Alan Wong

The closed office of the Mintz Group is seen in an office building in Beijing on March 24, 2023. – Five Chinese employees at the Beijing office of US due diligence firm Mintz Group have been detained by authorities, the company said on March 24. (Photo by GREG BAKER / AFP) (Photo by GREG BAKER/AFP via Getty Images)

China frees Mintz employees as it woos top global companies

By Alan Wong and Bloomberg

Chris Tang Ping-keung, the Hong Kong Secretary for Security, is speaking inside the chamber of the Legislative Council Complex during the First Reading and Second Reading of the Safeguarding National Security Bill in Hong Kong, on March 8, 2024. The Legislative Council is holding the First Reading and Second Reading of the Safeguarding National Security Bill, also known as the Article 23 legislation. (Photo by Vernon Yuen/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Hong Kong fast-tracks bill with life imprisonment for treason and insurrection—with Beijing calling the matter urgent

By Alan Wong and Bloomberg

Gregory May, US consul general in Hong Kong, during an interview in Hong Kong, China, on Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024. The top US diplomat in Hong Kong sounded the alarm over growing internet censorship in the city, underscoring fears China’s crackdown on freedoms is diminishing the hub’s appeal as a global finance hub. Photographer: Jessica Lee/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Hong Kong is seeing growing internet censorship, and some American companies are using burner phones when visiting, says a top US diplomat

By Alan Wong, Sarah Zheng, and others

TOKYO, JAPAN – FEBRUARY 07: Lionel Messi of Inter Miami looks on prior to the preseason friendly match between Vissel Kobe and Inter Miami at National Stadium on February 07, 2024 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Hiroki Watanabe/Getty Images)

Lionel Messi’s no-show in Hong Kong will now cost the organizer $7.2 million in refunds to upset fans

By Alan Wong and Bloomberg