@farahmaster

Correspondent for Reuters @Reuters in Hong Kong. 中文, Español. Views mine & retweets aren't endorsements [email protected]

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Hong Kong court convicts Wall Street Journal publisher for blocking ex-reporter from union role @Reuters reuters.com/business/media-t…

Hong Kong court convicts Wall Street Journal publisher for seeking to block reporter from union role

A Hong Kong court convicted Dow Jones, ​the publisher of The Wall Street Journal, on Thursday of attempting to block a reporter from becoming ‌the head of a press union, but cleared it of unlawfully...

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#Beijing has been sending its squid fishing fleet off the coast of Argentina for years. Lately, the boats have been accompanied by concerns about overfishing and potential surveillance @reuters reuters.com/graphics/CHINA-A…

China’s fishing fleet raises concerns off Argentina

Hundreds of Chinese squid vessels gather each year just outside Argentina’s EEZ. Officials in Argentina and the U.S. have raised concerns about overfishing and possible intelligence gathering —...

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Warning of higher condom prices goes viral in China, stokes stockpiling talk @reuters reuters.com/world/asia-pacif…

Warning of higher condom prices goes viral in China, stokes stockpiling talk

A warning of higher condom prices by the world's top maker has ​gone viral in China with the hashtag "condom prices rising" garnering more than ‌60 million views by Thursday on Chinese social media...

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Spanish premier urges China to take bigger role in multipolar order @reuters reuters.com/world/china/span…

Spanish premier urges China to take bigger role in multipolar order

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Monday said China should take on a more substantial role with issues including climate change, security, defense ​and the fight against inequality, adding that...

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Chinese sports authorities crack down on cyberbullying of diving prodigy Quan @reuters reuters.com/sports/chinese-s…

Chinese sports authorities crack down on cyberbullying of diving prodigy Quan

Chinese swimming authorities said on Wednesday they have launched an investigation into cyberbullying of diving ​star Quan Hongchan, a three-time Olympic gold medallist, ‌and reported the matter to...

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China launches long-term care insurance system to alleviate aging challenges @Reuters reuters.com/business/healthc…

China launches long-term care insurance system to alleviate aging challenges

China has announced the rollout of a long-term care insurance system, a move aimed at easing the burden on families caring for the rapidly growing ​elderly population, and bolstering the country's...

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Chinese university tells students to 'fall in love' during spring break @Reuters reuters.com/world/asia-pacif…

Chinese university tells students to 'fall in love' during spring break

A Chinese university is urging students to "enjoy the flowers, fall in love" during their mid-term ​break, an unusual directive in a nation obsessed with getting good grades, ‌as authorities seek new...

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China passes new ethnic minority law, prioritises use of Mandarin language @Reuters reuters.com/world/china/chin…

China passes new ethnic minority law, prioritises use of Mandarin language

Critics say the move will further erode the identity of people who are not majority Han Chinese and risk making anyone challenging that "unity" a separatist punishable by law.

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China's Xi calls for 'equal, multipolar world' as he meets Uruguay leader @reuters reuters.com/world/china/chin…

China's Xi calls for 'equal, multipolar world' as he meets Uruguay leader

China and Uruguay should should work together to advance an "equal and orderly multipolar world", President Xi Jinping told his counterpart Yamandu Orsi on Tuesday, according to a media pool report.

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🔊 China is taxing contraception in its latest effort to boost the birth rate. @farahmaster joins the Reuters World News podcast to talk about how this fits in with policies to make having babies more affordable. Listen now reut.rs/49e9Uql
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🔊 Miss a day, and an automatic alert is sent to your emergency contact. Listen to Reuters’ @farahmaster explain China’s viral “Are You Dead?” app, known internationally as “Demumu,” on the Reuters World News podcast reut.rs/49sSnME
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China's population drops for fourth year as fewer babies born reuters.com/business/healthc… @reuters

China's population drops for fourth year as fewer babies born

China's population fell for a fourth consecutive year in 2025 as the birthrate plunged to a record low, official data showed on Monday, with experts warning of further decline.

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'Are you dead?' Chinese app for single living goes viral reuters.com/world/asia-pacif…

'Are you dead?' Chinese app for single living goes viral

An app called "Are you dead" targeted at people living alone has gone viral in China, with surging downloads and widespread commentary on social media, prompting the company to introduce a subscrip...

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Cargo plane engine accelerated before fatal Hong Kong crash, investigators say @reuters reuters.com/world/china/carg…

Cargo plane engine accelerated before fatal Hong Kong crash, investigators say

The Turkish-operated cargo plane that skidded off the runway at Hong Kong's international airport last month, killing two airport workers, experienced an acceleration in one of its four engines after...

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US is the biggest recipient of Chinese loans, study shows @Reuters reuters.com/business/autos-t…

US is biggest recipient of Chinese loans, study shows

The United States is the biggest recipient of China's lending activities globally, according to a study which tracked Beijing's credit activities and found it is increasingly lending to higher-income...

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China clears parents in naked child case that sparked social media fury @reuters reuters.com/world/asia-pacif…

China clears parents in naked child case that sparked social media fury

Chinese government authorities said on Tuesday that a family whose three-year-old son had been photographed crawling naked at a vehicle service station off an expressway in the southwestern province...

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China's Xi calls for greater inclusion of women in governance @reuters reuters.com/world/china/chin…

China's Xi calls for greater inclusion of women in governance

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday called for greater representation for women in politics and government at a global women's summit in Beijing, a move he said would ensure that gender equality...

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NBA makes China comeback in Macau @reuters reuters.com/technology/aliba…

NBA makes China comeback in Macau

The National Basketball Association returned to China for the first time since a controversial parting of ways in 2019, staging two games and announcing a multi-year partnership with Alibaba.

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Hong Kong shuts down ahead of world's biggest typhoon this year @reuters reuters.com/business/environ…

Hong Kong shuts down ahead of world's biggest typhoon this year

Hong Kong shut down ahead of Super Typhoon Ragasa, with authorities urging people to stay at home, while most passenger flights were due to be suspended until Thursday.

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China seeks a silver lining as it tells companies to target older consumers @reuters reuters.com/world/china/chin…

China seeks a silver lining as it tells companies to target older consumers

Economists note that China's past four decades of rapid growth have resulted in older people having a comfortable level of savings, allowing them to spend more freely than previous older generations...

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