Entries from Truth About China tagged with 'hong kong'

Google to Stop Redirecting Chinese Users to Hong Kong

By Brad Stone and David Barboza | The New York TimesJune 29, 2010 In an effort to appease Beijing as it seeks to renew its license to operate in mainland China, Google plans to stop automatically redirecting Chinese users to...

Google Shuts China Site in Dispute Over Censorship

By Miguel Helft and David Barboza | The New York TimesMarch 22/23, 2010 Just over two months after threatening to leave China because of censorship and intrusions from hackers, Goolge on Monday closed its Internet search service there and began...

HK journalists protest abuse of reporters in China

By Dikki Sinn - Associated Press writer | via UNCENSORED Yahoo! News PhilippinesSeptember 13, 2009 Hundreds of Hong Kong journalists, lawmakers and residents marched Sunday to protest the alleged police beatings of three reporters covering recent unrest in western China...

Police swarm Tiananmen Square on anniversary

By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN and JEREMIAH MARQUEZ, Associated Press Writers via UNCENSORED Yahoo! News04 June 2009 BEIJING - In Tiananmen Square, police were ready to pounce at the first sign of protest. In Hong Kong, a sea of candles flickered in...

Cadbury recalls HK chocolates

By BBC World NewsSeptember 29, 2008 The makers of Cadbury chocolates have decided to recall 11 products from shops in Hong Kong. The Asia-Pacific regional management of the British-based firm told the Hong Kong government that the recall was a...

China Delays Hong Kong Elections

By Donald Greenlees and Keith Bradsher | The New York Times December 30, 2007 Chinese officials announced Saturday that Hong Kong would have to wait at least another decade for democratic elections to select its leader, and for more than...

China: US Navy spat no misunderstanding

By Anita Chang | Associated Press | via (uncensored) Yahoo! NewsNovember 29, 2007 China's last-minute cancellation of a U.S. Navy visit to Hong Kong was not the result of a misunderstanding, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said Thursday, adding that ties...

China says denial of access to US ship a 'misunderstanding'

By Radio Singapore InternationalNovember 29, 2007 China has informed Washington that its refusal last week to allow a US Navy aircraft carrier into Hong Kong was a 'misunderstanding'. This follows a formal complaint lodged by the US Defense Department over...

Pentagon issues formal protest to China

By USA TODAYNovember 28, 2007 The Pentagon issued a formal protest to China on Wednesday over its refusal to permit a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier to make a planned Thanksgiving port visit to Hong Kong. "We are expressing officially our...

China's Denial of Port Calls by U.S. Ships Worries Navy

By Thom Shanker | The New York Times28 November 2007 Two senior American admirals expressed concern on Tuesday over decisions this month by China to refuse access to the port of Hong Kong for three American warships, including two seeking...