On Monday when Zoe*, a local news reporter at Apple Daily returned to her office in Hong Kong it was swarming with police officers. Her boss, the strident pro-democracy activist, media mogul and …
From Taiwan to Myanmar, the business interests of Apple Daily’s Jimmy Lai
The arrest of Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai Chee-ying and the police raid on the newsroom of his tabloid-style Apple Daily have turned the spotlight onto the tycoon’s business empire.Lai – one of t …
The Latest: China’s community virus cases hit single digits
China’s newly confirmed community transmitted cases of coronavirus fell into the single digits, while Hong Kong saw another 33 cases of infection …
Lai’s Arrest Shows Why the West Lost Faith in Hong Kong Courts
The statements issued by China and Hong Kong after Monday’s arrest of media tycoon Jimmy Lai underlined just how quickly a national security law passed in June is undermining the city’s independent …
Hong Kong residents defend free press as China cracks down
Hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets of Hong Kong last year to demand full democracy, many egged on by a tabloid newspaper critical of China’s ruling Communist Party …
Hong Kong’s Wealthy Investors Stay Put With Crisis Plans Ready
They’ve mapped out exit routes, opened offshore bank accounts and secured overseas passports.But for now at least, Hong Kong’s high-net-worth investors are mostly staying put, easing fears that the …
‘Apple Daily must fight on,’ Hong Kong tabloid front page reads after owner arrest
Hong Kong’s Apple Daily tabloid responded with defiance on Tuesday to the arrest of owner Jimmy Lai under a new national security law imposed by Beijing, promising to “fight on” in a front-page …
China extends Hong Kong legislature by at least a year
Chinese lawmakers have extended the term of Hong Kong’s Legislative Council by at least a year in order to deal with the vacuum left by postponing the city’s elections, state media said Tuesday. Hong …
Breakingviews – Hong Kong will be lucky to end up like Singapore
Hong Kong will be lucky to end up like Singapore, or even a second-tier Chinese city. Police arrested pro-democracy media mogul Jimmy Lai for “foreign collusion” on Monday. Meanwhile, Chief Executive …
Hong Kong Media Stock Surges 1,000% After Publisher’s Arrest
They’ve occupied Hong Kong’s central business district, marched by the hundreds of thousands through the city’s streets and endured tear gas and pepper spray in pitched battles with riot police.Now Ho …