the owner of the newspaper jimmy lai has already been put on trial over similar accusations which could lai and former executive with apple daily parent company next digital — he joins us from new york. mark, what more can you tell us about what has happened today? well, we continue to get bad news. there was about 400 to 500 police officers who came into apple daily this morning. they have subsequently started to search the offices and have arrested three leading editorial editors of our group, in other words our top editorial team has now been arrested on national security charges. they are journalists, they are not executives, i want to make that clear. they have frozen the assets in the tank accounts of apple daily and they are now going through the taking out of evidence as they call it. they are not being particular about it, they are dragging it out by the box load and looks more like a moving company from the video i have been shown. company from the video i have been shown-— company from the video i have been shown. jimmy lai is behind bars, has been _ been shown. jimmy lai is

saluting of the people, of the journalists at the apple daily, as well as pride in its founder, jimmy laifor the rest of his life. everyone here who has been a supporter of the pro—democracy movement has looked up tojimmy lai as well as apple daily to try to be their voice when they could not speak up or when they became fearful of the government trying to target them over the past year or so. apple daily was one of hong kong's biggest newspapers with a strong circulation, around 80,000 copies a day. as as business it was solid too — financial records at the end of march showed it had more than 500 million hong kong dollars cash in the bank, that's around 70 million us. it's clear apple daily would, have continued, had it — and its employees staff — not been targeted by the government. the company said "in view of staff members' safety..." it was deciding... "to cease operation immediately after midnight". as that deadline passed, supporters gathered outside the newspapers�* offices, waving the lights on their phones and chanting "apple". the newspaper's employees gathered on the roof of

jimmy lai is th emost high-profile.no precedent here for a national security trial with a panel of judges appointed by the chief executive. this will kinda provide a legal roadmap to figure out how the procedures, and how the courts will reconcile potential conflicts between the mini- constitution and now the national security law. yvonne: matthew, how close will you be watching the trial? what we look out for? michael: i think, there are, as steve said, there are conflicts with the basic law. we don't know how these are going to be resolved at the moment. it's going to be very interesting to see how the process unfolds. also, the actual evidence that apple has violated national security, we have not been shown any of that. the police have said that there are dozens of rules it violated but they have not specified which ones. we can't a sense at the moment -- assess at the moment how serious these supposedly violations are. >> early days. yvonne: joining us from hong kong. more and the next hour bloomberg markets: asia.

the founder and owner of the newspaper, jimmy lai, has already been put on trial over similar accusationsspeak now with our reporter in hong kong, danny vincent. bring us up—to—date with what has happened? good morning. in the early hours of the morning, the early hours of the morning, the national security police arrested five executives from apple daily, including the chief executives and the managing editor. this is the second time apple daily has been raided. the first time, jimmy lai, the outspoken critic and owner of apple daily was arrested and paraded through the newsroom. is now in prison for charges relating to the protest movement in 2019. he is also being charged and standing trial for violating national security law. i think the difference between this raid and the raid before is clearly the people that have been arrested, jimmy lai is not the managing editor, he is not involved technically with editorial decisions inside the paper, he is an outspoken actor in his own right. he was arrested under those charges, because of his involvement with the protest movement. this time w

the first time, jimmy lai, the outspoken critic and owner of apple daily was arrested and paraded throughges relating to the protest movement in 2019. he is also being charged and standing trialfor violating national security law. i think the difference between this raid and the raid before is clearly the people that have been arrested, jimmy lai is not the managing editor, he is not involved technically with editorial decisions inside the paper, he is an outspoken actor in his own right. he was arrested under those charges, because of his involvement with the protest movement. but this time we are seeing editorial staff arrested at the newspaper. some of the journalists we have been speaking to our apple daily have been livestreaming the event. the police are still outside and inside their offices at the moment. there were reports earlier in the month from some journalists inside the newspaper, that apple daily would be further targeted and even raided or even closed. so, the journalists that i have been speaking to, they felt this is notjust an attack on the pro—democracy movement, but

