In recent years, several mainland Chinese banks have presented “withdrawal difficulties” and “unexpected account freezes,” causing concerns among the public. A recent investigation revealed that many Shenzhen bank branches are experiencing an influx of Hong Kong residents lining up to withdraw money. Banks have raised the difficulty level for cash withdrawals to discourage large withdrawals….

Hong Kong students formed two teams to participate in the 64th International Mathematical Olympiad and the 53rd International Physics Olympiad, achieving remarkable results with a total of one gold, one silver, and four bronze medals in the former, and one gold, three silver, and one bronze medals in the latter. The 64th International Mathematical Olympiad,…

Over a hundred Orange County residents gathered in the village of Goshen, New York, on July 22 to raise awareness about the ongoing persecution of Falun Gong in China. Falun Gong, also known as Falun Dafa, is a spiritual practice that combines meditative exercises with moral teachings centered on the principles of truthfulness, compassion, and…

Chinese Internet police have engaged in a new wave of suppression of online discussions about the Chinese stock market. A total of 373 social media accounts were shut down in its recent investigation of social media, for forwarding posts that the Internet regulator deemed “rumors and rumor-mongering,” according to a statement by the Cyberspace Administration…

A man has been charged with racially aggravated assault after a group of Hong Kong pro-democracy activists were allegedly attacked near the University of Southampton after a Rally in June. Zheng Gong, 23, of High Street, Southampton, was due to appear at Southampton Magistrates’ Court, Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary said on Friday. The police didn’t reveal Mr….

News of 48-year-old Chinese American singer CoCo Lee, who died at the hospital after a suicide attempt left her in a coma on July 5, shocked the world. Ms. Lee’s suicide has once again aroused widespread attention to the effects of depression. According to World Health Organization statistics, nearly 1 billion people worldwide suffered from depression in 2019—14…

Gan Jing World, a new online platform based in New York, was attacked by hackers from the Chinese communist regime while airing a live stream of a Falun Gong parade. The hackers tried to spread hate messages against the spiritual practice. Falun Gong practitioners held a rally and parade to commemorate the 24th anniversary of…

In recent weeks Hong Kong witnessed some deeply troubling cases of suicides and homicides committed by potential mental illness sufferers. From the depression suffered by well-known Chinese American singer CoCo Lee, to the man who stabbed two women to death in Hollywood Plaza, Diamond Hill with a 12-inch-long knife, and to the suffocation of three young daughters…

Wen Wei Po, a CCP mouthpiece in Hong Kong, published on July 10 an interview with Tse Chin-wan, Secretary for Environment and Ecology, in which Tse talked about a “national security loophole” and accused unnamed local environmental groups of “disregarding the law” in the past and they may have used funds for causes disapproved of…

On July 18, the Hong Kong Consumer Council released the findings on 30 packaged pickled vegetable products, some of which are available in the American market. It has raised concerns about the safety and quality of some packaged pickled vegetable products with high sodium content. The Consumer Council examined 30 packaged pickled vegetable samples, including…