Julie McCarthy

Saturday marks five years since the pro-democracy Umbrella Movement formed and leads up to the 70^th anniversary of the People's Republic of China next week.

The streets of Hong Kong were hot with protests over the weekend. Tear gas and water cannons were fired by police at protesters after the initially peaceful demonstrations turned violent.

Concerns that China might crackdown on Hong Kong have Taiwan determined to maintain its own autonomy. Chinese leaders have long hoped to bring Taiwan under their control.

Speaking in the capital, a spokesman for China's Hong Kong affairs office said protesters will be "held accountable" and said that Beijing had "tremendous power" to put down the protests.

Hong Kong has plunged into chaos as protesters besieged police stations and barricaded roads, and riot police rained down tear gas. It's fiercest challenge China has faced in 22 years of rule.

As protests enter their ninth week, the atmosphere in the city has gotten much more charged and emotionally inflamed --and both sides have become more entrenched in their positions.

Hong Kong's turmoil reverberates among Taiwanese. Many have a sense dread that as Hong Kong goes, so goes Taiwan. Others are less bothered, believing that China will leave well enough alone.

Protests in Hong Kong turned violent over the weekend as clashes erupted between pro-democracy activists and a masked mob. The identity of the attackers was not immediately clear.

Demonstrators have gathered again, angered at Beijing's tightening control over the territory. Police have been mobilized as Hong Kong faces its worst crisis in recent history.

Global human rights activists are pressuring the president of the Philippines about his on-going war on illegal drugs, which they say amounts to "crimes against humanity."

The backlash to the bill has prompted the most serious challenge to the Beijing-controlled government of Hong Kong since the former British colony was returned to China in 1997.

Hong Kong's leader Carrie Lam says the controversial bill that would have allowed extradition to the Chinese mainland is dead. But the bill was not officially withdrawn. So what does that mean?

Young demonstrators speak of their passion, depression and steely determination to take to Hong Kong's streets again. They are clear in their opposition to Beijing's tightening grip on their city.

Protesters broke into Hong Kong's legislative building on the anniversary of the transfer of the territory from British to Chinese rule.

Protests have rocked Hong Kong, and hundreds of thousands of demonstrators are expected to use the anniversary of Hong Kong's reversion to China as an occasion to continue protests.

A series of protests rocked Hong Kong this month. Hundreds of thousands of demonstrators are expected to use the anniversary of Hong Kong's reversion to China as an occasion to continue protests.

The sinking of a Filipino fishing boat by a Chinese trawler has led to outcry in the Philippines and raised alarm over whether China is ramping up claims to disputed waters.

Brands are expected to spend up to $10 billion by next year on social media influencers. But some companies are fighting back, accusing influencers of just trying to get something for nothing.

The city has a rich heritage of buildings and mosques. Today, the battle scars are as prominent as ever and residents displaced by the conflict complain about the sluggish reconstruction.

Voters went to the polls in the Philippines Monday to choose half of the country's Senate, and its entire House of Representatives. The election is widely seen as a referendum on President Duterte.