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the pro-democracy newspaper of the gelled hong kong tycoon, jimmy lai, the apple daily, could suspend authorities froze its finances. staff began to resign following the arrest of senior editors on a national security charge. our senior editor, stephen engle, has been on the story. i suppose the writing was on the wall in terms of where this story was headed? >> potentially. whether you to agree with that -- whether you agree with the style of journalism, the apple daily is now seen as kind of the tolerance hong kong until now has shown press freedom, protected under the basic law. now, under the national security law, authorities here have more legal ways to crackdown on activities. they say, according to the security bureau chief, the apple daily activities went well beyond normal journalistic work. so what has gone from a battle of narratives to the protest movement, to now a legal battle with five senior editors and executives being arrested last week, and finances being frozen. that definitely leaves a lot of questions about the survivability of the apple daily. the long time adv

the pro-democracy newspaper of jimmy lai, said to have published its last edition this morning.reezing of its assets hindered its ability to survive. for the latest, let's bring in stephen engle in hong kong. is that it then for the apple daily? stephen: looks like it and people good turnout in the rain in hong kong this morning as the press stopped at midnight and the last circulation of up to one million copies have been distributed in the early hours of this morning. normally, the daily circulation is 86,000 so they have printed one million including this one right here. we have gone to video now but you can see the front page right here of the apple daily newspaper. it is a photo of their headquarters and people lining up outside in the wee hours of the morning to get a copy of this newspaper like this that basically says hong kong came out in the rain to say their painful goodbyes. as i drove into work this morning, i do drive past the headquarters. i did see at least one person carrying a stack of newspapers under his arm across street in front of me. this is a very polari

this after its assets were frozen by authorities after senior editors and executives, including jimmy lai the last week -- jimmy has been in jail serving a 20 month sentence already but in the last week, senior editors and executives have been arrested and charged under the national security law. most recently, a senior columnist was arrested yesterday, also charged under the national security law. this is the newspaper that hong kong or's love to hate. over 26 years, apple daily has been a thorn in the side of beijing, unearthing alleged corruption and missed doings by the communist party officials, which rankled beijing and uncovered alleged miss doings of hong kong officials. on the other set of the coin as well, there's also featured traditional tabloid fare, doing racy stories on celebrity gossip. so on the one hand, people, you know, did not like the newspaper for what it was, but on the other hand, many hong kong people also applauded its challenging of authorities so that's why this is a very big, important story here today, the end of an era, if you will, for the apple daily, aft

including founder jimmy lai, who sits in jail, barred from speaking to the press.was a noisy thorn in the government's side has, now, gone silent. ivan watson, cnn, hong kong. >>> a makeshift memorial is growing near the condo building that collapsed in surfside, florida. and cnn spoke with the person who helped start that memorial. why he felt called to do it. that's just ahead. >>> and for dozens of families, whose loved ones are missing, the agonizing wait for answers is taking place abroad. how the u.s. is working to get them to the site of the rescue operation. you love rich, delicious ice cream. but your stomach doesn't. that disagreement ends right now. lactaid ice cream is the creamy, real ice cream you love that will never mess with your stomach. ♪ ♪ lactaid ice cream. the light. that will never mess with your stomach. it comes from within. it drives you. and it guides you. to shine your brightest. as you charge ahead. illuminating the way forward. a light maker. recognizing that the impact you make, comes from the energy you create. introducing the all-el

days after the jailed jimmy lai company assets were frozen and newsroom raided by the police. how the united states should respond coming up. markets this morning point to gain at the start of trading, gain of 45, s&p 500 up one and a quarter and nasdaq higher by 7. nasdaq closing in -- global markets look like this, european stocks right now, take a look. mix pretty much across the board. cac quarante is down 33 and too dax index lower by 82. inflation fears worrying investors overshadowing rise in june business activity in the euro zone. in asia overnight, markets finished like this, best performer overnight in hong kong, hang seng index up. mornings with maria live right now. [music] maria: now top stories that we are watching this morning. president biden to unveil plan to address rise on violence in the country. reportedly focused on gun control, zero policy for gun dealers to stop illegal trafficking of firearms. the president expect today renew calls for congress to pass gun legislation. violent crime spiked across the country after many states enacted defund the police

haidi: how does this case compared to the jimmy lai situation?en: he is the founder and former editor of the apple daily next digital, a highly controversial case here because on the one hand, there are a lot of people here in the city who don't like this form of tabloid journalism. others say it serves a much-needed purpose. in an international finance center, it needs a free flow of information. it is quite a polarizing issue. he is being charged -- he is serving a jail sentence for 20 months for illegal assembly, however, he has been charged under the national security law for allegedly calling for foreign powers, perhaps the united states, to impose sanctions on hong kong and the chinese government as well as a couple of other collusion charges, so it is a sensitive case because it brought up issues of whether this is a criminal case under the national security call -- law, if it is legitimate, and that will be played out in the courts. there are those who, you know, allege that this is perhaps a suppression of the media. i want to read a quo

