Lam, co-founder of new media art group Dimension Plus, who has a new media arts degree from New York University, focuses on using technology such as AI to create immersive audio-visual experiences. Like Siu, Lam works with artists across disciplines to create shows that push the limits of arts experiences. For example, for Reconnect 2023:…
BEIJING: China President Xi Jinping inspected a brigade of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Rocket Force where he directed the troops to strengthen deterrence and combat capabilities, Global Times reported.Xi also urged the strategic missile troops to fulfil the tasks entrusted to them by the Party and the people.The brigade is a strategic boasting troop…
Chinese President Xi Jinping this week called on the military to increase its readiness for war. This statement came just days after Beijing conducted large-scale military exercises around Taiwan, reports Xinhua. During a visit to the People’s Liberation Army Missile Force Brigade, Xi Jinping said the military should comprehensively strengthen war preparations and ensure that…
The U.S. election and war in the Middle East are dominating the headlines, but don’t sleep on events in the Pacific. China this week practiced a military blockade of Taiwan that is an all too real future possibility. Beijing isn’t hiding the drill’s purpose. The Ministry of National Defense said the exercise on Monday focused…
Chinese President Xi Jinping visited a coastal island just across the Taiwan Strait a day after the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) wrapped up massive military drills around Taiwan. Xi inspected Dongshan county in the southeastern province of Fujian on Tuesday afternoon, state broadcaster CCTV reported. The Taiwan-facing island county has served as a regular base…
STORY: :: PLA Eastern Theater Command China said its day of war games around democratically governed Taiwan on Monday was a warning against “separatist acts”. They have threatened more could be in the offing. Though apparently shorter than previous drills, they were intense in terms of swift simulated attacks and deployment of ships and aircraft….
Warships from Russia and China staged firing exercises as part of anti-submarine and air defense drills during a joint patrol in the Pacific Ocean, the Russian navy said on Monday. The exercises took place in the northwestern part of the Pacific Ocean, the Russian Pacific Fleet reported but the report did not reveal the exact…
Exercises raise regional tension warns Taipei; US slams war games as it launches drills with Philippines. Taiwan detected 153 aircraft surrounding its territory as China carried out massive military exercises, according to the self-ruled island’s defence ministry. The “surge in warplane activity” saw a record number of aircraft spotted in the 25 hours to 6am…
Lam Wing-kee relocated Causeway Bay Books from Hong Kong to Taipei. The bookstore, known for selling books critical of the Chinese Communist Party, moved to a cheaper location in Taipei. Despite slow sales, Lam remains committed to promoting freedom and democracy in Taiwan. Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed…
Hong Kong police have for the first time smashed a local fraud syndicate that used deepfake technology to swap the faces of the swindlers with those of attractive women in video calls to cheat love-struck men in the region, including Singapore, out of HK$360 million (U$46 million). The force said on Monday it had arrested…