Hong Kong Pro Democracy Protests

Amid anti-govt protests in Hong Kong, this artist gives Lunar New Year tradition a new spin: Political messages in greeting cards

Messages printed on red packets handed out during the Lunar New Year celebrations in Hong Kong generally convey wishes for prosperity and happiness, but artist Jason Kwan has designed rubber stamps for those who want to add a political message

Hong Kong Police use pepper spray, arrest 12 as protesters target shopping mall near border with China

More than a hundred protesters marched through a mall in Sheung Shui, Hong Kong on Saturday, chanting 'Go back to China'.

'It doesn't matter if it's Christmas': Hong Kong pro-democracy activists keep up protests as police fires tear gas to disperse crowds

Hong Kong anti-government protesters marched through Christmas-decorated shopping centres on Wednesday, chanting pro-democracy slogans and forcing one mall to close early, as police fired tear gas to disperse crowds gathering on nearby streets

Protests flare up at Hong Kong shopping malls; demonstrators scuffle with riot police as Carrie Lam visits Beijing

Hong Kong has been embroiled in its worst political crisis in decades since June with anti-government protests posing a populist challenge to China’s leader Xi Jinping

NBA: Shaquille O'Neal backs Houston Rockets General Manager Daryl Morey over Hong Kong pro-democracy tweet

NBA legend Shaquille O'Neal gave his support to Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey on Tuesday, saying the executive "was right" in his comments that ignited a furore between the NBA and China.

19-year-old Hong Kong activist Jimmy Sham stabbed while distributing pro-democracy leaflets; one arrested, says police

Protesters are trying to keep pressure on government to respond to their demands, including full democracy and independent inquiry into police brutality

Firstpost Explains: The NBA-China confrontation and why the Asian country matters to the league

What led to the standoff between China and the NBA? What has the fallout been? Why have stars like James Harden apologised? Why does China matter so much to the NBA? Why hasn't NBA apologised to China or forced Houston Rockets to fire Morey? Firstpost Explains:

Hong Kong protests: Carrie Lam says Chinese military could step in if situation gets worse, reiterates plea for peaceful negotiations

Hong Kong's leader Carrie Lam warned that the Chinese military could step in if an uprising for democratic reforms that have rocked the city for months 'becomes so bad'.

Hong Kong limps to normalcy after violent clashes; metro operations resume partially after suffering massive infrastructure damage

However, the rallies deteriorated into running clashes as night fell. Police fired tear gas and used baton charges in an attempt to disperse petrol bomb-throwing protesters in several locations across the Asian financial hub

Hong Kong protesters trample Chinese flag, vandalise subway stations, set street fires as latest demonstrations take violent turn

Protesters in Hong Kong trampled a Chinese flag, vandalized two subway stations and set at least two street fires on Sunday, as pro-democracy demonstrations took a violent turn once again.