jimmy lai has been on the program many times.e gave me his last interview before he was hauled into jail by chinese thugs and as a result now he is sitting in prison. they have seized all his assets and that wasn't enough. the authorities used phony national security law in beijing to arrest the backbone of the media organization's management and raid his offices overnight. your thoughts? >> well, it's clear they're trying for a shock and awe campaign. 500 police officers raided -- i think 200 went into the main offices and 500 were sent across the city in order to crack down and send a message to apple daily. they called this a crime scene. i mean, this was not sort of a warning flare sent up. this is something where i think they want to send a really strong message. they tried to send it last august when they arrested jimmy lai. now they're attacking the rest of the paper. this is an attack on freedom of the press in hong kong which is dissipating rapidly. the fact they labeled it a crime scene shows very clearly where they int

before his detention last year, apple daily�*s owner jimmy lai spoke to the bbc.violating the national security law and could now face life in prison. he believes the law has spread fear across the city. fear is the most inexpensive and convenient way of ruling j people and controlling people. you know, if they can . induce fear in you, that's the easiest way to control you. pro—democracy activists say they face political persecution since the introduction of the new law. it was said to only target a small number of hong kong residents. today, journalists inside this paper feel they are also under attack. ambassador kurt tong is former consul general of the us to hong kong and macau. he's now a partner with the asia group in washington dc. he says existing freedoms in hong kong are being worn down. i think it is fading rapidly. certainly this was an unprecedented step by the authorities to arrest people, essentially, because of their generalist to content and i think it's consistent with other efforts that we have seen intended to essentially stifle all political

the newspaper, who's founder, jimmy lai, is injail, had assets frozen over allegations that its reports a frequent critic of the leadership in mainland china and the board are meeting on friday to decide whether or not to close the publication mexico and argentina are recalling their ambassadors from nicaragua for consultations following the detention of another presidential candidate early on monday. thejournalist, miguel mora, is the fifth person seeking to challenge president daniel ortega to be arrested in recent weeks. health officials in cuba say the abdala coronavirus vaccine developed by researchers on the island has an efficacy of more than 92% after three doses. a8,000 adult volunteers took part in the third phase of clinical trials in mid—march in three eastern cu ban provinces. the country has opted not to import foreign vaccines but to rely on its own the bbc has been investigating the plight of thousands of children believed to have been separated from their parents as a result of china's treatment of its uyghur population. beijing has denied that uyghur families are being

jimmy lai, the owner of the paper, was one of the first activists arrested under the national security in prison. i met him just hours before his detention. fear is the most inexpensive and convenient way of ruling people and controlling people. if they can induce fear in you, that is the easiest way to control you, it is the cheapest way to control you and the most effective way. apple daily plans to publish one last time, it is known as a controversial newspaper, tabloid style, brash and unapologetic. supported by some and detested by others. to many, it represented china's promise to uphold the free press in hong kong, today, many fear those freedoms are being eroded. danny vincent, bbc news, hong kong. is in use, rinaldo has a goalscoring —— ronaldo gets a goalscoring —— ronaldo gets a goalscoring record. clinic members of the neo—nazi - resistance movement stormed the world trade centre, armed with pistols and shotguns. - we believe that, according to international law, that we have a rightful claim to certain parts of this country as our land. i take pride in the words "ich bin e

before his detention last year, apple daily�*s owner jimmy lai spoke to the bbc.g the national security law and could now face life in prison. he believes the law has spread fear across the city. fear is the most inexpensive - and convenient way of ruling people and controlling people. you know, if they can . induce fear in you, that's the easiest way to control you. pro—democracy activists say they face political persecution since the introduction of the new law. it was said to only target a small number of hong kong residents. today, journalists inside this paper feel they are also under attack. a chinese spacecraft carrying three astronauts — known as taikonauts — has successfully docked with the country's new space station. it's china's first manned mission in five years — and it tookjust 7 hours to reach the space station where the docking went smoothly. that came as a great relief to the team at the control center in the gobi desert. it's a huge step forward for china — as beijing looks to establish itself as a major space power. but that ambition is causing

