But now Zhu can sense this freedom being curtailed. She says she finds herself encountering authorities more often in Hong Kong than in mainland China. At one bookshop event, she recalls government officials entering the premises. “They just sat there listening alongside us.” Increasing raids have not only targeted explicitly political shops, according to a
According to the local press, Judge Adriana Tse sentenced her to five years in prison for blackmail and three years for prevarication, with her having to serve one consecutive year. Prosecutors argued that Rose made up the accusation in an attempt to extort £100,000 ($134,000) from the man, whose identity was withheld. Rose denied the
Five people suspected of selling and displaying books deemed “seditious” in Hong Kong were arrested after police raided two independent bookstores. Authorities said the posts incited “hatred” against the territory’s government, judiciary and law enforcement. Agents confiscated books at both stores, the government said in a statement. The group, made up of two men aged
Legendary Entertainment’s first theme park attraction, “Kong x Godzilla” at Lotte World in Seoul, opens on July 24, marking the studio’s entry into location-based entertainment after several years of development on the project. “It was a big priority for me when I joined Legendary nine years ago,” says James Ngo, executive vice president of franchise
Lam was taken to Mackay Memorial Hospital in Taipei on Tuesday and later fell into a coma, the South China Morning Post reported, citing local media. He died late Thursday. In a Facebook post, Taiwan President Lai Ching-te wrote that he was “deeply saddened” by Lam’s death and sent condolences to her family and friends.