Asia Pacific / Crime & Legal Dec 4, 2020
Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai denied bail after fraud charge
Lai's fraud charge marks the latest crackdown on pro-democracy figures in the former British colony.
Asia Pacific Aug 27, 2020
As China hits Jimmy Lai, a bitter tabloid feud may lead to jail
by Sheridan Prasso
Even as Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai looks to defend himself against possible charges under China’s national security law, a long-running feud with a rival tabloid may see him end up in jail. Lai’s trial for "criminal intimidation” in 2017 of a reporter from ...
Asia Pacific / Politics Aug 11, 2020
Hong Kong's Apple Daily vows to 'fight on' after owner arrested
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 headline over an image of Lai in handcuffs. Readers queued from the ...
Asia Pacific | FOCUS Aug 10, 2020
Media tycoon’s arrest sends warning to Hong Kong’s free press
by Kari Lindberg
Right before China retook control of Hong Kong in 1997, tycoon Jimmy Lai started Apple Daily in part to promote democracy in the city. For 25 years, the newspaper survived advertising boycotts and political pressure, but never backed off its tough coverage of the ...