‘Rooftopping’ Is Popular on Instagram, but the Risks Are High
“Rooftoppers” get a thrill from taking photos atop skyscrapers and sharing them on social media. Detractors call them reckless.
Hong Kong
French climber dies in suspected fall during ‘stunt’ at Hong Kong high-rise
Remi Lucidi, 30, who had a large social media following, found dead on a patio at apartment block A man identified as the French climber Remi Lucidi has been found dead in Hong Kong and is believed to have fallen from a high-rise building while attempt…
‘I won’t be deterred’: Hong Kong activist Finn Lau vows to fight on despite arrest bounty
Pro-democracy leader who now lives in UK argues UK government is doing too little about Chinese threatWhen Finn Lau woke one morning this month to dozens of messages urging him to take care, he was confused as to what had happened. But he was not distr…
US bars Hong Kong leader John Lee from San Francisco Apec summit
Chief executive, who is under US sanctions over role implementing city’s national security law, will not be invited to November eventThe United States will not invite Hong Kong’s chief executive, who faces US sanctions, to visit San Francisco during No…
Hong Kong judge defies government’s bid to ban pro-democracy protest song
Judge refuses Hong Kong government’s request for injunction against Glory to Hong Kong, saying it could have chilling effectHong Kong’s high court has rejected a government attempt to ban a protest song, Glory to Hong Kong, saying an injunction could c…
Typhoon Doksuri Heads for Philippines, Taiwan and Southern China
Typhoon Doksuri, packing winds equivalent to those of a Category 4 hurricane, is expected to hit China later this week. It also threatens Taiwan.
Typhoon Doksuri Heads for Philippines, Taiwan and Southern China
Typhoon Doksuri, packing winds equivalent to those of a Category 4 hurricane, is expected to hit China later this week. It also threatens Taiwan.
Daughter of Hong Kong exiled activist detained by national security police
Mimi Mi Wahng Yuen, daughter of wanted pro-democracy activist Elmer Yuen, taken for questioning, according to local mediaHong Kong national security police have reportedly detained the daughter, son, and daughter-in-law of a wanted activist, in the lat…
Hong Kong Government Makes Case in Court for Banning Protest Anthem
Government prosecutors argued the tune’s proliferation online was a matter of national security that would plant seeds of secession.
Hong Kong police raid homes of relatives of two exiled activists
Families of Dennis Kwok and Christopher Mung questioned this week as pressure on dissidents growsHong Kong’s national security police raided the homes of relatives of two exiled activists this week, stepping up pressure on the dissidents who have HK$1m…