Hong Kong's Stand News editors and owner convicted of sedition
HONG KONG -- A Hong Kong court on Thursday convicted two former senior editors and the owner of the folded pro-democratic online news outlet Stand News.
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HONG KONG -- A Hong Kong court on Thursday convicted two former senior editors and the owner of the folded pro-democratic online news outlet Stand News.
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