Chris Lau

⭐️ On a stage in Hong Kong, “Donald Trump” is the unlikely star of a hit Cantonese opera that's helping to revive a treasured Chinese tradition. Produced by @hkchrislau amp.cnn.com/cnn/2025/07/14…

Hong Kong’s oldest and largest pro-democracy political party is moving to disband as Beijing’s sweeping crackdown on the city leaves even moderate opposition groups with no room to operate cnn.com/2025/04/19/asi…

The Japanese government has set up an office to deal with foreigners ahead of Sunday’s upper house elections. Here’s why cnn.com/2025/07/17/asi…

In this parallel universe of Cantonese opera, Donald Trump is the hero who draws a younger audience to a traditional art form, @klustout and I report cnn.com/2025/07/14/chi…

An unlikely star is reviving traditional Cantonese opera in Hong Kong... Donald Trump. edition.cnn.com/2025/07/14/chi… @hkchrislau ⭐️

Ex-UK Supreme Court president Baroness Hale on quitting the Hong Kong top court in 2021: "I am now all the more convinced that it was the right thing to do because, as things have developed, the National Security Law has taken over the Basic Law." …stitutionalstudies-ojs-utexas.tdl.org/cs/article/vie…

Japan’s farm minister resigns over rice gaffe, as stubbornly high prices threaten government’s grip on power. @hkchrislau has more: edition.cnn.com/2025/05/21/asi…

Hong Kong’s tax authorities targeted at least 20 people, including journalists and their families, with audits without sufficient evidence, ⁦@HKJA_Official⁩ said. ⁦⁦@selina_cheng⁩ said it has a negative effect on Hong Kong’s press freedom. apnews.com/article/hong-k…

How a Japanese manga predicting earthquake and tsunami is triggering a wave of anxiety among tourists in Asia planning their trips edition.cnn.com/2025/05/19/tra…

Thai man arrested for alleged smuggling of two baby orangutans. @KochaOlarn and @hkchrislau report edition.cnn.com/2025/05/16/asi…

Russia sentences Australian man to 13 years in prison for fighting for Ukraine. @hkchrislau has more edition.cnn.com/2025/05/17/eur…

Family and friends shattered and scarred by tourist massacre in Kashmir. Report by @EshaMitra8 and @hkchrislau: edition.cnn.com/2025/04/26/asi…

Meet Labubu, the doll you should know that moves pop culture and stock market and the face of Pop Mart, China’s biggest bets to make headway in collectible toy market traditionally dominated by Japan cnn.com/2025/04/25/sty…

Hong Kong's Democratic Party is nearing its end. We speak with the party’s former chair, Emily Lau, on what the party’s dissolution means for the territory. edition.cnn.com/2025/04/19/asi… @hkchrislau @Manveena

China will sanction United States officials, lawmakers and leaders of non-governmental organizations who it says have “performed poorly” on Hong Kong issues, the foreign ministry announced. apnews.com/article/china-…

China held the world’s first half-marathon for humanoid robots on Saturday. Turned out humans are still way better at running cnn.com/2025/04/19/asi…

This quiet southwestern Japanese prefecture has renamed its airport after Hello Kitty to lure in visitors as Japan grapples with over tourism. The strategy is not the first and here’s why cnn.com/2025/04/17/tra…

.@CNNBusiness: Hong Kong suspends postal service to the US after Trump’s tariff hikes. Report by @hkchrislau: edition.cnn.com/2025/04/15/bus…