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“#Former Apple Daily senior editor Lam Man-chung arrested by Hong Kong police” HONG KONG — Hong Kong national security police on Wednesday arrested a former editor at the now-defunct Apple Daily pro-democracy newspaper, weeks after the paper was forced to close after authorities froze its assets. Lam Man-chung, who was the executive editor-in-chief of Apple…
“#Thailand’s capital tightens restrictions to fight COVID-19” BANGKOK — Officials in Thailand further tightened coronavirus restrictions on Monday in response to an alarming rise in cases and deaths that is stressing the country’s health care system. City officials in Bangkok, the capital, ordered a range of establishments to close completely from Tuesday for two weeks…
“# South China Morning Post to tokenize 118-year-old archive with NFTs ” Veteran Hong Kong-based newspaper South China Morning Post (SCMP) is creating a series of NFTs using a new token standard called “ARTIFACT,” designed to preserve historical assets on the blockchain. In its ARTIFACT Litepaper, SCMP presents an overview of the project, which is…
“#Authoritarianism advances as world battles the pandemic” LONDON — Here’s some of what happened while the world was distracted by the coronavirus: Hungary banned the public depiction of homosexuality. China shut Hong Kong’s last pro-democracy newspaper. Brazil’s government extolled dictatorship. And Belarus hijacked a passenger plane to arrest a journalist. COVID-19 has absorbed the world’s…
“#The world’s stateless peoples are more vulnerable than ever” If you have never heard of Al-Ahwaz, an ancient place of great rivers and mountains, and rich farmlands and oil wells, don’t be hard on yourself. It’s just as unlikely that you’ve heard of the Ahwazi people. There are perhaps six million Ahwazis, and they are…
“# Meitu loses $17.3M on Bitcoin, gains $14.7M on Ether ” Hong Kong tech company Meitu has taken a $17.3 million hit on its Bitcoin (BTC) holdings — but on the upside, its Ether (ETH) holdings have gained $14.7 million. The developer of popular Photoshop-style apps spent a total of $100 million on BTC and…
“# Censorship resistance: Hong Kong’s Apple Daily archives preserved by artist Kevin Abosch ” From June 20 1995 until June 23 2021, Hongkongers concerned about growing Chinese influence in the Special Administrative Region had at least one local media outlet in their corner. Apple Daily was known for its pro-democracy stance, when not covering sensationalist…
“# Bithumb Hong Kong subsidiaries reportedly face civil suit from Thai partner ” Bithumb’s Hong Kong affiliates are reportedly facing a civil suit for breach of contract. According to a Tuesday report by the Korea Times, the suit is being initiated by a former Bithumb partner in Thailand, which is accusing the South Korean-headquartered exchange…
“# HK production company plans to launch crypto-themed drama series on NFTs ” A production and investment firm is launching a drama series on nonfungible tokens featuring a competition between Hong Kongers and Americans to create a digital currency. In a Sunday report from entertainment publication Variety, the AMM Global production company will be creating…
“#On centenary of the Chinese Communist Party, the West must kowtow no more” July 1 should be a day of mourning for all freedom-loving people: It’s the 24th anniversary of Britain’s handover of Hong Kong to China, the first anniversary of Beijing’s imposition of a draconian national-security law on the territory and the centenary of…