Originally a harvest ritual, the Mid-Autumn Festival has been celebrated since the early Shang Dynasty (1600-1046 BCE). In …
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Human RightsEditor's Pick
With Increasing Loss of Freedom, Media Veteran Steve Vines Reluctantly Leaves Hong Kong
Media veteran Steve Vines recently left Hong Kong without notice for the U.K. Under the new Hong Kong …
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Editor's PickHuman Rights
National Security Law’s Historical Impacts on Hong Kong
by Max Luby Max LuJuly 1, 2021, marks the first anniversary of the implementation of the National Security Law in Hong Kong. …
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Editor's PickEntertainment
The Hong Kong Film ‘All the Crows in the World’ Won the Short Film Palme d’Or at Cannes
On July 17 at the 74th Cannes Film Festival, the Short Film Palme d’Or was awarded to the …
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Hong Kong People Mourn Man Who Stabbed a Police Officer Despite Government Threats
by Helen Londonby Helen LondonOn the night of the Communist Party’s centenary celebration on July 1, a 50-year-old Hong Kong man, Leung …
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Editor's PickChina
100 Years of the Chinese Communist Party, 100 years of State Sanctioned Murder
by Helen Londonby Helen LondonJuly 1, 2021, marked 100 years of bloodshed since the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) took over China. It …
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Hong KongEditor's Pick
Hong Kong’s Pro-Democracy Newspaper Apple Daily Is Forced to Close
by Max Luby Max LuHong Kong’s largest pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily has announced its closure, which is seen as a blow to …
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June 4th marked the 32nd anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square Massacre in Beijing. It also marked the …
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Editor's PickHong Kong
As Long as the Heart Does Not Die, the Candlelight Will Never Go Out
by Helen Londonby Helen LondonPerversely, the new regime in Hong Kong banned all traditional public commemorations of the June 4 Tiananmen Square …
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Editor's PickHong Kong
Why Do Hong Kong People Persist in Mourning June 4th, Which Had Nothing to Do With Them?
by Helen Londonby Helen LondonWhy have Hong Kong people persisted in mourning June 4th for 32 years? Yuan Gongyi, a Hong Kong …