Canada deports Chinese activist Yang Wei over knife crimes

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Activist Yang Wei was one of thousands involved in the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests Canada has deported a former Chinese dissident who was deemed a threat to public safety after he committed a string of violent acts. Yang Wei was resettled in Canada years ago by the UN refugee […]

Hong Kong protests: Celebrities, big brands and China’s media game

Hong Kong protests: Celebrities, big brands and China’s media game

Image copyright Getty Images When the Hong Kong protests first started, there was silence from China’s state media. But that changed as violence escalated to unprecedented levels and now China is trying to match the intensity of the demonstrations with an aggressive and creative media campaign of its own. On social networks like Weibo and […]

Tolstoy’s War and Peace lands India activist in trouble

Image copyright Getty Images Leo Tolstoy’s War and Peace is in the news in India after a judge asked an activist to explain why he had a book “about war in another country”. Vernon Gonsalves had appeared in the high court in Mumbai city on Wednesday for a hearing on his bail plea. The judge’s […]

Hong Kong protests: Celebrities, big brands and China’s media game

Hong Kong protests: Celebrities, big brands and China’s media game

Image copyright Getty Images When the Hong Kong protests first started, there was silence from China’s state media. But that changed as violence escalated to unprecedented levels and now China is trying to match the intensity of the demonstrations with an aggressive and creative media campaign of its own. On social networks like Weibo and […]

Hong Kong protests: Celebrities, big brands and China’s media game

Hong Kong protests: Celebrities, big brands and China’s media game

Image copyright Getty Images When the Hong Kong protests first started, there was silence from China’s state media. But that changed as violence escalated to unprecedented levels and now China is trying to match the intensity of the demonstrations with an aggressive and creative media campaign of its own. On social networks like Weibo and […]

Hong Kong protests: Celebrities, big brands and China’s media game

Image copyright Getty Images When the Hong Kong protests first started, there was silence from China’s state media. But that changed as violence escalated to unprecedented levels and now China is trying to match the intensity of the demonstrations with an aggressive and creative media campaign of its own. On social networks like Weibo and […]

Hong Kong protests: Celebrities, big brands and China’s media game

Image copyright Getty Images When the Hong Kong protests first started, there was silence from China’s state media. But that changed as violence escalated to unprecedented levels and now China is trying to match the intensity of the demonstrations with an aggressive and creative media campaign of its own. On social networks like Weibo and […]

Tibetan Buddhist teacher accused of sexual abuse dies

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Lakar was believed to be the incarnation of a teacher of the 13th Dalai Lama Sogyal Lakar, a Tibetan Buddhist teacher accused of widespread physical and sexual abuse, has died aged 72. Lakar, better known as Sogyal Rinpoche, sold millions of books and was widely seen as the best […]

Najib Razak 1MDB: Malaysia’s former PM faces biggest trial yet

Media captionFormer Malaysian PM Najib Razak smiles as he arrives in court Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak has gone on trial again over an alleged multibillion-dollar fraud involving a government fund. Mr Najib is facing several trials over the state investment fund 1MDB – this is the most significant covering 21 counts of money-laundering […]

Chinese Catholic bishop ordained with Pope’s approval

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Christmas in Beijing: Catholics attend mass on 24 December 2018 A bishop has been ordained with the blessing of both the Pope and the Chinese state for the first time under a new deal. Religious organisations in China must be approved by the state, leading to a decades-long row […]

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