Forwarded from China in Focus - NTD
Media is too big
VIEW IN TELEGRAM
While many mothers around the world were celebrating Mother’s Day, one mother in #China had perhaps the worst Mother's Day she could ever think of. Her son died mysteriously at school that day.
🔥Watch the full episode👉https://youtu.be/NXkjrwF4Ovo
🔥Watch the full episode👉https://youtu.be/NXkjrwF4Ovo
Forwarded from The Epoch Times
700 days of torture in a women’s labor camp in #Beijing: "You are like an animal”
When Chinese police officers arrested a woman for refusing to give up her #faith, they told her 4-year-old son that she is on a "business trip.” The woman was already on the run to avoid #persecution and had taken a chance to meet her little son after not seeing him for over a year, but, unfortunately, she couldn’t escape the communist officials’ surveillance.
Wang Ying, who now resides in Australia with her son, recounts the torture she endured in making cheap "knit-by-hand" products in #ForcedLabor camps for the miserly compensation of one cent a day. She said that “spiritual death” is fatal for human beings and the persecution makes you feel like “you’re not even a human."
Read More:
https://www.theepochtimes.com/like-an-animal-mother-describes-700-days-detained-in-a-chinese-labor-camp-over-her-faith_3766945.html?utm_medium=epochtimes&utm_source=telegram
When Chinese police officers arrested a woman for refusing to give up her #faith, they told her 4-year-old son that she is on a "business trip.” The woman was already on the run to avoid #persecution and had taken a chance to meet her little son after not seeing him for over a year, but, unfortunately, she couldn’t escape the communist officials’ surveillance.
Wang Ying, who now resides in Australia with her son, recounts the torture she endured in making cheap "knit-by-hand" products in #ForcedLabor camps for the miserly compensation of one cent a day. She said that “spiritual death” is fatal for human beings and the persecution makes you feel like “you’re not even a human."
Read More:
https://www.theepochtimes.com/like-an-animal-mother-describes-700-days-detained-in-a-chinese-labor-camp-over-her-faith_3766945.html?utm_medium=epochtimes&utm_source=telegram
Forwarded from RTHK Latest News
Can't dismiss lab-leak theory, leading scientists say
The origin of the novel coronavirus is still unclear and the theory that it was caused by a laboratory leak needs to be taken seriously until there is a rigorous data-led investigation that proves it wrong, a group of leading scientists said.Covid-19, which emerged in China in late 2019, has killed 3.34 million people, cost the world trillions of dollars in lost income and upended normal life for billions of people."More investigation is still needed to determine the origin of the pandemic," said the 18 scientists, including Ravindra Gupta, a clinical microbiologist at the University of Cambridge, and Jesse Bloom, who studies the evolution of viruses at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center."Theories of accidental release from a lab and zoonotic spillover both remain viable," the scientists including David Relman, professor of microbiology at Stanford, said in a letter to the journal Science.The authors of the letter said the World Health Organization's investigation into the origins of the virus had not made a "balanced consideration" of the theory that it may have come from a laboratory incident.In its final report, written jointly with Chinese scientists, a WHO-led team that spent four weeks in and around Wuhan in January and February said the virus had probably been transmitted from bats to humans through another animal, and that a lab leak was "extremely unlikely" as a cause.But there are myriad different ideas about the origin of the virus including a series of conspiracy theories."We must take hypotheses about both natural and laboratory spillovers seriously until we have sufficient data," the scientists said, adding that an intellectually rigorous and dispassionate investigation needed to take place."In this time of unfortunate anti-Asian sentiment in some countries, we note that at the beginning of the pandemic, it was Chinese doctors, scientists, journalists, and citizens who shared with the world crucial information about the spread of the virus – often at great personal cost." (Reuters)
2021-05-14 15:11:12
The origin of the novel coronavirus is still unclear and the theory that it was caused by a laboratory leak needs to be taken seriously until there is a rigorous data-led investigation that proves it wrong, a group of leading scientists said.Covid-19, which emerged in China in late 2019, has killed 3.34 million people, cost the world trillions of dollars in lost income and upended normal life for billions of people."More investigation is still needed to determine the origin of the pandemic," said the 18 scientists, including Ravindra Gupta, a clinical microbiologist at the University of Cambridge, and Jesse Bloom, who studies the evolution of viruses at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center."Theories of accidental release from a lab and zoonotic spillover both remain viable," the scientists including David Relman, professor of microbiology at Stanford, said in a letter to the journal Science.The authors of the letter said the World Health Organization's investigation into the origins of the virus had not made a "balanced consideration" of the theory