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NOEL KING, HOST: An investigative tabloid newspaper in Hong Kong says it will close on Friday after the government froze all of its bank accounts. That outlet, called Apple Daily, has been critical of President Xi Jinping and the Chinese Communist Party. Heres NPRs Emily Feng with more on the papers last days. EMILY FENG, BYLINE: The takedown of Apple Daily has been fast and methodical. First, Hong Kong police arrested Apple Dailys founder, Jimmy Lai, last year. MARK SIMON: Now were going to fr...

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On celebrity gossip, as well as hard—hitting political news and analysis, always with a decidedly antigovernment slant. the apple was the forbidden fruit and a constant target for beijing. the paper was founded byjimmy lai, who was smuggled into hong kong from mainland china as a boy. he rose from factory worker to become a clothing tycoon. he pursued a career in publishing after chinas crackdown on the protests in tiananmen square. the last edition is already on sale in hong kong, with crowds...

An adviser to the jailed owner of hong kongs pro—democracy newspaper, apple daily, says the paper will be closed in two or three days after its assets were frozen under a wide—ranging national security law. mark simon told the bbc that apple daily couldnt access its bank accounts to pay its staff. the tabloid has been a strong critic of chinas leaders. the us navy has started a series of tests on its newest and most advanced aircraft carrier by detonating powerful explosions to determine whe...

US strongly condemns Hong Kong arrests of Apple Daily executives

Repression, nojournalist now can take for granted that their notes are safe, that the data they are working on is safe. they have really crossed a new boundary here in terms of repression of free expression. mark simon, we appreciate you talking to us here on bbc world news, thank you.— news, thank you. thank you, goodbye- _ joe biden has arrived back in the united states after a busy trip to europe. he met fellow leaders at the g7, nato and the european union. last on his itinerary was a face...

Police say they are suspected of colluding with foreign powers to endanger national security. computers and mobile phones were seized, along with more than 2 million us dollars worth of apple daily�*s assets. the owner of the newspaper jimmy lai has already been put on trial over similar accusations which could carry a life term. mark simon is an advisor tojimmy lai and former executive with apple daily parent company next digital — he joins us from new york. mark, what more can you tell us ...

Pro—democracy movement that has been underattack, but pro—democracy movement that has been under attack, but they fear press freedom and journalism itself is now targeted —— but todayjournalists. mark simon is an advisor tojimmy lai and former executive with apple daily parent company next digital. he explained about what this move by the authorities means for the papers future. it is not really where it leaves apple daily, it is where it leaves hong kong. basically they are not happy wi...

Vincent in hong kong. the journalists that i ive been speaking to, they feel that this is not just - an attack on the pro—democracy movement, but there seems to be, in their words, a shift here. - it seems that the media itself are also being under attack. l apple daily has issued an open letter to its readers calling it the "worst of times in hong kong", warning that press freedom is hanging by a thread. and heres mark simon, an advisertojimmy lai, on the future of apple daily. let me be very...

The united states has described a raid by hong kong police on the pro—democracy newspaper, apple daily, as �*politically motivated. five senior figures from the paper were arrested and are being held under security laws imposed by beijing. they include the editor in chief, ryan law. the newspaper has consistently opposed chinas tightening grip on hong kong. the bbc�*s danny vincent is in hong kong. the police came in the early hours of the morning. 500 officers deployed to arrest five medi...