the company owned by pro-democracy activist jimmy lai -- the filing did not name the buyer.le daily's hong kong operations were shut down last week after authorities arrested several executives and froze its funds. yvonne: here is your report card for the quarter. it is obvious you are seeing the likes of stocks as well as commodities as the clear winner here. wti crude up about 20%. iron ore still the key material that has been nonperforming. vietnam, south korea, australia leading the charge. the taiwan dollar, offshore renminbi, those are the big winners as well. the last 24 hours, checking alibaba with that near deal in suning.com. this is bloomberg. ♪ look...if your wireless carrier was a guy, you'd leave him tomorrow. not very flexible. not great at saving. you deserve better - xfinity mobile. now, they have unlimited for just $30 a month. $30 dollars. and they're number 1 in customer satisfaction. his number? delete it. deleting it. so break free from the big three. xfinity internet customers, take the savings challenge at xfinitymobile.com/mysavings or visit an xfini

jimmy lai, the owner of the paper, was one of the first activists arrested under the national security hours before his detention. fear is the most inexpensive and convenient way of ruling people and controlling people. if they can induce fear in you, that is the easiest way to control you, it is the cheapest way to control you and the most effective way. apple daily plans to publish one last time, it is known as a controversial newspaper, tabloid style, brash and unapologetic. supported by some and detested by others. to many, it represented china's promise to uphold the free press in hong kong, today, many fear those freedoms are being eroded. stay with us on bbc news. global warming is putting large parts of the amazon rainforest at risk of extreme drought which could derive further climate change. less action is taken to curb carbon emissions, the vast eastern amazon could try out by the end of the century. the united nations has called on the ethiopian authorities to launch an investigation into an air strike on the market. dozens of people are reported to have been killed in the

jimmy lai is serving in jail. president joe biden says he confronted vladimir putin about human rights violations, including the case of imprisoned opposition figure alexei navalny. he says that he wanted him against cyberattacks. the two leaders agreed to work together to reduce the threat of nuclear war and agreed to cooperate on iran. china sent three astronauts into space in its first crude mission in almost five years. they blasted off shortly after the target of 9:22 a.m.. two veteran astronauts and a newcomer are headed to the station for a three-month state. congress has voted to make june 19 a federal holiday that commemorates the ending of slavery in the united states. the bill will be sent to president biden for his signature. it passed 415 votes-14 -- 115-14 votes . global news, 24 hours a day on air and on quicktake, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. >> let's continue our chat about the fed and bring in sean. the market is starting to see the fed working to

we saw, for example, arrest last year of its founder jimmy lai, he was charged with a string of offencesd and freezing of their assets all under this security law. for many it was the end of an era and really one of the critics of ageing and one of the symbols of democracy there. katie, thank you for that good to see you as well. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: time news, still to come: for an upgrade, but what comes time for an upgrade, but what comes after windows ten? we will have that discussion next. members of the neo—nazi - resistance movement stormed the world trade centre, armed with pistols and shotguns. - we believe that, according to international law, that we have a rightful claim to certain parts of this country as our land. i take pride in the words "ich bin ein berliner". cheering and applause. as the uk woke up to the news that it is to exit the european union, leave campaigners began celebrating. in total, 17.4 million people voted for the uk to leave the eu. the medical research council have now advised the government that the great increase in lung cancer is

before his detention last year, apple daily�*s owner jimmy lai spoke to the bbc.violating the national security law and could now face life in prison. he believes the law has spread fear across the city. fear is the most inexpensive - and convenient way of ruling people and controlling people. you know, if they can . induce fear in you, that's the easiest way to control you. pro—democracy activists say they face political persecution since the introduction of the new law. it was said to only target a small number of hong kong residents. today, journalists inside this paper feel they are also under attack. let's speak to ambassador kurt tong. he is the former consul general of the united states of america to hong kong and macau. he's now a partner with the asia group — a strategic advisory company who offer advice on the region. thank you forjoining us. it's freedom of expression in hong kong now over? i freedom of expression in hong kong now over? ~ , ., now over? i think it is fading raidl . now over? i think it is fading rapidly. certainly _ now over? i think it

