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FAQs about Newswrap:How many episodes does Newswrap have?The podcast currently has 5,788 episodes available.
June 04, 2017More comprehensive inspection should be carried out on bridge: lawmakerThe government says the contractor that carried out tests on concrete used for the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge submitted more than 200 falsified results. The Director of Highways, Daniel Chung, says the concrete for which tests were manipulated was u......more4minPlay
June 04, 2017Normal flight safety standards were breachedThe president of Hong Kong Airline Pilots Association, David Newbery, says there's no doubt that normal safety standards were breached when an Air China passenger flight veered off course after taking off at the airport on Sunday. The plane en route to......more3minPlay
June 04, 2017Israel controls occupied areas through repression: rights groupOn the 50th anniversary of the Israeli occupation of the West Bank, Human Rights Watch says Israel controls these areas through repression, institutionalised discrimination, and systematic abuses of the Palestinian population's rights. It says many of ......more3minPlay
June 01, 2017More people believe students were at fault during 1989 pro-democracy movement in Beijing: surveyA survey shows that the number of respondents who believe students were at fault in the 1989 pro-democracy movement on the mainland that led to the June 4th massacre at Beijing’s Tiananmen Square, has risen to a new high. The University of Hong Kong re......more6minPlay
June 01, 2017Government should relax requirements for allowance: academicAn associate professor of social work from the Chinese University has called on the government to lower the number of working hours required for people to apply for the Low-income Family Allowance. The scheme has received a lacklustre response so far a......more5minPlay
May 31, 2017Judicial reviews are not blocking home productionLee Wing-tat, the chairman of the think tank Land Watch, says legal challenges are not holding back the building of new flats in Hong Kong. He says there have only been one or two such cases. Lee also says the government often gives targets for flat pr......more4minPlay
May 31, 2017Teaching of Basic Law courses should not mislead students: legislatorThe lawmaker representing the education sector, Ip Kin-yuen, says there is nothing wrong with teaching Basic Law-related courses in schools. He says they should be taught in a balanced manner and should not mislead the students. But Ip tells Ben Tse th......more5minPlay
May 31, 2017China vows to adhere to Paris climate dealChina says it will work with the European Union to uphold the Paris climate agreement - even if "other countries" pull out. US President Donald Trump is expected to announce his decision on the Paris accord on Friday morning Hong Kong time - and there ......more3minPlay
FAQs about Newswrap:How many episodes does Newswrap have?The podcast currently has 5,788 episodes available.