Tessa Wong
Senior Journalist and Asia Digital Reporter at BBC
BBC News Senior Journalist & Asia Digital Reporter. I write, analyse & report on Asia especially China for the BBC News website and digital outlets.
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1 week ago |
yahoo.com | Tessa Wong
Singapore's ruling People's Action Party (PAP) has won by a landslide in an election dominated by concerns over the cost of living and the country's future economic stability. Led by Prime Minister Lawrence Wong in his first election since he became party leader last year, the PAP clinched 65.6% of the vote and an overwhelming majority of the 97 seats in parliament. Singaporeans went to the polls on Saturday worrying about inflation, wage stagnation and job prospects.
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1 month ago |
bbc.com | Tessa Wong
Zelensky claims 155 Chinese fighting for Russia in UkraineTessa WongBBC News, Asia Digital ReporterGetty ImagesVolodymyr Zelensky has reiterated his claim that many Chinese are fighting for Russia in the warUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says at least 155 Chinese citizens are fighting for Russia in the war. His comments come after two Chinese fighters were captured earlier this week - marking Kyiv's first official allegation that China was supplying Russia with manpower.
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1 month ago |
flipboard.com | Tessa Wong
NowRussian-American Ksenia Karelina exchanged for Russian-German citizen held in USCNN — Russian-American woman Ksenia Karelina, who was serving a 12-year prison sentence for treason in Russia, has been released and is on her way to the United States, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on X on Thursday.
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1 month ago |
bbc.com | Tessa Wong
Myanmar quake: 'I feel guilty - our people need us the most now'Tessa WongReporting fromSamut SakhonBBC / Tessa WongKo Naing, who lives in Thailand, says he feels helpless and depressed reading the news about the quakeThe last time Soe Ko Ko Naing saw his great-uncle was in July, at his home by the banks of the Irrawaddy River. Ko Naing, a supporter of Myanmar's resistance against the military junta, was about to flee the country.
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1 month ago |
bbc.com | Tessa Wong
At least 15 still alive under Bangkok skyscraper rubble, rescuers sayTessa WongBBCRescuers are against the clock to locate those trapped alive under the rubbleAt least 15 people are thought to still be alive and trapped under the rubble of a Bangkok skyscraper that collapsed after a massive earthquake hit Myanmar and Thailand. Rescuers say they have detected signs of life and communicated with some survivors under the 10-storey tall mountain of debris.
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"I have no remorse for leaving the country, because I had to. But I feel guilty because our people need us the most now." Ko Naing is part of the diaspora watching from afar as their country struggles following the #MyanmarEarthquake . My report: https://t.co/nat6EJb8Hn
At least 15 people are thought to still be alive and trapped under a 10-storey mountain of rubble, after a Bangkok skyscraper collapsed following a massive earthquake hit Myanmar and Thailand. Rescuers say they have detected signs of life. My report here: https://t.co/Sny9H2WFGp
In recent days videos have come out of China showing large scale violent protests in Shaanxi province after a teen fell to his death. My colleague Yi Ma verified clips showing protesters hurling objects at police and officers beating people with batons https://t.co/rmcaUBXmtg