-- jimmy lai situation?he is in jail now, serving a separate 20 month sentence for illegal assembly during the protest time. he also faces charges under the national security law. this will be the more high-profile case, we are assuming when or if it goes to trial. he is charged with or accused of requesting a foreign power to impose sanctions against the chinese government and the government of the hong kong sar as well as other collusion charges. that will be the high-profile one, given the impending closing down of the apple daily and the role that that newspaper serves in society as a voice for the pro-democracy camp which of course is on life-support here in hong kong. >> stephen engle covering that key story in hong kong. take a look ahead at the day ahead for australia now. australians trust in china has dropped to a record a while confidence in the u.s. hedge risen. we will be speaking with natosha in a few moments with more details. in the meantime, new zealand has -- the virus cluster in sydney gro

the owner of the paper, jimmy lai, is already imprisoned for authorizing protest. -- says its vaccineys its vaccine was only 43% effective. it's thursday feature into affection. global news 24 hours a day, on air and on bloomberg quicktake, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i'm ritika gupta. this is bloomberg. ♪ >> i think the risk is that they can slow because they said they are not even going to start to think about monetary policy until there's three conditions. that is a pretty late in the game to be starting to raise short-term interest rates. tom: william dudley writing for bloomberg opinion, one of the true founders of modern goldman sachs economics. a joy to have jan hatzius join us in studio yesterday. really the hallmark of had cs -- of hatzius' conversation yesterday was a gdp under 3% out somewhere. david wilson is our bloomberg stocks editor. this is our linkage at the hip, bonds and equities. what is normal? dave: normal over the last 20 years is that they tended to move in opposite directions. we are talking price. tom: for r

the paper owned by jailed media tycoon jimmy lai was halted after a new national security law.c holdings has apologized to customers in hong kong after an update to its online and mobile banking terms triggered fears over overseas actors to its services in the financial hub. the policy underscores growing concerns over pressures on businesses as china tightens its grip. evidence includes the recent order for lenders to stop dealing with the pro-democracy paper apple daily. they say it will happen over the next six months or so. they say the 13.9% holding in the bank will be sold to a prearranged trading plan. global news 24 hours a day, on air and on bloomberg quicktake, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i'm ritika gupta. this is bloomberg. ♪ ♪ >> in the fight for voting rights, this vote was the starting gun, not the finish line. make no mistake about it, it will not be the last time that voting rights comes up for a debate in the senate. jonathan: senate majority leader chuck schumer there. good morning. alongside tom keene and lis

apple daily newspaper in hong kong, after police arrested top editors at the newspaper flagship of jimmy laiard will apply to hong kong's security bureau to unfreeze its assets and decide whether to cease operations. u.s. natural gas has seen an unprecedented rally to the highest level in nearly 13 years. the gain is fueling concerns about inflation. some utilities have turned to burning more coal, a setback for those fighting against climate change. israel's new foreign minister is set to talk to the united arab emirates next week, the first time ever to visit the gulf country for talks by an israeli diplomat. the visit comes after that who countries normalize relations last year in an agreement brokered by the trump administration. global news 24 hours a day, on air and on bloomberg quicktake, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. ♪ >> if we are going to believe in a positive structural outcome from this awful pandemic, it is that real yields become far less . this is not sending a very positive discount. tom: the battle of inflation adjusted yields

in hong kong, another blow to jimmy lai. his company says it will cease operations tomorrow.tal is the publisher of the apple daily. the paper closed last week after hong kong referred to the chinese security lot to arrest editors -- law to arrest editors and executives. credit suisse may consolidate several private banking units. the move would replace original structure and may reduce costs as well as present a more unified approach to clients. global news 24 hours a day, on-air and on quicktake by bloomberg, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i am ritika gupta. this is bloomberg. ♪ ♪ >> we are doing on the vaccine front is to test all known variants against the vaccine and the immune response that we see. yesterday, we presented data that indicates that at least for some variants, it's covered but we have to be very careful because we cannot fully anticipate what is next. we have to keep testing and if needed, adjusting the vaccines over time to be able to protect against new threats. jonathan: a fascinating conversation earlier

the company is owned by jimmy lai, publisher of the apple daily. was forced to shut down after authorities -- national security law to arrest top executives and freeze funds. the general shares have been suspended. indonesia has -- indonesia is close to finalizing its listing roles. the changes would allow multi-capital shares and a relaxation of curbs. the moves would pave the way for startup giants like a ridehailing firm and -- from august. bill coffey has been released from prison after a pennsylvania -- bill cosby has been released from prison. they failed to follow through on an agreement not to prosecute him in the criminal trial. kospi admitted in civil court to drugging and attacking a university employee. he served more than two years of up to 10 years. global news, 24 hours a day, on air and on bloomberg quicktake, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i am vonnie quinn. this is bloomberg. >> -- upping their pace and wall street's race. barclays hiking junior banker pay let's get more from nebula

