Hostile Weibo Reactions to Filmmaker Huo Meng’s Berlin Film Fest Win: “Chinese Cinema Has Never Been As Conflicted As It Is Today”
[China Digital Times] - 03/6/2025
While Weibo and other Chinese social media platforms continue to generate congratulatory content about the animated box-office smash “Ne Zha 2,” the reception for "Living the Land," a moving and realistic film about life in the Chinese countryside in the early 1990s, has been decidedly (…)
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Workers protest over unpaid wages at Hong Kong airport totalling HK$6 million
Dozens of construction workers gather near Airport South Interchange over labour dispute involving Gammon Construction.
[South China Morning Post] - 8/03/2025
73-year-old Hong Kong taxi driver arrested after cyclist dies in road collision
Police arrest driver on suspicion of dangerous driving causing death after his vehicle allegedly hit cyclist on (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 8/03/2025
‘Never forget’: Philippine documentary rekindles memories of terror during World War II
Survivors of the 1945 Battle of Manila recount in ‘Children of the War’ how they escaped ‘mass executions’ during (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 8/03/2025
Influential AI expert Tingwen Huang returns to China after decades abroad
He will continue work in intelligent control, optimisation and the dynamics of complex systems as professor at (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 8/03/2025
Hong Kong must seize benefits of ‘one country, two systems’ model: Zheng Yanxiong
Grasp similarities and differences with mainland and capitalise on institutional advantages, head of Beijing’s (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 8/03/2025
Cyclone approaching Australia east coast weakens to tropical system
Tropical Cyclone Alfred was expected to be the first cyclone to cross the east Australian coast near the Queensland (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 8/03/2025
China’s Ne Zha 2 still flying high as highest-grossing animated movie of all time
Gone are the days when Chinese filmmakers were left scrambling to recreate the economic success of foreign offerings (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 8/03/2025
‘Two sessions’ 2025: who’s up and who’s down in China’s economy?
As China continues its economic transformation, some industries stand to gain tremendously – and others are being (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 8/03/2025
Hong Kong police investigate copper pipe theft in Shau Kei Wan park
Staff from Aldrich Bay Playground alerted police after discovering about 110 metres of water pipes were missing.
[South China Morning Post] - 8/03/2025
Hongkongers warned of norovirus infection risk when travelling to Japan
Gastroenteritis cases have surged in Japan after infections linked to contaminated food, including strawberry (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 8/03/2025
US eggs crisis an opportunity for Asean to crack the American market
Agriculturally, Southeast Asia is a sleeping giant. If the region meets US requirements, it could position itself as (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 8/03/2025