In China, vigilante hunters go in search of wild boar and fame, even as animal rights groups call them ‘cruel’
[HKFP] - 01/11/2025
By Sam Davies In the frigid night of China’s Qinling mountains, hunters with huge social media followings scour the landscape in pursuit of wild boars menacing local farmers’ livelihoods. China’s wild boars — today numbering two million — were a protected species from 2000 until 2023, but (…)
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US sec. of state nominee Marco Rubio to say China cheated its way to power; rejects ‘liberal world order’
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[HKFP] - 15/01/2025
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[South China Morning Post] - 15/01/2025
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[HKFP] - 15/01/2025
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[HKFP] - 15/01/2025
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[South China Morning Post] - 15/01/2025
Hong Kong ex-professor Khaw Kim Sun found guilty in retrial of ‘yoga ball murder’ case
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[HKFP] - 15/01/2025
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[RTHK] - 15/01/2025
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[South China Morning Post] - 15/01/2025
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[South China Morning Post] - 14/01/2025
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[HKFP] - 15/01/2025
Xiaohongshu: the Chinese app taking the US by storm
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[HKFP] - 15/01/2025
