Monday’s arrests underscored the speed with which the former British colony’s political freedoms — including rights to assembly and freedom of the press — are being curtailed by Beijing. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong police arrest media tycoon, 8 others under new security law
Police in Hong Kong on Monday raided the offices of local newspaper Apple Daily and arrested several people, including the media organization's outspoken pro-democracy founder Jimmy Lai. ( read original story ...)
Apple Daily: Hong Kong newspaper defiant after crackdown
The arrests have sparked condemnation of the escalating crackdown on dissent. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said China had "eviscerated Hong Kong’s freedoms". On Tuesday, Apple Daily's front page ... ( read original story ...)
Asian stocks set for cautious start amid renewed U.S.-China tensions
Asian stocks were set for a cautious start on Tuesday, following a mixed Wall Street session and as investors eyed stalled U.S. stimulus efforts and worsening strains between Washington and Beijing ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong building services firm Analogue to cut stake in U.S. unit amid Sino-U.S. tension
Hong Kong building services firm Analogue Holdings Ltd said on Tuesday it will sell 2% of New York-based Transel Elevator & Electric Inc., cutting the 51% stake it agreed to buy only a few months ago ... ( read original story ...)
‘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 ... ( read original story ...)
Jimmy Lai Is Arrested in Hong Kong. Freedom Loses Again.
Early on Monday, the police in Hong Kong arrested Jimmy Lai, founder of the popular tabloid Apple Daily, on charges of collusion with a foreign country, one of the vaguely defined crimes under the ... ( read original story ...)
HSBC Hong Kong Beats Ponzi Scheme Suit
A New York federal judge held Monday that a group of California investors who alleged that HSBC Hong Kong aided a $37 million Ponzi scheme lacked jurisdiction to sue the bank and tossed the suit ... ( read original story ...)
The world must not let China steamroll Hong Kong
AFTER YEARS of a slow, drip-drip, China is now rushing at high speed to end Hong Kong’s legendary freedom and independence. President Xi Jinping appears to have decided that, with a new national ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Most Brazen Arrest Yet
As Hong Kong began to absorb the gravity of a new national-security law forced upon it by Beijing, Carrie Lam, Hong Kong’s chief executive, told a reporter that the city’s residents needn’t worry. The ... ( read original story ...)
Pompeo says he is not optimistic China will rethink its position on Hong Kong
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday said he is not optimistic that China will rethink its position on Hong Kong, particularly after the arrest of media tycoon Jimmy Lai under Hong Kong's new ... ( read original story ...)
Who are Jimmy Lai and Agnes Chow, two of the Hong Kong democracy advocates arrested Monday?
The arrests targeted two of the city’s best-known pro-democracy figures: newspaper mogul Jimmy Lai, 71, whose resistance to Beijing dates back to the aftermath of the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre; ... ( read original story ...)
TikTok’s parent company ByteDance moves back into Hong Kong market
The value of TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, is reportedly under pressure nearing the either forced sale or ban of its most valuable asset. ( read original story ...)
Jimmy Lai: Hong Kong media tycoon held amid sweep of arrests
The Hong Kong business tycoon Jimmy Lai has been arrested along with other pro-democracy and media figures, raising fears of a broad crackdown by China. Mr Lai's Apple Daily newspaper offices were ... ( read original story ...)