shutting down after china froze assets, seized journalist computers and arrested executive and owner jimmy laiinent people being charged under security law that stifles and explosive reports says in part, thousands of videos of uighurs are showing up in youtube, part of elaborate campaign by china's officials to counter reports violations. national security analyst, china seems to be getting worse, cracking down and descent, punishing critics, arresting them and now trying to influence us, americans, it's not that bad especially mistreatment with the uighurs, how dangerous and insidious is this? >> very dangerous, very insidious and really this is sort of a new turn in the china threat because now china just doesn't care about world opinion. they passed the new national security law in hong kong last summer but with what they have done now with not allowing the square. early june and crack-down against the last 3 newspapers, it shows you that they no longer care about world opinion at all and xi jinping is determined to crack down of any sources of descent and take it one step further and spre

here he is talking about the paper's owner, jimmy lai. home and taken back to this building. he is currently facing time in prison for another charge but also facing national security law charges, these are the same laws the authorities, the police say they suspect the executives, editors arrested today, they suspect they also violated. this law is almost a —year—old, when it was first introduced the authorities said it would only affect a small number of people, some say it was designed to try to end the protest movement, the 2019 protest movement which saw back—to—back protests for almost a yearin back—to—back protests for almost a year in hong kong. but todayjanice will feel it is notjust the pro—democracy movement that has been under attack, 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.

jimmy lai a brave advocate of democracy. he was jailed and harassed by come night china. after blow is this? >> this is devastating. we've seen the chinese communist party arrest basically the entire opposition movement. now they're going after a publicly-traded company, confiscating their assets. no due process, no judicial hearings to seize their assets. this is an attack on free press and a warning shot to businesses, if you do business in hong kong, if you do business in mainland china, you cross xi xinping's politics they're coming for you, they're coming for your assets. don't be naive about it. this is significant news. this is tragedy for freedom lovers in hong kong. charles: i think it's a tragedy for freedom lovers all over the world. we're watching it feeling almost helpless here. another bit of news you've been talking about for a while, finally vice president harris will go down to el paso, texas. her role was to oversee the whole immigration crisis. some are saying it might be the wrong town. they're happy she is going to texas but the southern border where

maria: welcome back freedom fighter jimmy lai hong kong publication making a decision whether or nottic materials threw them in jail charging conspiracy to commit collusion because of news of the chinese chooipdz joining me wolfpack research founder chief investment officer dan david thanks very much for being here what are thoughts on apple daily what we saw how does this play out. >> thank you for having me back always good to be here i just want to say o though it says thoughts with jimmy lai and family a freedom fighter like we've not seen in our country in decade putting it all on the line going to jail, probably never getting out, losing his business, and apple daily no longer one country two systems not one country one system not putting up with any kind of freedom of speech in this country of this made that very clear. >> where is the outage? during covid pandemic, the chinese communist party has used this pandemic to gain more ground, went into hong kong started throwing people in jail with goose step police, laying down the law of this national security law, as a way to --

it is owned by jimmy lai, and has faced intense pressure from the government.r's three top editors as police descended on the offices. on the fifth anniversary of the brexit vote, no deal, but officials are sounding increasingly optimistic. the u.k. has asked you to extend on sausages from northern ireland. sources say an extension beyond june looks increasingly likely. former citigroup chief is to join the bank of england as a policymaker with previous roles at the world bank. she brings experience to the bank of england as it weighs whether it can recalibrate its monetary stimulus. global news, 24 hours a day, on air and at bloomberg quicktake, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. this is bloomberg. anna: europe's recovery is well underway, vaccinations are rising, and stronger-than-expected economic data from the southern nations. the recovery fund is being rolled out in the form of fiscal stimulus designed to encourage sustainable industry. the spread of the delta variant is adding risk. joining us now is odile rena

jimmy lai sits in a chinese gulag as we speak. look what happened this week.paper apple daily, the publication is owned by jimmy lai, he's in prison of. and it's now under the auspices of the new beijing national security law. five employees were detained. 500 hong kong police officers sifting through reporters' computers, they say it was gamed at gathering evidence, including reporters' phones and computers. there's no media freedom in hong kong. where is the outrage from the rest of the world as far as what china's communist party has done to hong kong in the last year and i didn't even mention -- i didn't even get into the bullying of its neighbors in the south china sea, that's another thing that they did in 2020, gordon. >> yes. well, you had someone named joseph biden who ran for president who last year criticized president trump for not raising human rights in hong kong which president trump did. but now biden is on the spot because what happened a few hours ago when they arrested the editor in chief of apple daily which is hong kong's main newspaper an

