U.S.-listed Chinese electric vehicle maker Xpeng on Thursday opened a Hong Kong share sale for subscription with an aim to raise as much as $2 billion, reviving the so-called homecoming listings. The ... ( read original story ...)
Xpeng Targets $1.97 Billion Raise in Hong Kong Public Offering
Get Report said Thursday it was launching its Hong Kong public offering as the Chinese electric vehicle maker looks to raise as much as $1.97 billion. Shares of the Guangzhou-based company were down 1 ... ( read original story ...)
PBOC bill issuance in Hong Kong widely welcomed
The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) said in an announcement on Thursday that it issued 5 billion yuan ($772.5 million) in six-month bills in Hong Kong that received bids of 27.2 billion yuan, 5.4 times ... ( read original story ...)
The closure of Apple Daily marks the start of a sinister new era for Hong Kong
The days of a free and freewheeling press are over as China continues its attacks on any criticism of the regime, says author and lecturer Louisa Lim ... ( 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 pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily closes with ‘painful farewell’
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 ...)
FT: Apple Daily was such a symbol of protests in Hong Kong, which got under China’s skin
Primrose Riordan, South China correspondent for the Financial Times, discusses the closure of Apple Daily, Hong Kong's last pro-democracy newspaper, and the chilling effect that may have on other ... ( 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 actively applying to join RCEP, says financial chief
Hong Kong has been actively applying to join the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), said Financial Secretary Paul Chan on Thursday. ( 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 ...)