James Pomfret

Hong Kong leader indicates possible concession as student-government talks start

June 24, 2019 at 8:41 a.m.

The panel chosen to pick candidates for Hong Kong's 2017 election could be made "more democratic", the territory's leader said on Tuesday, the first indication of a possible concession to...

Hong Kong protesters lifted kicking and screaming from downtown rally

August 25, 2021 at 6:10 a.m.

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hundreds of Hong Kong police forcibly removed kicking and screaming protesters from the Central business district on Wednesday, holdouts of a mass rally demanding greater democracy...

Ming dynasty ‘chicken cup’ smashes record in $36M sale

May 14, 2019 at 5:52 a.m.

A rare wine cup fired in the imperial kilns of China's Ming dynasty more than 500 years ago sold on Tuesday for HK$281.2 million ($36 million) at a Sotheby's sale...

Ming dynasty ‘chicken cup’ smashes record in $36M sale

August 25, 2021 at 3:48 a.m.

A rare wine cup fired in the imperial kilns of China's Ming dynasty more than 500 years ago sold on Tuesday for HK$281.2 million ($36 million) at a Sotheby's sale...

Special Report: How China’s official bank card is used to smuggle money

August 25, 2021 at 2:48 a.m.

MACAU (Reuters) - Growing numbers of Chinese are using the country's state-backed bankcards to illegally spirit billions of dollars abroad, a Reuters examination has found. This underground money is flowing...

China train station attack risks driving ethnic wedge deeper

November 4, 2021 at 1:18 a.m.

KUNMING/BEIJING (Reuters) - Police swept a Muslim Uighur district of the Chinese city of Kunming hours after knife-wielding assailants killed 29 people in a crowded station, underscoring the risk of...

China train station attack risks driving ethnic wedge deeper

December 23, 2018 at 10:24 p.m.

Mild budget surplus for Hong Kong amid calls for fiscal prudence

December 23, 2018 at 10:12 p.m.

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong's economy is expected to grow 3 to 4 percent this year as the financial hub known for its amped up capitalism debates the sustainability...

Former editor of Hong Kong newspaper stabbed amid media tensions

August 25, 2021 at 2:02 a.m.

HONG KONG (Reuters) - A former chief editor of a major Hong Kong newspaper known for its critical reporting was stabbed and seriously wounded on Wednesday in an attack likely...

Mild budget surplus for Hong Kong amid calls for fiscal prudence

November 4, 2021 at 1:14 a.m.

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong's economy is expected to grow 3 to 4 percent this year as the financial hub known for its amped up capitalism debates the sustainability...

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