U.S. President Joe Biden called the shuttering of Hong Kong’s independent Apple Daily newspaper a “sad day for media freedom in Hong Kong and around the world,” blaming China for “intensifying ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong says ‘painful farewell’ to its last pro-democracy newspaper
Its closure was the latest setback for the city’s freedom, and fresh cause for unease about the future of free speech in the global financial and media hub as Beijing cracks down on dissent. ( read original story ...)
Chinese State Tabloid Compares Closure of Hong Kong’s Apple Daily to Trump’s Twitter Ban
A Chinese state publication dismissed concerns about the shuttering of Apple Daily, Hong Kong's pro-democracy newspaper, comparing the closure to Twitter's decision to ban former President Donald ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Apple Daily Sells out all 1M Copies of its Final Edition in Matter of Hours
The last edition of Hong Kong's Apple Daily, the last pro-democracy paper in the metropolis, sold out all one million copies within hours of hitting newsstands Thursday. ( read original story ...)
What Else Has Hong Kong Lost, Readers Ask as a Paper Is Forced to Shut
Apple Daily, a pro-democracy news outlet, is the biggest casualty yet in Beijing’s campaign against Hong Kong’s once freewheeling news media. Its million-copy final edition sold fast. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s last pro-democracy paper sells out final edition
The final edition of Hong Kong’s last remaining pro-democracy paper sold out in hours, as readers scooped up all 1 million copies of the Apple Daily ... ( read original story ...)
China Kills off Apple Daily, Hong Kong’s Main Newspaper | Opinion
The paper's closure should be viewed as the end of freedom in the territory, now part of the People's Republic of China. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong journalists blame Apple Daily’s closure on ‘government oppression’
Pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily printed its last edition on Thursday, and its digital content was no longer accessible as of 11:59 pm local time Wednesday. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong journalists blame Apple Daily’s closure on ‘continuous government oppression’
Pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily printed its last edition on Thursday, and its digital content was no longer accessible as of 11:59 pm local time Wednesday. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong regulator fines Deutsche Bank unit over incorrect statements
Hong Kong's markets watchdog on Thursday fined a Deutsche Bank (DBKGn.DE) unit HK$2.45 million ($315,522) for issuing incorrect statements to its prime brokerage clients for 12 years and delaying ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Apple Daily to live on in blockchain, free of censors
Hong Kong cyber activists are backing up articles by pro-democracy tabloid Apple Daily on censorship-proof blockchain platforms after the newspaper was forced to shut down as it became embroiled in a ... ( read original story ...)
Large crowds queue in Hong Kong for final Apple Daily edition – video
Queues snake around Hong Kong after pro-democracy newspaper’s closure ... ( read original story ...)
Last Apple Daily newspaper edition sold out across Hong Kong
Across Hong Kong, people lined up early Thursday to buy the last print edition of the last remaining pro-democracy newspaper. By 8:30 a.m., Apply Daily's final edition of 1 million copies was sold out ... ( read original story ...)
Emotions run high as Hong Kong residents snap up final edition of Apple Daily
Hong Kong residents rushed in the early hours of Thursday to snap up copies of the final edition of pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily, which was forced to close after 26 years after becoming the ... ( read original story ...)