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                    [Title] => Hong Kong protests unresolved after talks collapse
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A pro-democracy protest that has blocked main roads in Hong Kong for almost two weeks could drag on for days yet, after talks aimed at resolving a bitter standoff between the city's government and student demonstrators collapsed Thursday.

[DatePublished] => 2014-10-10 03:00:07 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1440261 [AuthorName] => Kelvin Chan [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1374858 [Title] => China faces tricky balance in Hong Kong's protests [Summary] =>

Pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong have handed China's Communist leadership a thorny political dilemma.

[DatePublished] => 2014-09-30 06:18:46 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1267352 [AuthorName] => Didi Tang [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1350940 [Title] => In Chinese shadow, Hong Kong fights for its future [Summary] =>

As skyscrapers around Hong Kong harbor erupted into a reverie of laser beams and giant digital displays during their synchronized nightly light show, one innocuous 28-story building near the water's edge had stayed dark for months, clad in bamboo scaffolding for a face-lift.

[DatePublished] => 2014-07-27 06:51:12 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1440262 [AuthorName] => Kelvin Chan and Jack Chang [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1341591 [Title] => Big HK democracy rally fueled by fury at Beijing [Summary] =>

Seventeen years after taking back control of Hong Kong, China faced the biggest challenge to its authority yesterday as tens of thousands of residents joined a march to push for democracy.

[DatePublished] => 2014-07-02 02:07:42 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1440261 [AuthorName] => Kelvin Chan [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1340813 [Title] => Big turnout in HK democracy vote as Beijing fumes [Summary] =>

An informal referendum aimed at bolstering support for greater democracy in Hong Kong wound down Sunday after drawing nearly 800,000 votes and the ire of Beijing, which denounced it as a political farce.

[DatePublished] => 2014-06-30 09:41:41 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1440261 [AuthorName] => Kelvin Chan [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1264812 [Title] => Troubling times [Summary] =>

It is no surprise that in a recent survey done in Hong Kong, the Philippine government is one of the most hated.

[DatePublished] => 2013-12-06 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135937 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1444024 [AuthorName] => Korina Sanchez [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1255096 [Title] => Kowtow resistant [Summary] =>

As with any perceived insult, my hackles rose when I heard that Hong Kong lawmakers had passed a legislative measure revoking visa-free access for Filipino tourists. While not yet final, it seems this amendment will pass, as Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying, whose signature is reportedly needed to ensure the effectivity of the law, has already expressed his sentiments on the issue.

[DatePublished] => 2013-11-10 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134681 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1420927 [AuthorName] => Joseph Gonzales [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 961998 [Title] => Lover of HK billionaire gets 12 years for forgery [Summary] =>

The former lover and fortune teller of quirky billionaire Nina Wang was sentenced Friday to 12 years in prison after a Hong Kong court found him guilty of forging her will to claim her multibillion-dollar estate.

[DatePublished] => 2013-07-05 16:38:18 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1440261 [AuthorName] => Kelvin Chan [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 912949 [Title] => Resentment in Hong Kong [Summary] =>

This news item made me smile, and at the same time understand.

[DatePublished] => 2013-02-25 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135937 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1444024 [AuthorName] => Korina Sanchez [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 912952 [Title] => Someone asked: Is bingo gambling? [Summary] =>

The horse meat scandal which started in Ireland has spread to Hong Kong.

[DatePublished] => 2013-02-25 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134303 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1431352 [AuthorName] => Juanito V. Jabat   [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) ) )
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