and advisor to the owner, jimmy lai, confirmed the meeting after last week arrests of top editors ande bank account. denying bail to the editor in chief and the publisher who faced charges under the beijing imposed national security law. almost 100 american airlines flights have been canceled for monday in the u.s. extending disruptions from the weekend. 300 carrier flights were scrapped saturday and sunday. the airline blames unprecedented weather in its largest hub combined with labor shortages and increased flights. -- increased bookings as travelers embark on flights again. barnaby joyce is returning after being elected leader of the national party. the junior partner in australia's ruling coalition dumped its leader michael mccormick. forced to step down in 2018 after revelations of an extramarital affair for joyce. global news 24 hours a day on air and at bloomberg quicktake, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. this is bloomberg. haslinda: still to come on bloomberg markets: asia, our b.i. policy with india insurance. find out how a cio

for the other people who will come next, like jimmy lai presumably and others who have been charged undersecurity law if their cases hit trial. what are the procedures of the court? there's no precedence. there's no legal press den here with a national security law and whether it contradicts the basic law. shery: north asia correspondent stephen engel there joining us from hong kong. coming up next more of our interview with the c.e.o. of chinese automaker giley and his thoughts on tesla in china and the possible apple car. this is bloomberg. shery: chinese automaker geely is exploring its fundraising option after backing away from missing on shanghai's nasdaq style board. and since becoming c.e.o. daniel li told bloomberg his confidence about consumer demand in china. daniel: what was decided that we will seek the opportunity to be listed in stockholm, nasdaq stock exchange. but we didn't have any time requirement. we believe with the market and its regulators we will come wit. >> will you be looking for evaluation -- valuation above daimler? >> we cannot say. we are targeted to beat dai

jim eli is serving a two month sentence for his role in unauthorized -- jimmy lai is serving a 20 monthtures in hong kong. president biden says he confronted russian president putin about human rights violations at the summit in geneva including the case of imprisonment of alexei navalny. he also talked about cyberattacks, identifying 16 types of critical infrastructure that should be off-limits. leaders worked together to reduce the threat of nuclear war and agreed to cooperate on and ran and -- iran. president yellin -- a tax hike in april 2021 that will not count as a retroactive increase. president biden proposal to raise the tax gains to over a million dollars are more was announced in april, the debate over any capital gains tax is likely to be a source of tension as the issue is debated in congress. saudi arabia says it will not abandon a cautious approach to oil output, saying they market is not out of the woods. they have as much as $5.8 billion -- 5.8 billion barrels a day. the energy military says what many see is proven correct with prices above $70 a barrel. global news 24

that same month, the owner of "apple daily," tycoon jimmy lai was arrested, and in january, more thantional security law. many have been jailed for opposing china's rule. then in march, china approved changes to the electoral system, further diminishing democracy in hong kong. this month, another pro democracy newspaper has scrubbed its opinion section. china's authoritarian president now determining hong kong's future with an iron fist. we're just hearing the journalist who was arrested has been released on police bail until july. the hong kong journalist association, though, saying that the police are making arrests there. the key question for president biden, will statements and troubling developments in hong kong. we got the news, we need the boost. >> this one you are going to bae making that finally came true last night. yankees fan gwen goldman was 10 years old. she wrote the team a letter asking to be a bat girl. she got a rejection letter telling her, quote, baseball is a man's game. but after her daughter wrote to the current gm, 70-year-old gwen got to live out her dream. >

before his detention last year, apple daily�*s owner jimmy lai spoke to the bbc.rising exponentially" across england, driven mainly by unvaccinated younger people. researchers from imperial college london say data from tens of thousands of swab tests in the two weeks to 7june suggest cases are doubling every 11 days. the data comes as mps approved the extension of covid restrictions in england untiljuly 19. but the slow pace of the reopening of the uk travel industry has come under increasing criticism. now ryanair and the uk's largest airport group have launched a legal challenge over the government's "traffic light" travel system. they say ministers have not been clear about how they've made decisions, categorising countries as red, amber or green. ryanair�*s boss, michael o'leary is calling on the prime minister to "explain the scientific basis behind the system" and "establish a data—driven transparent model that could restore confidence in air travel". for an idea of the impact of the uk's travel policy, take a look at these numbers —during may, almost 4,000

