New York Times to move Hong Kong staff to Seoul over press freedom fears

The paper - which has had a presence in Hong Kong for decades - did not say exactly how many staff would be moving, but said it would be around a third of the overall headcount. They will not include correspondents coving Hong Kong but staff from the digital operation which handles online coverage when offices in New York and London are offline. "We will maintain a large presence in Hong Kong and have every intention of maintaining our coverage of Hong Kong and China," the paper's director...