that it may have come from a laboratory incident.In its final report, written jointly with Chinese scientists, a WHO-led team that spent four weeks in and around Wuhan in January and February said the virus had probably been transmitted from bats to humans through another animal, and that a lab leak was "extremely unlikely" as a cause.But there are myriad different ideas about the origin of the virus including a series of conspiracy theories."We must take hypotheses about both natural and laboratory spillovers seriously until we have sufficient data," the scientists said, adding that an intellectually rigorous and dispassionate investigation needed to take place."In this time of unfortunate anti-Asian sentiment in some countries, we note that at the beginning of the pandemic, it was Chinese doctors, scientists, journalists, and citizens who shared with the world crucial information about the spread of the virus – often at great personal cost." (Reuters)
2021-05-14 15:11:12
Forwarded from RTHK Latest News
China accuses US of 'coercive diplomacy'
China on Friday accused the United States of “coercive diplomacy” following comments by Secretary of State Antony Blinken to his Australian counterpart that the US “will not leave Australia alone on the field — or maybe I should say ‘alone on the pitch’ — in the face of economic coercion by China.” Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying accused the US of imposing economic sanctions and strong-arming other countries over trade issues to achieve its “strategic goals.” Hua said China’s telecommunications and other high-tech industries are now falling victim to US “economic coercion,” an apparent reference to firms including Huawei and ZTE that have faced US restrictions. “Coercive diplomacy is a specialty of the United States, which has provided the world with classic textbooks and cases of coercive diplomacy through its policies and actions," Hua said at a daily briefing. “There are now a growing number of people in the United States who are calling for strengthened dialogue and cooperation with China and urging the two countries to work toward each other to improve relations. They believe that a healthy, stable and sustained US-China relationship is in the interest of the people of both countries," she added. Like the United States and China, Australia and China are in the midst of several major disputes as Beijing seeks to apply pressure over commerce and influence. In their Thursday meeting, Blinken told Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne the United States and Australia are bound together by deeply held shared values that no other nation, including China, can uproot. Both said that presenting a united front toward China is key and called for a more thorough and complete investigation into the origin of the coronavirus pandemic that emerged in China in 2019. China-Australia relations have plunged to a multi-decade low, with Beijing blocking imports of Australian coal, wheat and other goods over the past year. But it has failed to force Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s government to offer concessions. Australia decided in April to cancel two deals signed by the state of Victoria with China’s multibillion-dollar “Belt and Road” construction initiative. Beijing warned then it might respond, which it did by suspending the China-Australia Strategic Economic Dialogue, accusing Australia of abusing “so-called national security reasons to severely restrict and suppress economic and cultural cooperation projects.” (AP)
2021-05-14 18:00:05
China on Friday accused the United States of “coercive diplomacy” following comments by Secretary of State Antony Blinken to his Australian counterpart that the US “will not leave Australia alone on the field — or maybe I should say ‘alone on the pitch’ — in the face of economic coercion by China.” Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying accused the US of imposing economic sanctions and strong-arming other countries over trade issues to achieve its “strategic goals.” Hua said China’s telecommunications and other high-tech industries are now falling victim to US “economic coercion,” an apparent reference to firms including Huawei and ZTE that have faced US restrictions. “Coercive diplomacy is a specialty of the United States, which has provided the world with classic textbooks and cases of coercive diplomacy through its policies and actions," Hua said at a daily briefing. “There are now a growing number of people in the United States who are calling for strengthened dialogue and cooperation with China and urging the two countries to work toward each other to improve relations. They believe that a healthy, stable and sustained US-China relationship is in the interest of the people of both countries," she added. Like the United States and China, Australia and China are in the midst of several major disputes as Beijing seeks to apply pressure over commerce and influence. In their Thursday meeting, Blinken told Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne the United States and Australia are bound together by deeply held shared values that no other nation, including China, can uproot. Both said that presenting a united front toward China is key and called for a more thorough and complete investigation into the origin of the coronavirus pandemic that emerged in China in 2019. China-Australia relations have plunged to a multi-decade low, with Beijing blocking imports of Australian coal, wheat and other goods over the past year. But it has failed to force Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s government to offer concessions. Australia decided in April to cancel two deals signed by the state of Victoria with China’s multibillion-dollar “Belt and Road” construction initiative. Beijing warned then it might respond, which it did by suspending the China-Australia Strategic Economic Dialogue, accusing Australia of abusing “so-called national security reasons to severely restrict and suppress economic and cultural cooperation projects.” (AP)