look at our friend, jimmy lai. he's been a friend on this program.right now. he had all of this assets seized after being arrested. i mean, this was 2020. then we get a threat from the global times which is a mouthpiece for the ccp, recommending that the ccp invade australia because australia wants answers for the coronavirus' origin. we've got the biden administration launching trade and investment talks with taiwan, a move likely to upset china as well. the administration also says it is going to target china with a new strike force to combat unfair trade practices. so general, i mean, look at what the ccp has done just in the last year with absolutely no accountability. what's next? >> yeah. yeah. i actually believe that we should be having an investigation about the spread. i mean, the origin of this is certainly critical because as all the scientists have indicated, if we can get and examine the origin of it, we can help prevent this in the future, so that's vital. but the other thing is, is the conscious steps that president xi took once he kne

the newspaper — whose founder jimmy lai is injail — had assets frozen over allegations that its reportslication health officials in cuba say the abdala coronavirus vaccine developed by researchers on the island has an efficacy of more than 92% after three doses. 48,000 adult volunteers took part in the third phase of clinical trials in mid—march in three eastern cuban provinces. a new study has found that drinking three to four cups of coffee a day could be linked to a reduced risk of developing chronic liver disease. researchers at the universities of southampton and edinburgh analysed the data of nearly half—a—million people and found decaffeinated coffee also offered benefits. children in the uk are being offered a new tool to remove pictures or videos of themselves that appear online. the initiative is being run by childline and the internet watch foundation. susie hargreaves is the chief executive of the iws and explained how the report and remove system works. it is explained how the report and remove system works-— system works. it is a brand-new, world first _ system works. it i

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. >> jimmy: i'm not an expert like you are, but shouldn't we be laying a giant reese's pieces all the way to the cia or disneyland or something to try to catch one of these things? >> i love that idea, that's a great idea. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: in what was most certainly not a coincidence, the former captain of the space force has returned. there was a mike pence sighting in new hampshire for the first time in quite some time. he has apparently come out of hiding. pence spoke at the annual lincoln-reagan dinner where he weighed in on the rift created when his former boss forced him and his family to flee for their lives during the capitol insurrection. and apparently, they are still not on the same page when it comes to the events of january 6th. >> you know, president trump and i have spoken many times since we left office. and i don't know if we'll ever see eye to eye on that day. but i will always be proud of what we accomplished for the american people over the last four years. >> jimmy: what a character. what we accomplished. setting aside the fact that donald trump accomplished

jimmy: what is in his mouth? a hard candy in there. there you go. he lays it all out. nothing subtle about that at all. he's like, "you guys like quid? well, we got some primo quid, but we're gonna need some quo. and donald trump is very pro quo." giuliani is being investigated by federal prosecutors. this guy all he does is dig up dirt whether it's on biden or just trying to get out of his grave every morning. he's a dirt digger. and he could be in a lot of trouble for it. if you listen closely to that call you can hear even his teeth are trying to distance themselves from his mouth. this is an encouraging statistic. more americans support same-sex marriage than ever before. after thinking it would bring the end of the world, 70% are now in favor of it. it's amazing how far we've come in such a long time. i mentioned last night that it's pride month. and a number of american companies are embracing that fact. including burger king. burger king has an lgbtq+ spin on their new chicken sandwich "during #pride month (even on sundays) your chicken sandwich craving can do good! we are making a donation to @

through— loved and hated, but this has been through this gentleman jimmy loved and hated, but this has been through this gentlemanjimmy laiound, when you've got a friend, maybe we are not the best friend in the world _ maybe we are not the best friend in the world in— maybe we are not the best friend in the world in terms of what everybody would _ the world in terms of what everybody would like _ the world in terms of what everybody would like at the dinner party, but we are _ would like at the dinner party, but we are the — would like at the dinner party, but we are the friend and the guys who fi-ht we are the friend and the guys who fight for— we are the friend and the guys who fight for hong kong. apple daily has fi-ht fight for hong kong. apple daily has fight for— fight for hong kong. apple daily has fight for hong kong. apple daily has fight for hong kong. apple daily has fight for hong kong. that's the one thing _ fight for hong kong. that's the one thing i_ fight for hong kong. that's the one thing i can't thought enough. it's fought— thing i can't thought enough. it's fought for— thing i can't thought enough. it'