Hong Kong national security law

(July 9): If Hong Kong’s markets are any guide to its future as an international financial centre, then the city’s investors have little to worry about.

(July 8): Some top advisers to President Donald Trump want the US to undermine the Hong Kong dollar’s peg to the US dollar as the administration considers options to punish China for recent moves t

(July 7): Hong Kong’s rallying stock market is defying predictions of the death of the city in the wake of a new security law.

(July 3): The US Senate gave final approval to legislation that would impose sanctions on Chinese officials cracking down on dissent in Hong Kong.

(July 1): China’s government asserted broad new powers over Hong Kong to rein in those who criticize its rule -- from pro-democracy protesters to news agencies to overseas dissidents -- in a new na

(June 30): China’s largest banks have US$1.1 trillion ($1.53 trillion) in dollar funding at stake and face potentially steep fines from US legislation that targets penalizing lenders doing business

(June 30): China’s top legislative body approved a landmark national security law for Hong Kong, a sweeping attempt to quell dissent that risks US retaliation and the city’s appeal as a financial h

(June 23): Hong Kong’s leader acknowledged that she still hasn’t seen a full draft of China’s pending national security legislation, even though the measure could be handed down in a matter of days

(June 22): China confirmed that a proposed national security law would allow Beijing to override Hong Kong’s independent legal system, shedding new light on a move that has stoked tensions with the

(June 10): US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo criticized HSBC Holdings Plc for backing China’s move to impose national security legislation in Hong Kong, underscoring the increasing political pre