2021-05-14 18:00:05
Forwarded from RTHK Latest News
China rover to attempt Mars landing over coming days
China's "Zhurong" rover, part of its ambitious space programme to send a probe to Mars, is set to attempt the challenging landing on the Red Planet in the next five days, Beijing's space agency said on Friday.The tricky touchdown, if successful, would come a few months behind America's latest probe to Mars, as Beijing presses ahead with its increasingly bold space ambitions."Based on current flight conditions, the Tianwen-1 probe intends to choose an opportunity to land ... in the period from early morning Saturday to Wednesday Beijing time," the China National Space Administration said in an online statement.The launch of the Tianwen-1 Mars probe last July marked a major milestone in China's space programme, which Beijing views as a sign of its rising global stature and technological might.The spacecraft, which entered Mars' orbit in February, has now reached "crucial touchdown stage", the state-run tabloid Global Times said on Friday. It will land in a vast northern lava plain known as the Utopia Planitia.Speculation about a Saturday landing has been rife on social media after a top spaceflight expert estimated the rover – named after a mythological Chinese fire god – would reach the surface in the morning Beijing time.The complicated landing process has been called the "seven minutes of terror" because it happens faster than radio signals can reach Earth from Mars, meaning communications are limited.Several US, Russian and European attempts to land rovers on Mars have failed in the past, most recently in 2016 with the crash-landing of the Schiaparelli joint Russian-European spacecraft.The latest successful arrival came in February, when US space agency Nasa landed its rover Perseverance, which has since been exploring the planet.The US rover launched a small robotic helicopter on Mars which was the first ever powered flight on another planet.Six-wheeled, solar-powered and roughly 240 kilogrammes, the Chinese rover will collect and analyse rock samples from Mars' surface.It is expected to spend around three months there.If successful, China will be the world's first country to carry out an orbiting, landing and roving operation during its first mission to Mars.It will become just the third nation to safely touch down on the Red Planet after Russia and the United States. (AFP)
2021-05-14 18:05:22
China's "Zhurong" rover, part of its ambitious space programme to send a probe to Mars, is set to attempt the challenging landing on the Red Planet in the next five days, Beijing's space agency said on Friday.The tricky touchdown, if successful, would come a few months behind America's latest probe to Mars, as Beijing presses ahead with its increasingly bold space ambitions."Based on current flight conditions, the Tianwen-1 probe intends to choose an opportunity to land ... in the period from early morning Saturday to Wednesday Beijing time," the China National Space Administration said in an online statement.The launch of the Tianwen-1 Mars probe last July marked a major milestone in China's space programme, which Beijing views as a sign of its rising global stature and technological might.The spacecraft, which entered Mars' orbit in February, has now reached "crucial touchdown stage", the state-run tabloid Global Times said on Friday. It will land in a vast northern lava plain known as the Utopia Planitia.Speculation about a Saturday landing has been rife on social media after a top spaceflight expert estimated the rover – named after a mythological Chinese fire god – would reach the surface in the morning Beijing time.The complicated landing process has been called the "seven minutes of terror" because it happens faster than radio signals can reach Earth from Mars, meaning communications are limited.Several US, Russian and European attempts to land rovers on Mars have failed in the past, most recently in 2016 with the crash-landing of the Schiaparelli joint Russian-European spacecraft.The latest successful arrival came in February, when US space agency Nasa landed its rover Perseverance, which has since been exploring the planet.The US rover launched a small robotic helicopter on Mars which was the first ever powered flight on another planet.Six-wheeled, solar-powered and roughly 240 kilogrammes, the Chinese rover will collect and analyse rock samples from Mars' surface.It is expected to spend around three months there.If successful, China will be the world's first country to carry out an orbiting, landing and roving operation during its first mission to Mars.It will become just the third nation to safely touch down on the Red Planet after Russia and the United States. (AFP)
2021-05-14 18:05:22
Forwarded from RTHK Latest News
