Water cannons fire jets of blue dye at protesters while bricks and petrol bombs hurled at police, before late-night clashes on trains.
Water cannons fire jets of blue dye at protesters while bricks and petrol bombs hurled at police, before late-night clashes on trains.
Stringent measures handed down by Beijing for election of Hong Kong’s chief executive triggered protests that led to Occupy Central. Government remains non-committal on universal suffrage though opposition says matter is at root of recent turmoil.
‘I just want to test the rule of law in Hong Kong,” said the 25-year-old accountant as she walked from Causeway Bay to Wan Chai.
‘I just want to test the rule of law in Hong Kong,” said the 25-year-old accountant as she walked from Causeway Bay to Wan Chai.
Donald Trump on Friday claimed US-China trade talks were ‘keeping down the temperature’ in the protest-hit city.
Donald Trump on Friday claimed US-China trade talks were ‘keeping down the temperature’ in the protest-hit city.
Yonden Lhatoo warns that relentless war being waged by protesters against the city’s police force has crossed a dangerous new line after an officer was knifed by masked men while returning home from work.
Yonden Lhatoo warns that relentless war being waged by protesters against the city’s police force has crossed a dangerous new line after an officer was knifed by masked men while returning home from work.
A journey back through time to look at significant news and events reported by the South China Morning Post from this week in history
Modern marine transport has overtaken traditional vessel’s popularity, which once gave rise to bustling ‘floating village’ where boat dwellers lived.
Manpower crunch in sectors, a culture of sucking up to superiors for rewards and exploitation of flexible workforce among drivers.
Manpower crunch in sectors, a culture of sucking up to superiors for rewards and exploitation of flexible workforce among drivers.
Joanna Hu began as a dish washer for store owner Gigi Tsang, but her employer’s encouragement means she’s now the first Home Brew Coffee Master with a hearing impairment, and helps run part of the business.
Joanna Hu began as a dish washer for store owner Gigi Tsang, but her employer’s encouragement means she’s now the first Home Brew Coffee Master with a hearing impairment, and helps run part of the business.
Jane Kong has been practising magic for five years and her performances focus on the emotion her art form conveys, and wants audience to remember their childhood dreams.
Jane Kong has been practising magic for five years and her performances focus on the emotion her art form conveys, and wants audience to remember their childhood dreams.