CDHK Story Spotlight: Recent Episodes
China Daily Hong Kong
In Story Spotlight podcast we pull the curtain back on recently published CDHK stories and chat with the reporter.
CDHK reporter Jenny Wang joins the podcast to talk about the fast fashion industry and its devastating effects on the environment, a topic that gets limited exposure in mainstream discussion.
CDHK reporter, Kathy Zhang, joins the podcast to talk about her recently published story, where spoke to an environmentalist in the city and shares his incredible story of choosing to live a sustainable and green lifestyle in the rural area. In addition, Kathy published a personal log at the same time where she documents her own experience undertaking a 14-day challenge of low-carbon living.
Angelo Giuliano, A HK based Swiss financial consultant and political commentator,shares his thoughts on what the New LegCo system, as well as Beijing's White Paper on Hong Kong's democracy, mean for the city's future.
Hong Kong is the most expensive city in the world to buy a house and it takes more than 18 years for an average resident to buy a 250-square-foot-house. CDHK video producer George Chan joins the podcast to talk about his documentary on his journey finding a home in the city.
The burgeoning femtech (female technology) market in the Greater Bay Area is helping solve long overdue issues involving women’s health-related problems. CDHK reporter Shuman Chen joins the podcast.
The Hong Kong government has announced a string of environmental policies and initiatives this year, including the waste charging scheme, and the goal of zero-landfill by 2035. CDHK multimedia reporter Chloe Feng joins the podcast.
Rebecca Lo joins the podcast to chat about the growing trend of urban farming in HK during the pandemic.
Are the robots coming for us in Hong Kong? Not exactly. But the pandemic has given way for more social robots in society. CDHK multimedia reporter Miriam Zhang joins the podcast to share insight.
CDHK reporter Xinlan Zheng joins the podcast to talk about the craze over NFT (nonfungible tokens).
We chat with CDHK reporter Jenny Wang on the rise in child abuse cases in Hong Kong during the pandemic.
CDHK reporter Jeffery Gu joins the podcast to chat about Hong Kong government’s recent announcement to phase out plastic tableware in the city.
We chat with Chitralekha Basu, Culture Editor for CDHK, on the multi-disciplinary, French-Chinese painter of the 20thcentury – Lalan. Lalan was among the early practitioners of integrated arts, and her exhibition is currently running in Hong Kong until mid-September.
We speak with Cassie Fei, a CDHK multimedia producer, on her recently published video called "Citizens of a world city", an insightful dive into the ethnic minority residents in HK, many born and raised in the city, and how they are represented and integrated into the local education system. Aside from uncovering the education system realities for many of the ethnic minorities, Cassi met interacted with minorities from all walks of life, from star comedians to social workers, on their experience growing up in HK.
We chat with CDHK’’s Jeffery Gu, on the HKSAR government’s tough decision back in February to not increase the minimum wage in the city for two years due to a strained fiscal situation brought by the pandemic.
We chat with Shadow Li, deputy news editor of CDHK, on the booming farming and vegetable industry in Jiangxi province
We chat with Richard Cullen, a visiting professor at the University of Hong Kong, on the reasons why China has been able to come so far so quickly in its space endeavors.
We chat with Martin Jacques, political commentator, author, and former senior Cambridge Fellow, on West's fixation on controlling the narrative on China, and what lies ahead for Hong Kong.
Regina Ip Lau Suk-yee, LegCo and Executive Council Member, and founder of the New Peoples Party in #HongKong, talks about how far the city has come along in the last two decades, and what prospects lie ahead, with July 1 #HSKAR Establishment Day around the corner.
We chat with Rebecca Lo, a CDHK contributor and seasoned journalist, on how local Hong Kong people are discovering another side to the city with quarantine-free travel still out of reach.
Il be speaking with Nixie Lam, former district council member in HK and a board member of United Nations Association of China, on the recent passing of the electoral reforms in Hong Kong, what it means for the city, and her experience in facilitating the youth in the city to gain more exposure to the Greater Bay Area.
We chat with Stephen Phillips , Director-General of InvestHK, who explains how Hong Kong’s fundamental advantages, along with the city’s role in the GBA and Belt Road initiative, are the bedrock of global confidence in city.
We speak to CDHK reporter in Shenzhen, Kate Li, on her recently published story on the thousands of cross border students stranded in Shenzhen for more than a year because of the pandemic, struggling to keep their campus studies alive, alongside the support of educators and social workers.
In this episode of the Story Spotlight podcast, Chandran Nair, founder and CEO of pan-Asian think tank Global Institute for Tomorrow, speaks about the approach that the US and its allies used to contain China.
We chat with CDHK reporter, Jeffery Gu, on the crisis facing Hong Kong's waste paper recycling industry, and how the government now feels compelled to step in and prevent an environmental catastrophe.
A chat with Jan Yumul, a correspondent for China Daily Global Weekly, on how the Filipino community in Hong Kong has faired during the Pandemic thus far.
We speak to Christopher Tang, a distinguished professor at the University of California, Los Angeles, whose latest opinion piece for CDHK addresses the recent violent anti-Asian hate crimes across the US. Professor Tang dives deeper into how to foster racial harmony for the Asian communities in the US.
In the second part of a 2-part series, we speak to Grenville Cross, law professor and former director of public prosecutions of Hong Kong, for his take on the recent electoral reform in the city.
In the first part of a 2 part series, we speak to senior counsel, law professor, and former director of public prosecutions of HK, Grenville on the recent electoral reform in Hong Kong.
We chat with CDHK senior business reporter, Grace Chai, on the recent initiatives underway providing job opportunities for HK youth in the Greater Bay Area.
We continue our chat with CDHK business reporter Sophia Luo on how the GBA can give HK a "smart" makeover.
We chat with CDHK business reporter Sophia Luo on how the GBA can give HK a "smart" makeover.
We continue our chat with CDHK video producer Ravi Bajpai on the deadly fire in Yau Ma Tei back in November of 2020.
A chat with CDHK video producer Ravi Bajpai on the deadly fire in Yau Ma Tei back in November of 2020.
A chat with CDHK reporter Jeffery Gu on the rise of student bullying in Hong Kong during the pandemic.
Continuing our chat with CDHK Culture Desk Editor Chitralekha Basu on museum sector surge in GBA and Hong Kong.
Chat with CDHK Culture Desk Editor Chitralekha Basu on Museum sector surge in GBA and Hong Kong.
We chat with CDHK reporter Jeffery Gu on his recently published story about risks for dead body handlers of COVID-19 deceased in Hong Kong.