Hong Kong has a free market economy, highly dependent on international trade and finance - the value of goods and services trade, including the sizable share of reexports, is about four times GDP.

New legislation in Hong Kong has banned Styrofoam products and single-use plastic cutlery. Under the new law, single-use cutlery like forks, spoons, straws and plates cannot be sold or distributed ...

A 47-year-old Hong Kong man has been charged with drug trafficking after customs seized about HK$2.2 million (US$280,972) of cannabis and crack cocaine in a weekend bust. The Customs and Excise ...

Critics say national security law cracking down on offences such as insurrection will further erode civil liberties Hong Kong’s parliament has passed a controversial national security law ...

After nearly three decades in Hong Kong, VOA's sister outlet Radio Free Asia has closed its physical bureau in the city and no longer has full-time staff there due to the declining press freedom ...

The U.S. has denounced Hong Kong’s new national security law as a tool to potentially silence dissent both at home and abroad, but so far the action from Washington has been notably muted ...

The Group of Seven was unambiguous about the West's differences with Beijing, such as the quashing of democratic freedoms in Hong Kong and its failure to condemn Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

In 2022, LSE welcomed 366 students from Hong Kong, 253 at undergraduate level and 113 at graduate level. If you would like to receive further information about studying at LSE, please register your ...

Hong Kong has introduced a law called Article 23 - raising fears about civil liberties. A tough new security law comes at a time when businesses were already wary of the city. Beijing and Hong ...

Hong Kong has again erupted in protest over frustrations with Beijing’s increasingly iron-clad rule. In response, embattled Hong Kong government leader Carrie Lam has authorized aggressive police ...