handover from British rule to China.
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Hong Kong protesters take to streets of Osaka to appeal for G20 leaders' s
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Osaka [Japan], June 28 (ANI): Thousands of Hong Kong protesters took to the streets in Japan's Osaka, where the G20 Summit is underway, on Friday to appeal for the support from the G20 leaders in their fight against a controversial extradition bill.
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China to not allow Hong Kong protests to be brought up at G20
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Hong Kong [China], Jun 24 (ANI): Beijing would not allow the Hong Kong protests to be brought up at the G20 meeting, a top Chinese Foreign Ministry official has said, in response to the statement by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo indicating that Donald Trump may raise the recent mass demo
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