HONG KONG/TAIPEI -- Apple Daily Taiwan, a news outlet with ties to detained Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai, said on Tuesday it would turn off the lights on Aug. 31, quelling rumors of a sale.
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Apple Daily Taiwan is closing down on Aug. 31. © EPA/Jiji
HONG KONG/TAIPEI -- Apple Daily Taiwan, a news outlet with ties to detained Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai, said on Tuesday it would turn off the lights on Aug. 31, quelling rumors of a sale.