Harry Harrison schools Hong Kong on who’s been doing the work of plastic recycling: today’s cartoon

Xi Jinping to send top-level China envoy to Donald Trump’s inauguration Unusual diplomatic overture comes as Beijing braces for escalating tensions with new administration

Xi Jinping to send top-level China envoy to Donald Trump’s inauguration
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Harry Harrison gets on board Hong Kong's new panda economy, starting with the enormously beneficial plastering of its public transport with panda stickers: today's cartoon

South Korea Needs to Move on From This Crisis The president’s attempt to hold on to power is a reminder of how much chaos leaders create when they try to thwart democracy.

President Yoon's "fate has become a lightning rod for South Korea’s growing political divisions. The gap between loyalists and those who want him out is widening, a worrying development in a relatively young democracy" writes Karishma Vaswani.

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‘Impossible task’: Hong Kong’s top judge raises questions over whether Tiananmen vigil activists given fair trial Hong Kong’s top judge has questioned whether a rule that allowed certain information to be kept from three Tiananmen vigil activists throughout their national security trial made a fair heari…

'Impossible task’: Hong Kong’s top judge raises questions over whether Tiananmen vigil activists given fair trial

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Now she's finally here a big thankyou to @laurawestbrook.bsky.social for presenting our 2024 podcast wrap with Harry Harrison & Lee Williamson - a tumultuous year for journalism as discussed by Lee, a sublime & ridiculous ride in Hong Kong, as illustrated by Harry open.spotify.com/episode/1wAy...

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