Hong Kong

To Lure Investors And Move Money, China Links Two Stock Markets

5:14pm November 14, 2014

by Frank Langfitt

Chinese investors will now be allowed to directly buy stock in Hong Kong and foreign investors will be able to do the same in Shanghai. Its a small move with big implications.

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Pro-democracy protesters shout slogans during a standoff with police outside the central government offices in the Admiralty district of Hong Kong on Wednesday.

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Free Speech In Hong Kong, Then And Now

2:37pm October 21, 2014

by Frank Langfitt

NPR's Frank Langfitt has traveled to Hong Kong since 1997, when the former British colony reverted to Chinese rule. Back then, residents spoke openly and gave their full names. Not anymore.

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Pro-democracy protesters shout at police forces outside the central government offices in Hong Kong.

IN PICTURES: A Chaotic, Violent Day In Hong Kong, As Police Clear Streets

7:55pm October 14, 2014

by Eyder Peralta

Overnight, dozens of occupiers were arrested as police worked to clear some main thoroughfares blocked during massive acts of civil disobedience.

Police forces remove pro-democracy barricades in the Causeway Bay district of Hong Kong at dawn on Tuesday. Police armed with bolt cutters, chainsaws and sledgehammers made a renewed attempt to remove barricades along a stretch of the main protest site he

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Makeshift Barriers Highlight Unions, Divisions Over Hong Kong Protests

1:14pm October 14, 2014

by Lauren Hodges

More people are choosing sides on the streets where pro-democracy protesters have erected barriers. As police and some citizens tried to remove the barriers, others stepped in to save the structures.

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Hong Kong Police Clear Some Protest Barricades

5:39am October 13, 2014

by Camila Domonoske

The police removed barricades marking off areas that pro-democracy protesters have been occupying for two week. A police statement said it was an attempt to ease congestion, not to remove protesters.

A student prays in front of a temporary altar during a rally outside government headquarters in Hong Kong on Sept. 24.

A Surprising Tie That Binds Hong Kong's Protest Leaders: Faith

9:45pm October 09, 2014

by Frank Langfitt

Many older activists were educated at missionary schools, which informs their sense of social and political justice. It's sure to be noticed by Beijing, which sees religion as a threat to its rule.

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Protesters dressed as Chinese Red Guards chant during a May demonstration in Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong. People from Hong Kong staged a satirical rally to urge Chinese tourists to stay in mainland China. Competition for housing, grades and jobs between the

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Economics, Tensions With Mainlanders Fuel Hong Kong's Protests

10:26am October 09, 2014

by Frank Langfitt

The key demand of the recent protesters in Hong Kong has been democracy. But behind that desire is anger about jobs, high housing prices, and competition — and a culture clash — with mainland Chinese.

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A woman walks past umbrellas with pro-democracy slogans written on them at a protest site near Hong Kong government headquarters on Saturday.

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On China's Mainland, A Less Charitable Take On Hong Kong's Protests

5:50pm October 08, 2014

by Frank Langfitt

The pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong largely have been peaceful, but many mainland Chinese see the demonstrators as spoiled troublemakers who are asking for too much, too soon.

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A pro-democracy protester sleeps on a concrete road divider on a street outside the Hong Kong Government Complex on Sunday in Hong Kong.

After Quiet Night Of Protests, Hong Kong's Government Offices Reopen

3:30pm October 06, 2014

by Eyder Peralta

The government had warned that it wanted streets opened by Monday, but police didn't confront most occupiers. The protesters made room for commuters to enter government offices and return to work.

Kenneth Chung in the Admiralty section of Hong Kong.

Occupy Central: Faces From Hong Kong's Pro-Democracy Movement

2:04pm October 05, 2014

by Anthony Kuhn

On what could be a fateful day for the eight-day old civil disobedience movement, NPR's Anthony Kuhn brings us some of the sights.