Taiwan Apple Daily to stop publishing print version
The Taiwan arm of Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai's Apple Daily is to stop publishing its print version, the newspaper said on Friday, blaming declining advertising revenue and more difficult business conditions in Hong Kong linked to politics.The Taiwan Apple Daily was set up in 2003 as a sister paper to the original Hong Kong edition, and is known for its colourful and sometimes racy coverage of everything from politics to celebrity scandal.But in an open letter to readers published on its website, the Taipei-based paper blamed the "monopoly" of digital platforms for advertising revenue for what it described as large losses for a key source of income, as well as the situation in Hong Kong."The Taiwan Apple Daily was not defeated on the front line of journalism," it said."We were defeated at another battle: defeated by the monopoly of advertising resources and the worsening situation in Hong Kong, which made us unable to support the long-term losses," the paper added."Although we tried hard to reduce the losses, we were unable to turn it around. We have to announce the ceasing of the print publication and will put all of our resources digitally."The newspaper said "pro-China forces" in Hong Kong were boycotting various advertising resources, making the operation of the Hong Kong Apple Daily "extremely difficult".The former British colony of Hong Kong has been rocked by protests against its Beijing-backed government in recent years and last year China imposed a tough new national security law on the city.Last month, a Hong Kong court sentenced Lai, one of the city's most prominent democratic activists, to 14 months in prison for taking part in unauthorised assemblies during pro-democracy protests in 2019.The Hong Kong version of the Apple Daily has vowed to fight on despite the pressure it has come under. (Reuters)
2021-05-14 18:14:19
The Taiwan arm of Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai's Apple Daily is to stop publishing its print version, the newspaper said on Friday, blaming declining advertising revenue and more difficult business conditions in Hong Kong linked to politics.The Taiwan Apple Daily was set up in 2003 as a sister paper to the original Hong Kong edition, and is known for its colourful and sometimes racy coverage of everything from politics to celebrity scandal.But in an open letter to readers published on its website, the Taipei-based paper blamed the "monopoly" of digital platforms for advertising revenue for what it described as large losses for a key source of income, as well as the situation in Hong Kong."The Taiwan Apple Daily was not defeated on the front line of journalism," it said."We were defeated at another battle: defeated by the monopoly of advertising resources and the worsening situation in Hong Kong, which made us unable to support the long-term losses," the paper added."Although we tried hard to reduce the losses, we were unable to turn it around. We have to announce the ceasing of the print publication and will put all of our resources digitally."The newspaper said "pro-China forces" in Hong Kong were boycotting various advertising resources, making the operation of the Hong Kong Apple Daily "extremely difficult".The former British colony of Hong Kong has been rocked by protests against its Beijing-backed government in recent years and last year China imposed a tough new national security law on the city.Last month, a Hong Kong court sentenced Lai, one of the city's most prominent democratic activists, to 14 months in prison for taking part in unauthorised assemblies during pro-democracy protests in 2019.The Hong Kong version of the Apple Daily has vowed to fight on despite the pressure it has come under. (Reuters)
2021-05-14 18:14:19
Forwarded from Hong Kong protest news, by the /r/HongKong reddit live team
(Apple Daily Taiwan)
https://twitter.com/rhokilpatrick/status/1393134452339920899?s=20
(u/KvasirsBlod)
https://twitter.com/rhokilpatrick/status/1393134452339920899?s=20
(u/KvasirsBlod)
Twitter
Ryan Ho Kilpatrick 何松濤
Apple Daily Taiwan will publish its last print edition on May 18th before going fully digital. In a final letter to readers, the paper blames the worsening situation in Hong Kong and the loss of advertising revenue due to political pressure from China.tw…
Forwarded from 國際文宣組 IFC
#CCP #China only takes, takes, takes and never gives. That’s their idea of international cooperation.
-
#globalwarming #greenhousegas #climatechange #us #japan #uk #eu #Kerry #english #diyms
-
#globalwarming #greenhousegas #climatechange #us #japan #uk #eu #Kerry #english #diyms
Forwarded from 📡Guardians of Hong Kong
Army of fake fans boosts China’s messaging on Twitter
China’s ruling Communist Party has opened a new front in its long, ambitious war to shape global public opinion: Western social media.
Liu Xiaoming, who recently stepped down as China’s ambassador to the United Kingdom, is one of the party’s most successful foot soldiers on this evolving online battlefield. He joined Twitter in October 2019, as scores of Chinese diplomats surged onto Twitter and Facebook, which are both banned in China.
Since then, Liu has deftly elevated his public profile, gaining a following of more than 119,000 as he transformed himself into an exemplar of China’s new sharp-edged “wolf warrior” diplomacy, a term borrowed from the title of a top-grossing Chinese action movie.
