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FAQs about Newswrap:How many episodes does Newswrap have?The podcast currently has 5,788 episodes available.
January 23, 2017US withdrawal from trade deal will benefit ChinaThe President of the Hong Kong America Center, Glenn Shive, says America’s withdrawal from the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal will benefit China and not the United States. He says if the US had remained a signatory, it would also have accelerated......more5minPlay
January 22, 2017Revamped TSAs ‘will help teachers, won’t repeat over-drilling issues’The revamped Territory-wide System Assessment (TSA) for primary three students, which was tested in some schools last year, will be extended to all primary schools this year. Critics say the government is going against public demands to drop the tests,......more3minPlay
January 22, 2017Shift to electric buses feasible and profitable, say PolyU researchersResearchers from the Polytechnic University say the government should introduce electric buses to combat local air pollution. They say Hong Kong lags behind the mainland, the UK and Germany in replacing diesel buses with zero-emission electric buses. D......more5minPlay
January 22, 2017Batteries to blame for Galaxy Note 7 explosions: SamsungThe world’s biggest smartphone maker Samsung says faulty batteries are to blame for the problems that plagued its Galaxy Note 7 devices – which it was ultimately forced to recall and discontinue. The debacle cost the company billions of dollars in lost......more5minPlay
January 19, 2017Amcham downplays Donald Trump's rhetoricThe American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong has played down concerns about the incoming US president's anti-China rhetoric. Its chairman, Walter Dias, believes the likelihood of an improved American economy under Donald Trump would be positive for tr......more5minPlay
January 19, 2017Journalists' group says it’s worriedThe International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) says the apparent abduction of a media worker from Hong Kong by mainland security agents and the willingness of several local outlets to publicise forced confessions were the most worrying developments ......more5minPlay
January 18, 2017"Government wants young activists to be politically dead": lawmakerIndependent lawmaker, Claudia Mo, says the government’s decision to bar two pro-independence groups from setting up stalls at the upcoming Lunar New Year fair in Victoria Park amounts to "political censorship". The Hong Kong National Party and Youngspi......more3minPlay
FAQs about Newswrap:How many episodes does Newswrap have?The podcast currently has 5,788 episodes available.