Hong Kong

A steep hike in visa fees is pushing current and prospective international students to consider other universities outside of Australia.

Hong Kong billionaire media mogul, and democracy advocate, Jimmy Lai is still battling for freedom nearly four years after his arrest on a national security charge.

Australian Federal Police charge a 17-year-old boy from China with attempting to import 8 kilograms of methamphetamine into Australia after he was arrested in East Perth last week.

After a downturn during the pandemic, foreign buyers are back. Most are coming from China, Hong Kong and India, with the value of transactions hitting almost $5 billion over the past financial year.

A British judge who recently resigned from Hong Kong's top court warns the territory is "slowly becoming a totalitarian state" with its rule of law "profoundly compromised."

In the Dubai desert lies a scam factory capable of swindling tens of thousands of people at a time. But one scammer has a secret plan that could shut the whole syndicate down. 

Hundreds gather in Taiwan to commemorate the 35th anniversary of China's deadly crackdown at Tiananmen Square, while mourners are arrested in Hong Kong and life continues as usual in China.

A performance artist was taken away by police in Hong Kong on the eve of the Tiananmen Square crackdown anniversary as security remains tight in the city.

An Australian activist is facing life behind bars in Hong Kong after being convicted under a national security law imposed by China.

The Australian government expresses concerns following the conviction of 14 Hong Kong pro-democracy activists, including Australian dual citizen Gordon Ng, in a landmark subversion trial.

Taiwan's customs officials issue a fine of NT$200,000 ($9,369) to a traveller for attempting to bring a lunch box containing pork into the country.

A spy for one of the most feared and powerful arms of China’s intelligence apparatus is revealing his identity and operations overseas, including in Australia, as part of a Four Corners investigation.

"Glory to Hong Kong" became something of a protest anthem in 2019. Now it will be banned, following a court ruling.

A pink Moon rises, baby otters meet the public for the first time, a rare white squirrel is spotted playing in a Beijing park and China hosts an amazing sand sculpture competition — it's been another busy week across the vast Asia Pacific region. 

Death defying stunts to celebrate Eid, Sumo throwing each other about by their loincloths, Thailand's famous and fun water festival — here's a snapshot at the happenings across our region.

Critics say a tough new security law — Article 23 — has led to self-censorship and further repressed opposition voices, but others say it's business as usual and life remains relatively unchanged.

Rockets in North Korea, cherry blossoms in Japan and heat waves in the Philippines — the Asia Pacific this week in photos.

The United States will impose new visa restrictions on a number of Hong Kong officials over the crackdown on rights and freedoms in the Chinese-ruled territory.

Radio Free Asia says comments by Hong Kong authorities referring to it as a "foreign force" has led to its decision. 

Palm Sunday in the Philippines, Chinese rocket launches and a Japanese 'poo' museum — the Asia Pacific this week in pictures.

The inventor of karaoke dies and self-stabbing rituals across Bali — this week in the Asia Pacific in photos.

A new law will grant sweeping powers to crack down on dissent.

A controversial law has finally passed in Hong Kong. The government says it will keep the city safe, but critics call it the final nail in the coffin. Here's what you should know

TV series Expats has re-opened a conversation about the slave-like conditions of domestic helpers, mostly women from the Philippines and Indonesia, working for Hong Kong's rich.

A Hong Kong court sentences 12 people to jail terms of up to almost seven years in a high-profile rioting case linked to a 2019 pro-democracy protest.