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Oiwan Lam

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Regional Editor for Northeast Asia

a media activist, researcher and educator currently based in Hong Kong. my chinese writings are in inmediahk.net and my twitter account is @oiwan.

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18 June 2013

Support Snowden Rally in Hong Kong

HongWrong has collected a large number of media reports on the rally to support Edward Snowden in Hong Kong on 15 of June, 2013. Hundreds rallied in the rain demanding the U.S government to stop its spying activities and Hong Kong government to protect Snowden.

Chinese Football Team Defeated Again

Barry van Wyk from DANWEI blogs about Chinese media and football fans’ reactions to the recent humiliating defeat of 5-1 at home for China’s football team against an under-strength team of youngsters from tiny Thailand.

China's “Leftover” Women

In China, if a young woman does not marry by age twenty-eight, she is widely considered “leftover”. If she is single by age thirty, she is made to feel she has truly expired.

Melissa Schneider, a couples counselor living in Shenzhen, believes that the so-called “leftover women” problem has been exaggerated.

16 June 2013

Rupert's divorce creates buzz in China

The media mogul Rupert Murdoch has filed for divorce from his Chinese-born wife Wendi Deng. Deng is his third wife and they have two daughters. The divorce has prompted a wave of speculation online that she married Americans with ulterior motives of climbing the social letter and getting richer. ChinaSmack looks at the online reactions.

7 June 2013

Chinese Allegedly Mine Gold Illegally in Ghana

Xinhua News reported that 124 Chinese allegedly involved in illegal gold mining were arrested and detained in Ghana. Nationalists demanded the Chinese government to protect and avenge its citizens. On the other hand, more reflective comments criticized the discrimination against African people in Chinese gold mining business in Ghana. Offbeat China has the details.

5 June 2013

For Tiananmen Anniversary, Tens of Thousands Gather in Rainy Hong Kong

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Tens of thousands of people braved torrential rain in Hong Kong's Victoria Park to commemorate the 24th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre with a candlelight vigil.

4 June 2013

Hong Kong: Tiananmen Massacre Anniversary

Tonight is the annual Hong Kong candle light vigil for commemorating the June 4 Tiananmen Massacre in 1989. "Hong Wrong" have written a summary of controversies over the theme of this year's vigil at the eve of the 24th Anniversary.

Tonight is the annual Hong Kong candle light vigil for commemorating the June 4 Tiananmen Massacre in 1989. “Hong Wrong” have written a summary of controversies over the theme of this year's vigil at the eve of the 24th Anniversary.

31 May 2013

Chinese Activist Detained After Protesting String of Child Molestation Cases

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A Chinese activist was beaten up and detained by local authorities in China a few days after she demonstrated in front of a primary school whose principal allegedly sexually abused six school girls. In less than one month, the local media have exposed more than eight cases of sexual abuse of school children.

Taiwan Copyright Bill Worse Than SOPA

An online poster against Taiwan copyright amendment. via Billypan

An online poster against Taiwan copyright amendment. via Billypan

It said the U.S Stop Online Piracy Act demands IP blocking requests to be determined in court while the Taiwan copyrights amendement filter list will be managed by a government administrative body.

30 May 2013

Chinese Motherland or Otherland?

A web postcard designed by @weicombo in Sina Weibo.

A web postcard designed by @weicombo in Sina Weibo.

The micro-blogger explained the meaning of otherland as: You thought it is motherland, in fact it is otherland; this country belongs to foreigners and those whose offsprings are living overseas. You are the stranger of motherland.

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