White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt has put the blame for unleashing hostilities in Ukraine on the previous US administration led by President Joe Biden, APA reports citing TASS. “I think the previous administration is the reason this war began,” she said, commenting on the situation around Ukraine. “As President [Donald] Trump often says this…
Hong Kong Unison’s founder has expressed support for its board’s decision to disband after 24 years of advocating for the rights of the city’s ethnic minority groups, saying she did not wish to see the organisation be “exploited by opportunists for personal or political gain”. Fermi Wong Wai-fun, who left the group in 2014, broke…
Hong Kong-based Canadian author Sylvia Yu heard many heart-wrenching stories while researching sex trafficking in Asia. The story of Mei – just 14 when she was trafficked as a bride – hit extra hard. Bought by an elderly farmer in China, Mei spent years chained up like a dog. By the time she found support…
Two Japanese tourists recently encountered an aggressive confrontation with a Chinese key opinion leader (KOL) while taking photos at the Old Summer Palace in Beijing, igniting a nationwide debate about racism. Also known as Yuanmingyuan Park, the Old Summer Palace was once one of China’s most magnificent royal gardens until it was devastated by a…