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Plumes of tear gas also rose over roads in Admiralty, as police attempted to disperse crowds of protesters who had taken over roads near the government headquarters at Tamar. RTHK’s Candice Wong says many demonstrators later decided to take their prote...

Several rounds of tear gas and rubber bullets were fired in Tin Shui Wai, where protesters and local residents had surrounded the district's police station. RTHK’s Timmy Sung told Annemarie Evans why demonstrators had targeted the building.

Former chief secretary Anson Chan says the government must take most of the blame for what is happening on the streets of Hong Kong. A citywide strike brought the city to a standstill, with transport links heavily disrupted as protesters took over road...

The United States and Russia have withdrawn from a Cold War-era missile treaty, sparking fears of a new arms race. Both sides blamed the other for the collapse of the 30-year-old Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces Treaty. Paul Rogers, Professor of Peace...

Several grassroots concern groups have urged the government to regulate existing bazaars in different districts, instead of wiping them out. The groups interviewed around 300 people from the Yau Tsim Mong, Sham Shui Po and Tung Chung districts, where b...

Civil servants gathered in Chater Garden for an anti-extradition rally on Friday evening – even as the government warned its employees against acts that could be seen as violating the principle of political neutrality. But earlier on Friday, Chief Secr...

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority has cut the base lending rate by 25 basis points to 2.5 percent. The reduction is the first in more than a decade and follows the quarter of a percentage point cut announced by the US Federal Reserve overnight. Major Ho...

Political commentator Ching Cheong says people shouldn't read too much into a promotional video from the Hong Kong Garrison of the People's Liberation Army showing its soldiers carrying out anti-riot drills. The video, complete with warnings in Cantone...