Apple Daily was a Chinese-language tabloid published in Hong Kong from 1995 to 2021,with a digital-only English edition launched in May,2020. Founded by Jimmy Lai and part of Next Media,Apple Daily was known for its sensational headlines,paparazzi photographs and pro-democracy,anti-CCP editorial position. A sister publication of the same name was published in Taiwan under a joint venture between Next Digital and other Taiwanese companies.
Lai Chee-ying,also known as Jimmy Lai,is a Hong Kong businessman and politician. He founded Giordano,an Asian clothing retailer,Next Digital,a Hong Kong-listed media company,and the popular newspaper Apple Daily. He is one of the main contributors to the pro-democracy camp,especially to the Democratic Party. Although he is known as a Hong Kong political figure,he has been a British national since 1996. Lai is also an art collector.
Next Digital Limited,previously known as Next Media Limited,was the largest listed media company in Hong Kong.
Hong Kong's media consists of several different types of communications of mass media:television,radio,cinema,newspapers,magazines,websites and other online platforms.
Easy Finder was a weekly Chinese tabloid magazine which was first published on 13 September 1991 in Hong Kong. Published by Next Media Limited which is owned by Jimmy Lai. It stopped publishing on 23 May 2007. Easy Finder was commonly known to participate in Yellow journalism in collecting story ideas.
Manhua are Chinese-language comics produced in Greater China. Chinese comics and narrated illustrations have existed in China throughout its history.
The Wall Street Journal Asia,a version of The Wall Street Journal,was a newspaper that provided news and analysis of global business developments for an Asian audience. Formerly known as The Asian Wall Street Journal,it was founded in 1976 and was printed in nine Asian cities:Bangkok,Hong Kong,Jakarta,Kuala Lumpur,Manila,Seoul,Singapore,Taipei,and Tokyo. Average circulation for 2011 was 83,421. Its largest markets in order of importance were:Hong Kong,Singapore,the Philippines,Japan,Thailand,South Korea,Indonesia,Taiwan,Malaysia,China,India,and Vietnam. The final print edition of the newspaper was published on 9 October 2017.
The Acton Institute for the Study of Religion and Liberty is an American research and educational institution,or think tank,in Grand Rapids,Michigan,whose stated mission is "to promote a free and virtuous society characterized by individual liberty and sustained by religious principles". Its work supports free market economic policy framed within Judeo-Christian morality. It has been alternately described as conservative and libertarian. Acton Institute also organizes seminars "to educate religious leaders of all denominations,business executives,entrepreneurs,university professors,and academic researchers in economics principles."
Ching Cheong is a Chinese senior journalist with The Straits Times. He is best known for having been interned by the People's Republic of China on allegations of spying for Taiwan. He was detained in April 2005 and spent over 1,000 days in prison;his sentencing in August 2006 was for five years' imprisonment,scheduled to end in August 2011,but he was released just before Chinese New Year in February 2008.
Giordano International Limited is a Hong Kong international retailer of men's,women's and children's apparel and accessories founded in 1981 by Jimmy Lai. Established in 1981,Giordano now employs over 9,100 staff,with over 1,800 shops operating in more than 30 countries and regions worldwide.
Apple Daily was a Chinese-language tabloid published in Taiwan,known for its sensational headlines,paparazzi photographs,and animated news videos. The paper was owned by Next Digital,which published an eponymous newspaper in Hong Kong. Apple Daily (Taiwan) published its last printed edition on 17 May 2021,and operated its website until 31 August 2022,before rebranding itself as Next Apple News.
Sharp Daily is a Chinese-language free daily tabloid newspaper,published in Taipei,Taiwan,and previously in Hong Kong,by Next Digital.
Muse (瞄) is a bilingual Hong Kong-based multimedia publisher specialising in content related to the art and culture scene of Hong Kong and greater China. Muse now concentrates on digital media,books,and specialised publishing projects,and is a developer for both Amazon.com's Kindle Store and Apple's iBookstore,Muse also maintains its own online bookstore.
Wayne Lai Yiu-cheung is a Hong Kong actor. He became one of Hong Kong's most successful television actors after starring in TVB hit drama series Rosy Business. Lai won three TVB Anniversary Awards for Best Actor,making him only one of three actors who have three wins in that category.
Hongkongers,Hong Kongers,Hong Kongese,Hongkongese,Hong Kong citizens and Hong Kong people are demonyms that refer to the resident of Hong Kong,although they may also refer to others who were born and/or raised in the territory.
True Women For Sale is a 2008 drama film directed by Herman Yau and starring Prudence Liew and Anthony Wong Chau Sang.
Kong Qingdong is a controversial Chinese academic,author,talk show host,and social commentator. Kong is a prominent Chinese media figure,known for his vulgar and often brusque critiques on political issues and various individuals and groups. Kong has often been portrayed in the media as a figure of the Chinese New Left,calling for a reversal of Chinese economic reforms and a return to Mao-style policies.
Initium Media is a Singapore-based digital media outlet launched in August 2015. It mainly provides in-depths news,opinions and lifestyle content to Chinese-speaking readers worldwide with the aim of staking out neutral terrain among Chinese readers in Hong Kong,Taiwan,mainland China,and abroad.
The month of August 2020 in the 2019–2020 Hong Kong protests saw only sparse and relatively small protests,mainly due to the city going through a third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic and an outdoor gathering ban on groups of more than two people. As the impact of the Hong Kong National Security Law on the city became increasingly evident,and additionally in response to acts by representatives of the local and mainland governments throughout the protests,Western democracies continued to voice sharp criticism and implemented sanctions against China,with the United States imposing sanctions on 11 Hong Kong officials on 7 August. These developments supported the opinion expressed by former British Foreign Secretary Malcolm Rifkind in late June that the protests had morphed from a mostly local dispute into an international one.
The offices of Apple Daily,once the largest pro-democracy newspaper in Hong Kong,and its parent company,Next Digital,were raided and executives arrested by the Hong Kong Police Force on 10 August 2020 and again on 17 June 2021. Some of the arrested and three companies of Next Digital were charged under the Hong Kong national security law. The 26-year-old newspaper was forced to close in June 2021 following the raids and freezing of its capital.
