she is hong kong's south china morning post or i.c.m.p. was also present at the so-called interview and released this video which will be. i think they are seeing and who handled this whole situation appallingly badly and they continue to do so i believe. they saw how. they did which was to. drunk critically participate in the circulation of propaganda. in an email to the newspapers an editor in chief angela wrote the interview a scripted point by point rebuttal of the criticism against china's treatment of my father might as well have been a statement from the foreign ministry you still decided to run the story knowing these could not possibly be my father's own words why. editor in chief tammy tam replied to angela saying with regard to your father's case i assure you categorically that we did not collaborate with the chinese authorities to portray your father as speaking freely while in custody the south china morning post declined our request for an interview but in a statement said it was staunchly independent we had to choose between

china's south power. the south china morning post is owned by china's ecommerce al alibaba.anies alibaba is required by 2017 national intelligence law to, quote: support of and assist and cooperate with china's government spy agencies. yes, spy agencies. that's politico's partner and it shows. what sort of content has politico's partnership produced? well last october pro-democracy protests broke out in hong kong. here's the "l.a. times" headline from that day. quote, hong kong protesters defy police set up road blocks. "the washington post" used this headline. police blast mosque with water canon as hundreds of thousands protest in hong kong. now, here by contrast is how the south china morning post described it quote rampaging mob stage arson spree in hong kong. the morning post story went on to describe how a group of criminals was more radding and lewding and vandalizing and. paper described as quote illegal march. the piece never once hinted as to why the group might be protest not guilty first place no. mention of political oppression or roll back of rights in hong kon

the south china morning post is owned by chinese e-commerce giant alibaba, a company run by a communistike all china's complete alibaba as required by the country's 2017 national intelligence law to "support and assist and cooperate with china's government spy agencies." yes, spy agencies. that's politico's partner, and it shows. what sort of content has politico's partnership produced? well, last october, pro-democracy protests broke out in hong kong. here's the "l.a. times" headline from that day. "hong kong protesters defy police, set up roadblocks to school. "the washington post" use this headline. "police --s with hundreds of thousands protest in hong kong.r now here, by contrast, is how the south china morning post described it. "gerampaging -- the morning post story went on to describe our group of criminals was marauding and looting and vandalizing and burning as they conducted with the paper repeatedly described as "an illegal march." the peach never once hinted as to why the group might be protesting in the first place.nt there was no mention at all of political repression or

let's take a look at some front pages from around the world: the south china morning post features the by australia's coronavirus travel ban. there are about 100,000 chinese students enrolled in australian universities and they are now exploring other options to get back. the new york times carries a striking image of the australian bushfires. it's a picture from the ouskirts of bredbo in new south wales — an example of how the fires have turned forests into ashen moonscapes. and the japan times is telling its readers about an orangutan, named sandra, who was granted legal personhood by a judge in argentina. sandra had lived alone in a buenos aires zoo and laterfound a new home in the center for great apes, in florida. she celebrated her 34th birthday on valentine's day. in 2002, more than 200 people from around the world were killed in bombings on the holiday island of bali. the string of attacks was carried out by a local militant group with links to al-qaeda. in an attempt to stop future attacks, indonesia has taken a radical approach that includes making bombers meet their victims.

the south china morning post brings the story of an 18—year—old man in hong kong who was arrested byrug trafficking. the police said the boy received $48,000 kong kong, which is just over us$6,000, from activists raising money for anti—government protesters. the philippine star talks about how this valentine's day could be an unromantic one for some people. as the fear around the new coronavirus continues, the department of health in philippines asked people to be more disciplined this valentines day as a measure against the virus. and that brings you up—to—date with some of the papers. sharanjit, many thanks. can old mattresses be used to grow food? well, scientists in a syrian refugee camp in thejordanian desert are using mattress foam instead of soil to grow hundreds of plants. they're not just growing food for the camps, but are recycling piles of discarded mattresses and are providing a hobby for the people living there, many of whom were farmers back in syria. our science correspondent, victoria gill investigates. gardening in the confines of a refugee camp. mohammad's family l

cases let's bring enough for some analysis just the backup forma beijing bureau chief of the south china morning post. n need to use a- o you have a theory behindd whyhy these big spike has occurred just now one of the factors behind thahat you thinkk. yeah wewell they they may change the leadership in the end and will kind and bay. they brought inn the neww leadership- inn orderer to. pacify the public discontent about t the way. the communist party is handled this problem. and so- one of the managersrs to rerestore confidee in the g governmenent- dave dav- decided to take a a more realisistic approach- previously they've been trying to- mininimize the numbeber of. peoe who are affected by. claiming that thesese people i had died r were infected of someme kinind f by a- new moniaia always some kind o oother diseaease. those are they weren'n't. registered our server. so tell me right the number of that the right but left. you knknow to. discouragege a aind of f public cara panic about days and so now they're trying t tshow that they're taking i knew. and more honest approach if you like to- the probl

the south china morning post features the story of chinese students who have been left stranded by australiaaustralian universities and they are now exploring other options to get back. the new york times carries a striking image of the australian bushfires. it‘s a picture from the ouskirts of bredbo in new south wales and it illustrates an article looking at the impact this devastating fire season has had on the country. a really striking image there. and the japan times is telling its readers about an orangutan named sandra who was granted legal personhood by a judge in argentina. that is her thereon the screen. sandra had lived alone in a buenos aires zoo and later found a new home in the centre for great apes in florida. she celebrated her 34th birthday on valentine‘s day. i have given you a bit of a rundown on the stories on the region in the newspapers. what stories are sparking discussion online? yes, let‘s look at what is trending right now. it‘s singer eltonjohn who was forced to cut short his concert in new zealand after being diagnosed with a form of pneumonia. here‘s the moment h

