Lingthusiasm Episode 89: Connecting with oral culture For tens of thousands of years, humans have transmitted long and intricate stories to each other, which we learned directly from witnessing othe...

Riley O'Neil, 35, was fatally struck Friday biking on Halsted Street. Colleagues are working to honor his contribution to the city's bike infrastructure while calling for greater cycling safeguards.

As Xi Jinping and Donald Trump prepare to meet in Beijing, one European diplomat says the bloc is aware ‘we have little leverage here’.

Google has today announced the launch of a new ‘Android Intrusion Logging’ feature as part of Android Advanced Protection Mode (AAPM). The new intrusion logging feature promises to be a major aid to d...

Today MPs on the Education Committee warn that the government has no clear plan for universities facing insolvency and that protections for students are inadequate, as the Committee publishes a new re...

Hundreds of air marshals, who are supposed to protect commercial air travel, have replaced ICE agents on deportation flights since last summer.

THE LONG READ Infrastructure Landlords: The Rentier Capitalism of Commercial Academic Publishers This piece has been written by a friend of the OLH who wishes to remain anonymous. Figure. Pyramid …

By Holmes Chan David Webb, a Hong Kong activist investor who campaigned for market transparency and democratic accountability, died on Tuesday aged 60, according to a statement posted on his social media....

This week, NüVoices host and co-founder Joanna Chiu joins China human rights researcher Maya Wang to discuss the current state of China human rights advocacy amid Beijing’s growing transnational oppression and the US cut of international aid. 

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The guide, titled "In Case of Crisis", is part of President Lai Ching-te's efforts to prepare the island's 23 million people for a disaster or conflict.

The project, which will include some 50,000 songs from private record collections, is a collaboration between UC Santa Barbara and the Dust-to-Digital Foundation.

Taiwan lifted all restrictions on Japanese food imports on Friday in another show of support for Tokyo after reports that China will stop purchases over a row with the new prime minister.

Digital violence against women journalists and activists is not unique to Indonesia, but the country’s experience exposes a broader global paradox.

Bellingcat is an independent community of researchers, investigators, and citizen journalists who pioneered open source investigations tools. With precision and perseverance, Bellingcat exposes everyt...

A HK man has been remanded in custody after being charged with sedition for allegedly publishing social media posts calling on others not to vote or to cast invalid ballots in the upcoming "patriots o...

The 2023–2029 Language Policy Concept aims to expand the use of Kazakh across science, IT, media, and governance, including the transition from the Cyrillic script to the Latin.

The self-taught artist draws everyday Hong Kong cuisine to share his passion for food and capture fading flavors, which are often being lost as the city develops and changes.

The involvement of Chinese nationals in Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine received widespread media attention earlier this year. This included an extended interview by Chinese journalist Chai Jing ...

Last year, a report by Human Rights Watch outlined a systemic pattern of abuse and killings of health professionals in the country’s northwestern Amhara region.

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The Federal Trade Commission received 200 complaints mentioning ChatGPT between November 2022 and August 2025. Several attributed delusions, paranoia, and spiritual crises to the chatbot.