Asia Pacific Jul 25, 2021
One month since closing of Apple Daily, concern over Hong Kong free press lingers
by Caroline Tam
Apple Daily's closure and the subsequent arrests of its employees have sparked fears of a broader crackdown by Beijing.
Asia Pacific / Social Issues | FOCUS Jul 6, 2021
Podcasts explode onto China's youth scene
by Beiyi Seow and Jade Gao
An explosion of Chinese podcasts are wrestling with social issues considered taboo under the country's strict media controls.
Business Jun 30, 2021
Big Tech is gearing up for a massive fight with Modi’s India
by Saritha Rai and Vlad Savov
India is growing more assertive in its efforts to control online communications, challenging Twitter and Facebook’s practices and threatening to set a precedent that could extend worldwide.
Asia Pacific | FOCUS Jun 29, 2021
China's ruling Communist Party censors its past as centenary nears
by David Stanway
President Xi Jinping has spearheaded a campaign against "historical nihilism," defined as any attempt to use the past to question the party's leading role.
Asia Pacific Jun 28, 2021
Police checks and patriotic flowers: Beijing leaves nothing to chance ahead of party centenary
by Cate Cadell
Beijing has shut down traffic, decked streets in patriotic flower arrangements and national flags, and ramped up surveillance and security.
Editorials Jun 26, 2021
The sweep of the security law encompasses far more than the media. Businesses that once flocked to Hong Kong because of its energy and proximity to China are now rethinking those choices.
Asia Pacific Jun 23, 2021
Hong Kong's Apple Daily to publish final issue Thursday after spate of arrests
The paper, owned by now-jailed media tycoon and pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai, has faced intense pressure from the government.
Asia Pacific / Politics Jun 22, 2021
Leader Carrie Lam rejected criticism of a move against the pro-democracy Apple Daily under the powerful new security law, saying the move was not an attack on "normal journalistic work."
Asia Pacific Jun 21, 2021
Hong Kong’s Apple Daily prepared to suspend operations, reports say
The company will meet again on Friday to decide on the date to stop publishing the flagship newspaper of media tycoon Jimmy Lai, reports said.
Asia Pacific Jun 21, 2021
In the new Hong Kong, booksellers walk a fine line
by Tiffany May
Amid a widening crackdown, many independent bookstores have strengthened their resolve to connect with their readers and crystallized their roles as vibrant community hubs.
Asia Pacific Jun 19, 2021
Apple Daily is running low on funds to print Hong Kong newspaper
by Iain Marlow and John Cheng
The pro-democracy Apple Daily has enough cash on hand to continue operating as normal only for a couple of weeks, according to a person familiar with the situation.
Asia Pacific / Crime & Legal Jun 19, 2021
The pair from the pro-democracy Apple Daily have been charged with collusion after authorities deployed a sweeping security law to target the newspaper, a scathing critic of Beijing.