and in the south china morning post, a lesson in why you shouldn't post photos of yourself not workingbank in hong kong are in hot water after flouting the conditions allowing them to work from home as part of company measures against the coronavirus outbreak. and those are the papers. there isa and those are the papers. there is a lesson there, isn't there, rico? . thank you very much. in syria, rebel held idlib province hundreds of thousands of civilians are fleeing under fire from forces loyal to president bashar al—assad. his troops have huge advances into the province. turkish—backed rebels have responded by shooting down a helicopter they say was going to bomb civilians. this report by our middle east correspondent quentin sommerville contains some distressing images. the long and winding death of rebel—held idlib is quickening. another 700,000 people fleeing. among them, in the traffic heading north, this family. this is the biggest exodus since syria's war began. they fear what's behind them more than what lies ahead. translation: we are fleeing from our village towards the tur

sense is almost like china's leaders taking action to in a sense protect themselves the the south china morning post newspaper here in hong kong also says the decisions be made to cancel the key economic forum that's also held in march and rules economists and financial experts politicians from around the world and also it's been confirmed that china will not be sending a senior official to a g 20 finance ministers meeting that's taking place in riyadh saudi arabia this weekend because of the virus edgerrin thanks for that adrian brown live in hong kong. well this is reported its 1st case of coronavirus it's in the lone body region and elsewhere iraq has closed its border with iran and stopped flights there after 2 rain ians died many global airlines have temporarily cancelled flights in mainland china and companies are warning of serious losses european airline group air france carolyn says it could wipe out up to $215000000.00 from its earnings by april australia as qantas is estimating a one $100000000.00 loss this financial year. and the spread of coronavirus turned into violent confrontations w

laura westbrook, south china morning post in hong kong.board the diamond princess — what have they been telling you? yes, iam yes, i am in touch with a couple of passengers on the cruise ship. they are under a lot of mental stress at the moment. the person i spoke to isa moment. the person i spoke to is a doctor, and a dentist by training, and one of the issues he raised with me was wildly passengers are being quarantined on the ship, the crew members were still moving around the ship and until recently, he says that people had been provided food on open trolleys and only the hot meals we re trolleys and only the hot meals were being covered with aluminium foil, but there was still a tea and coffee service, so he was concerned that if food was uncovered, that this could have an impact on the spread of the outbreak. so he and his wife decided not to eat any of the containers, they are so diving on pot noodles and bottled water. actually, the captain of the ship just yesterday that they are going to be getting food from outside the ship from

that's according to the south china morning post. >> let's get to the state visit of president trumpa. touting it as a tremendous amount of progress being made on a trade guild -- deal with india. he sought to transient that strengthen ties to the company -- country. we are joined by our asia government reporter. what did we see in terms of absolute -- actual compliments on both sides? >> there was a lot of pomp and celebration. president trump was evidently pleased with the welcoming crowds. this trip was about deepening seeswith a country that it pushing back china's influence in asia. the military deal that they signed yesterday is an important part of that. they also talked about deepening commitments on cybersecurity. of course, there was an emphasis on the role in the court. they talked about how they will work on a big trade deal which was expected to be at this time. they say they will be working on it. for india, the defense team was extremely -- deal was actually good news. broadly, it is one friendship that he shares with president trump. it would be good for him domestica

the south china morning post reporting hong kong is keeping its close -- it's a schools closed untilnstein has been convicted of rape. the verdict coming more than two years after he sparked the "me too" movement. he was not found guilty of predatory sexual assault, a more serious charge. boris johnson is facing complaints of bad faith in talks with the eu. they are increasingly at odds. says gainingkesman political independence from the eu will take priority over securing a trade deal. global news, 24 hours a day, on air and on quicktake by bloomberg, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. this is bloomberg. ubs wealth management prefers emerging-market stocks over --. on the other hand, it says there is now significant uncertainty in the eurozone with the emergence of a large number of cases in italy. salman on med is still with us. -- salman ahmed is still with us. you cantalk germany or pull out individual cases. you have interesting things to say about india and its resilience in the face of the outbreak in china the cousin of a lack of co

the south china morning post reporting hong kong is keeping at schools closed until the end of easterbest bet to finding a treatment for the coronavirus, according to a senior world health organization official, it may be a new experimental drug from gilead. it has been rush to clinical trials in china. the results could be available in weeks. in the united states, harvey weinstein has been convicted of rape and a criminal sexual act, the verdict coming more than two years after allegations against the former hollywood model -- hollywood mogul sparks the #metoo movement, but he was cleared of the most serious charges, including predatory sexual assault or he will be sentenced on march 11 and plans to appeal. mr. bloomberg criticized mr. sanders gun control record, and sanders suggesting that bloomberg could not win a debate against donald. sanders is a favorite against -- the favorite in many super tuesday states. igo uber is the founder and majority owner of bloomberg lp, the parent company of bloomberg news. global news 24 hours a day, on air and at quicktake by bloomberg, powered b

what's happening in the cordon >> the south china morning post i think we still have eamon by the way has a piece out china may invoke phase one >> administration officials believe the chinese will hold to phase one and that they haven't heard any different, so we'll see if that changes during the course of the day today and to respond to david's question about the administration and markets, i think you really need to look at what the president is saying here. he said this again last night, asked about this massive sell-off we've seen on wall street so far this week. the number one reason for that, that he cites, he said it to me on wednesday and said it again last night is he believes this is driven by the democratic presidential debate. that is the first reason he cites. he does say that the virus is playing a role here but he says that second. each time he's asked about this over the past 48 hours he cited democrats and bernie sanders not necessarily the virus as his first response i think that's where the white house is looking right now and everything flows from the top in this