Source: AP News #May11
https://apnews.com/article/asia-pacific-china-europe-middle-east-government-and-politics-62b13895aa6665ae4d887dcc8d196dfc
#Army #Fake #China #Twitter
China’s ruling Communist Party has opened a new front in its long, ambitious war to shape global public opinion: Western social media.
Liu Xiaoming, who recently stepped down as China’s ambassador to the United Kingdom, is one of the party’s most successful foot soldiers on this evolving online battlefield. He joined Twitter in October 2019, as scores of Chinese diplomats surged onto Twitter and Facebook, which are both banned in China.
Since then, Liu has deftly elevated his public profile, gaining a following of more than 119,000 as he transformed himself into an exemplar of China’s new sharp-edged “wolf warrior” diplomacy, a term borrowed from the title of a top-grossing Chinese action movie.
Source: AP News #May11
https://apnews.com/article/asia-pacific-china-europe-middle-east-government-and-politics-62b13895aa6665ae4d887dcc8d196dfc
#Army #Fake #China #Twitter
Forwarded from 📡Guardians of Hong Kong
UK and US criticise WHO's Covid report and accuse China of withholding data
The US and the UK have sharply criticised a World Health Organization report into the beginnings of the coronavirus pandemic in Wuhan, implicitly accusing China of “withholding access to complete, original data and samples”.
The statement, also signed by 12 other countries including Australia and Canada, came hard on the heels of an admission on Tuesday by the head of the WHO, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, that the investigation was “not extensive enough” and experts had struggled to access raw information during their four-week visit to Wuhan in January.
Source: The Guardians #Mar30
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/mar/30/who-criticises-chinas-data-sharing-as-it-releases-covid-origins-report?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
#UK #US #WHO #Covid #China
The US and the UK have sharply criticised a World Health Organization report into the beginnings of the coronavirus pandemic in Wuhan, implicitly accusing China of “withholding access to complete, original data and samples”.
The statement, also signed by 12 other countries including Australia and Canada, came hard on the heels of an admission on Tuesday by the head of the WHO, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, that the investigation was “not extensive enough” and experts had struggled to access raw information during their four-week visit to Wuhan in January.
Source: The Guardians #Mar30
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/mar/30/who-criticises-chinas-data-sharing-as-it-releases-covid-origins-report?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
#UK #US #WHO #Covid #China
Forwarded from Hong Kong Free Press HKFP
Taiwan’s Apple Daily scraps print edition of newspaper after 18 years
https://hongkongfp.com/2021/05/14/taiwans-apple-daily-scraps-print-edition-of-newspaper-after-18-years/
https://hongkongfp.com/2021/05/14/taiwans-apple-daily-scraps-print-edition-of-newspaper-after-18-years/
Hong Kong Free Press HKFP
Taiwan’s Apple Daily scraps print edition of newspaper after 18 years
Apple Daily’s Taiwan edition will scrap the print edition of its newspaper and focus instead on its online news site. In a statement on Friday, the Taiwan arm of the media outlet said it will…
Forwarded from China in Focus - NTD
Media is too big
VIEW IN TELEGRAM
A Chinese tourist probably saw his worst #nightmare come true. He got stranded 850 feet high in the air on a shattered glass-floored bridge. Strong winds blew out the glass panels of the bridge.
🔥Watch the full episode👉https://youtu.be/NXkjrwF4Ovo
🔥Watch the full episode👉https://youtu.be/NXkjrwF4Ovo
Forwarded from China in Focus - NTD
Media is too big
VIEW IN TELEGRAM
#Bangladesh is rejecting the Chinese ambassador’s warning against joining the U.S.-led #QUAD alliance.
The country's foreign minister said his country is an independent state. He added that they will decide their own foreign policy based on the best interest of the people.
🔥Watch the full episode👉https://youtu.be/NXkjrwF4Ovo
The country's foreign minister said his country is an independent state. He added that they will decide their own foreign policy based on the best interest of the people.
🔥Watch the full episode👉https://youtu.be/NXkjrwF4Ovo
Forwarded from China in Focus - NTD
Media is too big
VIEW IN TELEGRAM
#PhilippineChina tensions in the #SouthChinaSea continue to escalate. In its largest incursion, Beijing sent close to 300 maritime militia ships into Philippine waters.
