Citing security law, NY Times moves some HK staff to Seoul

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It's the first major relocation by an international news organisation since China imposed the law. FMTNews NewYorkTimes

HONG KONG: The New York Times on Wednesday said it was moving its digital news hub from Hong Kong to South Korea as a result of a national security law Beijing imposed on the city.

The newspaper has had a regional headquarters in Hong Kong for decades, overseeing Asia coverage and more recently helping to run the newspaper’s 24-hour digital news operation. The new law has sent a chill through the city because its broad wording criminalises some political speech and ramps up Communist Party control over the city.

 

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