The FT is buying another media startup: Deal Street Asia

Fresh from picking up a majority stake in Europe-based The Next Web, the Financial Times is buying another tech blog. The newspaper, which was founded in 1888, is adding Singapore-based Deal Street Asia to its roster with a deal expected to close in April, according to three sources with knowledge of discussions. Founded in 2014 […]

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Rejected journalist visa sparks press freedom fears in Hong Kong

There’s concern for the freedom of the press in Hong Kong after the government declined to renew the visa of a veteran Financial Times’ editor, dealing an alarming blow to the country’s thriving journalism community. Victor Mallet, the FT’s Asia news editor who is also vice-president of the Foreign Correspondents’ Club, is effectively being expelled after he was […]

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‘Gropey’ charity dinner exposes a part of elite society that #MeToo hasn’t reached

Some of Britain’s most powerful men went to a male-only charity event last week where hostesses were groped and harassed, an exclusive investigation by the Financial Times has revealed. 
The report makes allegations of sexism, harassment, and se…

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