China's authoritarian leaders have used the law to stamp out dissent in Hong Kong after pro-democracy protests in 2019 ... ( read original story ...)
Curtain Falls On Hong Kong Tabloid That Dared To Challenge China
Hong Kong's Apple Daily newspaper became the city's most popular tabloid by punching up against a particularly powerful entity that brooks little criticism: China's communist leadership. Its 26 year ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Newspaper Apple Daily Announces It Is Closing After National Security Arrests of Staff
The paper’s closure comes as authorities crack down on dissent following months of anti-government protests in 2019. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Next Digital says Apple Daily newspaper to end by Saturday
Hong Kong's pro-democracy tabloid Apple Daily will stop operating no later than Saturday, its publisher, Next Digital, said on Wednesday after national security police arrested another employee of the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s embattled Apple Daily says it will close
Hong Kong’s pro-democracy Apple Daily newspaper will stop publishing Thursday after police arrested five editors and executives and froze $2.3 million in assets linked to the paper ... ( read original story ...)
SoftBank-Backed Robotics Firm EDDA Weighs Hong Kong IPO
EDDA Healthcare and Technology Holding Ltd., a robotic surgery firm backed by SoftBank Group Corp., is considering a Hong Kong initial public offering that could value the company at about $1 billion, ... ( read original story ...)
Xpeng gets the green light for Hong Kong IPO, extending city’s dual listing process to attract companies to raise capital
The creation of the dual primary listing process adds another choice to the HKEX’s service options to attract companies to raise funds. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index jumps nearly 2% as Asia stocks largely rise
The Hang Seng index in Hong Kong jumped 1.79% on Wednesday to close at 28,817.07. Minutes from the Bank of Japan's April monetary policy meeting showed members agreed that stimulus measures could ... ( read original story ...)
Pro-democracy Apple Daily newspaper, under financial pressure from Hong Kong authorities, says it will close by Saturday
Pro-democracy Apple Daily newspaper, under financial pressure from Hong Kong authorities, says it will close by Saturday ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s last pro-democracy newspaper announces closure, conceding defeat to China’s Communist Party
Board of directors says "current circumstances" in once semi-autonomous Hong Kong will force it to cease all operations by the end of the week. ( read original story ...)
Jimmy Lai’s Apple Daily to fold up after Hong Kong arrests dissidents
The board on Monday said it would close the newspaper's operations by Saturday if Hong Kong authorities continued to block access to company's bank accounts following arrests of senior editors. ( read original story ...)
China’s EV maker Xpeng gets approval to list in Hong Kong -source
The listing committee of Hong Kong Stock Exchange has approved China's electric vehicle maker Xpeng Inc (XPEV.N) for a dual primary listing in the Asian financial hub, a source with direct knowledge ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong police arrest Apple Daily columnist under security law -media
Hong Kong police arrested on Wednesday a columnist of pro-democracy tabloid Apple Daily on suspicion of conspiring to collude with a foreign country or foreign forces, local media TVB said. ( read original story ...)
Apple Daily, Pro-Democracy Newspaper in Hong Kong, Says it Will Close
The police also arrested an editorial writer as part of an expanding national security investigation into the newspaper that has triggered concerns about free speech. ( read original story ...)