AvatarPeter WangFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoStratolaunch's huge Roc plane flies with fueled-up hypersonic vehicle for 1st time (photos)space.com - By Mike WallRoc, the biggest airplane in the world, conducted a captive-carry flight with a powered Talon-A test vehicle on Sunday (Dec. 3). The world's biggest …
AvatarPeter WangFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoThe 8 Wanted Overseas-based Hong Kong Activists Will be Pursued for Life, City Leader Saysnewsmax.com - KANIS LEUNGHONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong's leader on Tuesday said the eight overseas-based activists who were wanted for alleged national security offenses would …
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AvatarPeter WangAvatarAvatarWhen is a ‘panda’ not a panda—and are any pandas actually bears?verified_publisherNational Geographic - Simon IngramThe diminutive red panda is now the star of its own film. But what does it have in common with its bigger namesake—and are either of them related to bears? Here we delve into one of the most etymologically tricky names in the animal kingdom. Say 'panda' and immediately your mind goes big, fluffy, …
UAvatarPeter WangFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoWill Temple Mount Tensions Spark Another Arab-Israeli Crisis?nationalinterest.org - Eitan DangotSince the establishment of the State of Israel, the Temple Mount has served as a narrative that Palestinians and extremists from the Arab-Israeli …
AvatarPeter WangFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoChina crushed our Apple Daily newspaper and jailed my colleague – this is how Hong Kong’s democracy is dyinginews.co.uk - Mark L CliffordFebruary 8, 2022 7:00 am(Updated 12:03 pm) “I’m being arrested.” The email from my colleague Jimmy Lai Chee-ying came just before 8am. The phone call …
AvatarPeter WangAvatarAvatarVisible erasure in Hong KongAxios - Bryan WalshThe above picture is of Victoria Park in Hong Kong on the evening of June 4. Why it matters: Every year since 1990, thousands of Hong Kong residents …
AvatarPeter WangAvatarAvatarHong Kongers are using blockchain archives to fight government censorshipverified_publisherQuartz - Mary HuiThe Hong Kong government has already shown it has no qualms about rewriting history. But, some wondered, would it really go so far as to erase history? The answer is yes. Earlier this month, the public broadcaster Radio Television Hong Kong announced that it would begin erasing archival content that …
AvatarPeter WangAvatarAvatarHong Kong Charges 47 Democracy Activists With Subversion Under Security LawForbes - Robert OlsenThe Hong Kong government charged 47 people with conspiracy to commit subversion in the largest crackdown on political opposition since the National Security Law was imposed on the city last year. The police said on Sunday that all would be held overnight and appear in court on Monday …
AvatarPeter WangAvatarAvatarUK prepares to welcome thousands of Hong Kongers fleeing national security lawverified_publisherCNNHong Kong CNN — The United Kingdom is preparing to welcome potentially tens of thousands of migrants from Hong Kong, with the opening of a new visa for residents of the former British colony this Sunday. Last year, China imposed a sweeping national security law on Hong Kong that critics say has …
AvatarPeter WangAvatarAvatarThe Hong Kong migrants fleeing to start new lives in the UKverified_publisherBBC News - By Michael BristowA new visa will give 5.4m Hong Kong residents the right to resettle in Britain. How many will leave?
AvatarPeter WangFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoChina tells Five Eyes nations to back off after statement criticising Hong Kong crackdownnzherald.co.nz - news.com.auChina has fired a warning shot at the Five Eyes nations that raised concerns about a mass arrest of politicians and activists in Hong Kong. Australia, …