Behind Hong Kong's skyline, thousands of old towers face rising risks
By Ning Pan and Bang Xiao
Hong Kong's worst fire in decades exposed long-standing weaknesses in its aging residential blocks. The question haunting the city is whether the disaster could happen again.
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'Silent, unspeakable humiliation': Australia's first Chinese comfort woman statue
By Ning Pan
Though hailed as a "beautiful call for peace", this 60kg bronze statue of a young girl has languished in a suburban garage for nearly a year.
#WorldWarII #WorldPolitics #WarCrimes #SexualOffences #NingPan
Statues are 'indelible witnesses' to women forced into WWII sexual slavery
By Ning Pan
Though hailed as a "beautiful call for peace", this 60kg bronze statue of a young girl has languished in a suburban garage for nearly a year.
#WorldWarII #WorldPolitics #WarCrimes #SexualOffences #NingPan
Chinese Australian politicians on why they joined parliament
By Ning Pan
A record number of Chinese Australian politicians now sit in federal parliament. They reflect on challenges they have faced and why diversity in Australia's parliament is important.
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