🔥Watch the full episode👉https://youtu.be/NXkjrwF4Ovo
🔥Watch the full episode👉https://youtu.be/NXkjrwF4Ovo
Forwarded from Youmaker
LiveQ&A: China's Leader Says Pandemic Is Chance to Dominate West;Epoch Times Reporter Attacked in HK
https://www.youmaker.com/video/464cc670-8247-4824-bfe3-e094c9be054e
https://www.youmaker.com/video/464cc670-8247-4824-bfe3-e094c9be054e
Youmaker
LiveQ&A: China's Leader Says Pandemic Is Chance to Dominate West;Epoch Times Reporter Attacked in HK
🚀 Support our fight for the truth. Subscribe to our very own #EpochTV platform👉http://epochtv.com/Crossroads, , Chinese leader Xi Jinping discussed how to use the global pandemic strategically, as a way to dominate the West. In this live Q&A with Crossroads…
Forwarded from RTHK Latest News
Taipei and New Taipei Covid alert level raised
Taiwan raised its coronavirus alert level on Saturday in the capital, Taipei, and the city around it, bringing curbs for a period of two weeks that will shut many venues and restrict gatherings in the wake of 180 new domestic infections.The new rules will not mean offices, schools or restaurants have to close, but will cause the shutdown of cinemas and other entertainment spots, while limiting family get-togethers to five people indoors and 10 outdoors.Taipei's government has already ordered bars, nightclubs and similar venues to shut.Since the pandemic began, Taiwan has reported fewer than 1,500 cases among a population of about 24 million, most of them imported from abroad, but a recent rise in community transmissions has spooked residents.The island has never gone into a full lockdown and its people are used to life carrying on near normal, despite the pandemic ranging in many other parts of the world.Late on Friday, several universities, including the elite National Taiwan University, said they would immediately switch to remote learning, telling students to stay away from campuses."As Covid-19 is still wreaking havoc, please be reminded to wear a mask at all times when you go out, wash hands frequently, and keep appropriate social distancing," National Taiwan University said in a statement.The Taipei Fine Arts Museum, outside which people have queued for a hugely popular exhibition by Japanese artist Shiota Chiharu that opened this month, said it would close from Saturday to comply with the city's prevention rules."The re-opening date will be announced according to the epidemic situation and city regulations," it said.Taipei's National Palace Museum, home to one of the world's best and most extensive collections of Chinese art, said it too would close from Saturday. (Reuters)
2021-05-15 12:05:22
Taiwan raised its coronavirus alert level on Saturday in the capital, Taipei, and the city around it, bringing curbs for a period of two weeks that will shut many venues and restrict gatherings in the wake of 180 new domestic infections.The new rules will not mean offices, schools or restaurants have to close, but will cause the shutdown of cinemas and other entertainment spots, while limiting family get-togethers to five people indoors and 10 outdoors.Taipei's government has already ordered bars, nightclubs and similar venues to shut.Since the pandemic began, Taiwan has reported fewer than 1,500 cases among a population of about 24 million, most of them imported from abroad, but a recent rise in community transmissions has spooked residents.The island has never gone into a full lockdown and its people are used to life carrying on near normal, despite the pandemic ranging in many other parts of the world.Late on Friday, several universities, including the elite National Taiwan University, said they would immediately switch to remote learning, telling students to stay away from campuses."As Covid-19 is still wreaking havoc, please be reminded to wear a mask at all times when you go out, wash hands frequently, and keep appropriate social distancing," National Taiwan University said in a statement.The Taipei Fine Arts Museum, outside which people have queued for a hugely popular exhibition by Japanese artist Shiota Chiharu that opened this month, said it would close from Saturday to comply with the city's prevention rules."The re-opening date will be announced according to the epidemic situation and city regulations," it said.Taipei's National Palace Museum, home to one of the world's best and most extensive collections of Chinese art, said it too would close from Saturday. (Reuters)
2021-05-15 12:05:22
Forwarded from Hong Kong Free Press HKFP
Meet China’s elderly influencers cashing in on the internet
https://hongkongfp.com/2021/05/15/meet-chinas-elderly-influencers-cashing-in-on-the-internet/
https://hongkongfp.com/2021/05/15/meet-chinas-elderly-influencers-cashing-in-on-the-internet/
Hong Kong Free Press HKFP
Meet China's elderly influencers cashing in on the internet | Hong Kong Free Press HKFP
By Danni Zhu and Noel Celis Exquisitely garbed in a traditional cheongsam dress, 76-year-old Sang Xiuzhu is one of an unlikely vanguard of elderly influencers storming Chinese social media with videos of glamour in the golden years. Two years ago she joined…