Apple on Tuesday announced that Tap to Pay on iPhone is now available in Hong Kong, enabling thousands of merchants to use iPhone…
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Apple Fitness+ expands to 28 new markets in its largest expansion since launch
Apple on Monday announced Apple Fitness+, the award-winning fitness and wellness service, is expanding to 28 new markets — including…
Apple Vision Pro arrives in China mainland, Hong Kong, Japan, and Singapore
Apple Vision Pro on Friday arrived in Apple Store locations across China mainland, Hong Kong, Japan, and Singapore. Vision Pro seamlessly…
Apple Vision Pro pre-orders begin in China, Hong Kong, Japan, and Singapore
Apple today announced Apple Vision Pro will expand to new countries and regions, with pre-orders for China mainland, Hong Kong, Japan, and…
Apple Vision Pro arrives in new countries and regions beginning June 28th
Apple today announced Apple Vision Pro will expand to new countries and regions, with pre-orders for China mainland, Hong Kong, Japan, and…
Apple Music Classical debuts in China, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macao on January 24th
Apple Music Classical will be available in Japan, China, Korea, Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan starting January 24th…
Apple reportedly brings Chinese Communist Party web censorship to Hong Kong
Users of Apple’s Safari web browser in Hong Kong who recently tried to visit code-sharing website GitLab, received a warning instead…
Apple extends list of terms censored in China to Hong Kong and Taiwan
The researchers found that part of Apple’s mainland China political censorship bleeds into both Hong Kong and Taiwan. Much of this censorship…
H&M erased from Apple Maps and other apps in China
As of Thursday, H&M had been wiped off Apple Maps in China and also removed from China’s leading e-commerce, ride-hailing, daily-deals…
EU imposes sanctions on China, moving closer to Trump administration’s tougher stance
On Tuesday, the European Union imposed sanctions on China over its treatment of Hong Kong moving the bloc closer to the Trump administration’s tougher…
U.S. AG Barr blasts Apple as ‘all too willing’ to cooperate with China
U.S. Attorney General William Barr on Thursday said U.S. technology companies including Apple have been “all too willing” to collaborate with China’s CCP…
Apple is ‘assessing’ Hong Kong security law imposed by China
The sweeping new national security law that China imposed on Hong Kong at the end of June is aimed at stamping out opposition to the ruling Communist…
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers seize counterfeit Apple AirPods
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers seized a shipment from China containing 25 counterfeit “Apple AirPods” on June 1st…
Apple Pay Octopus launches in Hong Kong
Just before 1:00am local time, Apple Pay Octopus officially launched in Hong Kong, following a rollout that Apple began on Monday…
Hong Kong media tycoon vows to stay and ‘fight’ China, backs U.S. pressure
Embattled Hong Kong publishing tycoon Jimmy Lai – one of Hong Kong’s most prominent democracy activists – said on Friday he would fight till the last…
Stock market swoons in late trading on US-China tensions
Stocks closed lower on Thursday, erasing solid gains from earlier in the day, on U.S.-China tensions. The sell-off began when President Donald Trump…
Apple set to break out in coronavirus market rally as Dow futures jump on vaccine hopes
Dow futures jumped Tuesday morning, along with S&P 500 and Nasdaq futures, amid continued coronavirus vaccine hopes. The coronavirus stock market rally …
Stock futures jump on Memorial Day as coronavirus stock market rally rolls on
On Monday morning, Dow Jones stock futures rose solidly, along with S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq futures, with U.S. markets closed for Memorial Day…
A dog in Hong Kong tests positive for the COVID-19 coronavirus
The World Health Organization confirmed that a dog in Hong Kong has tested “weakly positive” for the COVID-19 coronavirus. Hong Kong scientists…
Apple faces shareholder vote on human rights policies after banning Hong Kong police activity tracking app
Apple’s human rights policies will face a fresh shareholder vote in the new year following the company’s decision to ban a Hong Kong police activity tracking app…
U.S. senator blasts Apple for ‘risking compromise to authoritarianism’ in China
A key U.S. senator warned that Apple and the Chinese-owned music-video app TikTok are threats to international data security…
U.S. Senator Ted Cruz blasts Apple, ‘desperate to make a buck in China,’ for prioritizing profits over principles
I don’t think U.S. companies should be willing to aid and abet oppression and censorship by the Communist government…
Apple CEO Tim Cook joins influential Beijing university board as company’s China woes continue
Apple CEO Tim Cook has been appointed as the chairman of the advisory board at Tsinghua University School of Economics and Management in Beijing, a role which offers access to state leaders…
Ted Cruz, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez among U.S. lawmakers urging Apple to restore Hong Kong police activity tracking app
First Apple pulled the HKmap Live app. Then they reinstated it. Then China criticized Apple, warning of “consequences,” so Apple CEO Tim Cook quickly kowtowed and pulled it again…
Apple CEO Cook meets China regulator after pulling Hong Kong police activity tracking app
Apple Inc CEO Tim Cook met the chief of China’s market regulator in Beijing on Thursday, the Chinese agency said…
Apple accedes to China’s despotic demands
Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook has said that “companies should have values, just like people do.”
