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Two Stand News journalists in Hong Kong found guilty of sedition

Chris Patten condemns ‘dark day for press freedom’ as Chung Pui-kuen and Patrick Lam convicted over 11 articles

The Guardian - UK

Hong Kong court finds Stand News editors guilty of sedition

Former editor Chung Pui-kuen says freedom of speech shouldn’t be restricted on grounds of ‘eradicating dangerous ideas’.

Al Jazeera

Hong Kong Outlet Stand News And Editors Found Guilty Of Sedition

Hong Kong pro-democracy news outlet Stand News and its two former chief editors were found guilty of sedition on Thursday, the first conviction of its kind since the city came under Chinese rule in 1997.

International Business Times

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'Leave A Record': The Hong Kong News Editor Found Guilty Of Sedition

While on trial for sedition, Hong Kong editor Chung Pui-kuen became the defiant face of the city's media over his leadership of Stand News, a now-shuttered news outlet accused of inciting hatred against Beijing.

International Business Times

Verdict For Former Stand News Editors In Hong Kong

Hong Kong court to deliver verdict on former Stand News editors charged with sedition, raising concerns about media freedom in the city.

Top News

Hong Kong court will deliver verdict Thursday for 2 journalists accused of sedition

A Hong Kong court will deliver its verdict in a sedition case against two former editors of a shuttered news outlet on Thursday

The Independent UK

Hong Kong prepares for Stand News verdict in latest media freedom test

Two editors from now-closed independent publication are facing sedition charges over the outlet’s reporting.

Al Jazeera

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What's at stake as 2 Hong Kong journalists await a verdict in their sedition trial?

Two journalists who led a now-shuttered Hong Kong online news outlet will hear a verdict in their sedition case on Thursday, in a trial that’s seen as an indicator for press freedom in the semi-autonomous Chinese city

The Independent UK

Hong Kong democracy activist defiant during landmark trial: ‘No one wants to be ruled by totalitarian regime’

Ng Kin-wai tells court that he ‘will not apologise for the beliefs and values he shares with his voters’

The Independent UK

Restricting Freedom of Movement Is a Favorite Tool for Repressive Regimes

Needing permission to travel hands a dangerous tool to authoritarians.

Reason

Peacock Just Quietly Released the Most Unnecessary Crime Thriller of the Year

John Woo’s remake of his 1989 Hong Kong action classic 'The Killer' is not a disaster. It’s not great. It just exists.

Inverse

Alibaba is upgrading its Hong Kong listing to primary, and that could potentially unlock billions in new investment

A primary listing in Hong Kong would allow eligible mainland Chinese investors to purchase Alibaba shares through a stock connect program.

Fortune

Alibaba To Upgrade Hong Kong Listing Amid Profit Drop

Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba said Friday it would upgrade its Hong Kong-listed shares to primary status, opening it up to China's huge army of investors that could potentially rake in billions of dollars for the firm.

International Business Times

Asia Tracks Wall St. Rally After US Jobs Data, Fed Minutes

Tokyo, Hong Kong, Sydney, Singapore, Seoul, Mumbai, Bangkok and Manila rose Thursday, though Shanghai, Wellington, Jakarta and Taipei slipped.

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Evening Standard

Hong Kong celebrating rare birth of twin giant pandas to 19-year-old mum

After over five hours of labour the babies were safely delivered on Thursday morning

International Business Times

Hong Kong Welcomes Birth Of First Giant Panda Cubs

Hong Kong on Thursday announced the birth of a set of giant panda twins, the first cubs to be born in the city.

The Guardian - UK

Former UK supreme court head quits media freedom role over work as judge in Hong Kong

David Neuberger was part of court panel that dismissed appeal of Jimmy Lai and six other pro-democracy activists

The Independent UK

Hong Kong welcomes the birth of its first locally born giant pandas

Hong Kong has welcomed the birth of its first locally born giant pandas

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The Independent UK

British judge condemned for keeping free speech hero in Hong Kong jail quits media freedom panel

Lord Neuberger says his work as an overseas judge is an ‘undesirable’ distraction for the Media Freedom Coalition

International Business Times

Scorching Heat Magnifies Housing Crunch For Hong Kong's Elderly

Even with two electric fans whirring, retired janitor Chun Loi was sweating profusely in her windowless, one-room flat that swelters during Hong Kong's humid summer.

The Independent UK

Shame of British judge keeping free speech hero Jimmy Lai in jail

David Neuberger condemned as ‘delusional’ for upholding a conviction against persecuted pro-democracy campaigner

The Guardian - UK

Corey Yuen, martial arts director and Jet Li collaborator, died in 2022, Hong Kong film federation confirms

Film-maker who directed films starring Li, Jackie Chan and Michelle Yeoh and later worked as a Hollywood fight coordinator, died during the Covid pandemic two years ago

The Independent UK

British judge upholds conviction against Hong Kong activist Jimmy Lai despite link to prisoner rights charity

Lord David Neuberger called ‘hypocritical’ for ruling on case involving pro-democracy media tycoon while being a trustee for a prisoners rights charity

Caixin Global

Smart Driving Startup Horizon Robotics Cleared for Hong Kong IPO

BYD-backed autonomous driving provider plans to issue 1.15 billion shares in IPO

The Guardian - UK

Conviction of Hong Kong activist Jimmy Lai ‘unjust’, says Chris Patten

Former governor speaks out after appeal court upholds convictions of seven activists over 2019 protest

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