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FAQs about Newswrap:How many episodes does Newswrap have?The podcast currently has 5,788 episodes available.
October 11, 2016Chaotic scenes in Legislative Council “a worrying development”New People’s Party lawmaker, Regina Ip, says the chaotic scenes that occurred in the Legislative Council on Wednesday is a “worrying development”. She says she foresees radicalisation of the behaviour of some lawmakers. Ip also says that there is nothi......more4minPlay
October 11, 2016Hong Kong enterprises accused of flouting pay regulations on the mainlandHong Kong enterprises that own factories on the mainland have been accused of "systematically and intentionally" avoiding regulations on pay by, for example, relocating factories. The Confederation of Trade Unions (CTU) says it has found there were 30 ......more4minPlay
October 11, 2016Western contact with China began before Marco PoloIt has often been claimed that Italian merchant Marco Polo was the first European to go to China. Not so, say some mainland archaeologists. They say China and the West were in contact more than 1,500 years before Marco Polo's alleged escapades. They sa......more5minPlay
October 10, 2016Andrew Leung’s impartiality could be called into question if elected as Legco presidentCivic Party lawmaker Tanya Chan says the impartiality of Andrew Leung could become a big issue if he gets elected as the president of the Legislative Council. Leung who is a legislator from the Business and Professionals Alliance, is competing for the ......more4minPlay
October 10, 2016Hong Kong’s wealth gap has reached "alarming level"Oxfam Hong Kong says the city’s widening wealth gap has reached an "alarming level". The head of the group’s Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan programme, Kalina Tsang, says although the government has introduced various measures over the years to help the n......more4minPlay
October 10, 2016Buddhists protest against weapons shield in South KoreaProtests have been held in the South Korean capital, Seoul, where Buddhists campaigned opposite the US embassy about the American anti-ballistic weapons shield, scheduled to be constructed in 2017. There were also representatives from other religions w......more3minPlay
October 10, 2016Samsung brand takes "terrible hit"RTHK’s Seoul correspondent, Frank Smith, says the Samsung brand has taken a “terrible hit” following problems with its Galaxy Note 7 replacement phones. The company has suspended the sale of the phones and Smith says that the problems could have arisen......more2minPlay
October 06, 2016US report on Hong Kong ‘highly unlikely’ to lead to changesThe executive director of the Hong Kong-America Centre, Dr Glenn Shive, says a US congressional report puts a spotlight on how the White House has dealt with domestic concerns about China. The report said the US may have to revise the Hong Kong Policy ......more7minPlay
FAQs about Newswrap:How many episodes does Newswrap have?The podcast currently has 5,788 episodes available.