Apple execs told Apple TV+ content creators not to portray China negatively
Apple’s recent actions in China are a continuation of the company’s years-long practice of appeasing Beijing. To do business in China..
Prominent Hong Kong lawmaker warns Apple of becoming an ‘accomplice for Chinese censorship’
In an open letter to Apple CEO Tim Cook, A prominent Hong Kong lawmaker and IT entrepreneur, Charles Mok, has warned Apple…
Apple CEO Tim Cook defends removal of Hong Kong police activity tracking app in memo to employees
You have likely seen the news that we made the decision to remove an app from the App Store entitled HKmap.live…
Apple CEO Tim Cook’s continued kowtowing to China is a very bad look
China poses a triple threat to Apple. First, the escalating trade war between the US and China…
Apple removes Quartz news app from App Store in China over Hong Kong coverage
Apple has removed Quartz’s mobile app from the App Store in China after complaints from the Chinese government due to the publication’s ongoing coverage of the Hong Kong protests…
Apple again pulls Hong Kong police activity tracking app from App Store following Chinese warning
The Chinese Communist Party’s official newspaper on Tuesday called the app “poisonous” and decried what it said was Apple’s complicity…
China warns Apple of ‘consequences’ for reinstatement of Hong Kong police activity tracking app
The mouthpiece of the ruling Communist Party slammed a transport app available on Apple’s store that it alleged helped protesters identify police in Hong Kong…
Apple kowtows to China by censoring Taiwan flag emoji
In a recent update to iOS 13.1, Apple’s iPhone operating system, Apple reportedly removed the Taiwanese flag emoji from its keyboard…
Apple approves Hong Kong police activity tracking app
Apple Inc.’s App Store reversed a recent decision to reject a Hong Kong app that shows police activity in the midst…
Apple pulls Hong Kong police tracking app from App Store, calling it ‘illegal’
Apple has banned an app that allows people in Hong Kong to keep track of protests and police activity in the city state…
Apple offers new ‘Today at Apple’ augmented reality art sessions at retail stores around the world
Apple today opened registration for a series of new art-based Today at Apple augmented reality (AR) experiences, called [AR]T, offered at Apple Stores around the world..
Apple closes Hong Kong retail stores early as fears of lawlessness rise
Tech giant Apple Inc. shut its stores early citywide on Monday, as fears of escalating violence and spiraling lawlessness linked to weekslong protests spurred concern among businesses and the public…
Why the Apple Card is better than a regular credit card
Apple Card completely rethinks everything about the credit card. It represents all the things Apple stands for. Like simplicity, transparency, security, and privacy…
Apple Card launch imminent as Apple trademark filings appear
With Apple’s new payment card appearing to be set for imminent launch in the U.S.A…
Apple launches voluntary recall of certain AC wall plug adapters and Apple World Travel Adapter Kits
Apple today announced a voluntary recall of AC wall plug adapters designed for use primarily in…
China calls out Apple for ‘incorrect’ references to Taiwan and Hong Kong
One of China’s top government-linked think tanks has called out Apple Inc…
