Hong Kong police have smashed an international bookmaking syndicate and seized HK$78m (£7.5m) of bets in a crackdown on illegal gambling as sports fans around the globe celebrate the start of the World Cup.
A bloom of Noctiluca scintillans has lit up the seashore off Hong Kong in an eerie neon blue. Noctiluca scintillans,…
The events in Hong Kong have seen technology play a huge role in organising political protest, as much as in the days of the Arab Spring of 2011. But governments have become wise to the potential influence of Twitter, Facebook and Instagram, and blocking websites is easy (if you’re the government).
Hong Kong’s Chief Executive CY Leung has said that he will not resign over the continued pro-democracy protests in the territory.
Are political developments in Hong Kong heading for a second Tiananmen massacre?