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China rules out open elections in Hong Kong

China on Sunday ruled out allowing open nominations in elections for the Hong Kong's next leader, in a move that could ignite tension in the Asian financial hub where the democracy advocates have......

Hong Kong celebrates 10 yrs under China

President Hu Jintao on Sunday led China in celebrating 10th anniversary of Hong Kong's peaceful return to Chinese sovereignty, promising Beijing's full support to the former British colony's......

Xi signs new security law restricting Hong Kong's freedom

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday signed a controversial security law that gave Beijing new powers over Hong Kong that are tailor-made to crackdown against dissent, criminalising sedition and......

How long will Hong Kong defy Xi Jinping?

'The notion of a single unarmed town challenging the might of the People's Republic is a little absurd,' says Mihir Sharma. IMAGE: A protester gestures as he tries to break into the legislative......

Xi warns Hong Kong protesters of crossing 'red line'

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday warned against “impermissible” challenges to China’s authority over Hong Kong and said any attempt to question Beijing’s sovereignty......

How Hong Kong has changed in 15 years

Hong Kong is one of two special administrative regions of China, the other being Macau. It is situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is known......

India-Hong Kong trade up 16%

Bilateral trade between India and Hong Kong in 2004 has risen 15.5 per cent to $5.86 billion with Indian exports, spearheaded by pearls and diamonds, sparkled at $3.76 billion, up 19 per cent over......

Hong Kong is world's freest economy

Hong Kong has been ranked the freest economy in the world for the 10th consecutive year in the '2004 Index of Economic Freedom,' released on Friday by the Washington-based think tank The Heritage......

Zydus gets China nod for kidney disease drug

Ahmedabad-based Zydus Lifesciences said on Tuesday that a new drug application for its oral drug Desidustat used in treating anaemia in chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients had been accepted by......

Not just China, Hong Kong too may come under new FDI rules

FinMin had, recently, notified changes in FDI rules that made prior approval of the government mandatory for foreign investments from countries that share a land border with India. Hong Kong was......

Asian football -- a hub for match-fixers

While there was some shock at the extent of the match-fixing revealed in Monday's Europol report, there can be little surprise the fixers were based in Singapore given the history of corruption in......

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