Hong Kong’s national security police have arrested a 71-year-old man for allegedly posting seditious content on social media

An arm of the Chinese government warned foreign media outlets Saturday against covering a Nov. 26 Hong Kong high-rise fire which left at least 159 dead in a manner painting Beijing in a negative light.

As the death toll in the Hong Kong apartment complex fire tops 150, Chinese authorities seek to stifle criticism amid new revelations of safety violations.

Official efforts to control the public response include a threat to arrest those who direct their anger at the government.

Hong Kong’s worst residential fire in more than half a century is triggering worries that a swathe of the high-rise housing common in China’s cities could be susceptible to similar safety risks.

A massive fire that tore through a Hong Kong apartment complex has ignited an upsurge in public anger that is testing Beijing’s control of the Chinese territory.

Kunlunxin, the AI chip unit of Chinese internet search giant Baidu, is planning an initial public offering in Hong Kong, having recently completed a fundraising that valued it at 21 billion yuan ($2.97 billion),

HONG KONG (Kyodo) -- Hong Kong's No. 3 official has scrapped his visit to Tokyo, initially planned for later this month, sources familiar with the matter said Saturday, amid a continuing diplomatic row between Japan and China over Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's remarks on Taiwan.