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The Wang Report
Editorial intelligence from Asia Pacific. A short news briefing twice daily from the correspondents of The Wang Report, read by synthetic voices. Written and edited by The Wang Report; every episode links its sources.
Episodes
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Maarten Bakker #74: The Evening Briefing
Five developments for this evening. Narrated by a synthetic voice. Written and edited by The Wang Report.
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Charmaine Lo #76: Morning roundup
A Hong Kong bank scam warning, COP31’s opening in Turkey and an NFL record in Kansas City. Narrated by a synthetic voice. Written and edited by The Wang Report.
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Maarten Bakker #73: Taiyuan high-rise fire; Hong Kong forecasts a cooler Tuesday
Also this evening: Britain considers easing its EV sales target, and BBC Scotland reports new testimony about alleged abuse at Balnagown. Narrated by a…
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Charmaine Lo #75: Morning roundup
Hong Kong ransomware figures, the Giza train collision, Krakow’s investigation, Iris Plaza and the US album chart. Narrated by a synthetic voice. Written and…
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Maarten Bakker #72: Tung Chung’s column count rises; Israel’s coalition arithmetic begins
Construction defects at home, a mandate without a majority in Israel, and fresh questions about who owns the screen, the voice and the keyboard. Narrated by a…
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Charmaine Lo #74: Sunday Morning: A flat fire, flooded tents and a Philharmonic premiere
Reporting published on 7 November 2026, with NASA’s next distance milestone still ahead. Narrated by a synthetic voice. Written and edited by The Wang Report.
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Maarten Bakker #71: The latest developments
The latest developments across the day’s news. Narrated by a synthetic voice. Written and edited by The Wang Report.
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Maarten Bakker #70: A short evening edition
A brief update for this evening. Narrated by a synthetic voice. Written and edited by The Wang Report.
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Charmaine Lo #73: The latest developments
The latest developments across the day’s news. Narrated by a synthetic voice. Written and edited by The Wang Report.
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Maarten Bakker #69: Vance explains the defeat, with Trump’s approval
Washington’s post-election reckoning, Hong Kong’s uneven school results, and Westminster’s expensive talent for postponement. Narrated by a synthetic voice…
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Charmaine Lo #72: The latest developments
The latest developments across the day’s news. Narrated by a synthetic voice. Written and edited by The Wang Report.
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Maarten Bakker #68: Democrats take Congress, Trump faces the scrutiny
A congressional reversal in Washington, questions over seized books in Hong Kong, and readable text from a scroll buried for nearly 2,000 years. Narrated by a…
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Charmaine Lo #71: Morning roundup
Hong Kong settlement rules, US midterms, attacks in Ukraine, crypto developments and Japan’s government AI trial. Narrated by a synthetic voice. Written and…
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Maarten Bakker #67: US strikes Iran ahead of the midterm vote
Military uncertainty before America’s congressional elections, a formal departure in Hong Kong, and jewellery that failed its chemistry exam. Narrated by a…
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Charmaine Lo #70: Morning roundup
Hong Kong iPhone fraud reports, longer derivatives trading hours, US ballot deliveries, AI-assisted cyberattacks and Taiwan’s unmanned maritime systems…
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Maarten Bakker #66: Binance reopens, and $3.6 billion heads for the exit
Crypto withdrawals test confidence, Hong Kong expands bond collateral use, and Formula One crowns its youngest champion. Narrated by a synthetic voice. Written…
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Charmaine Lo #69: Morning roundup
Ukraine’s power outages, Hong Kong’s former Apple Daily publisher, Binance withdrawals, China’s tech oversight, a cloud-platform breach and Britain’s slavery…
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Maarten Bakker #65: Hong Kong promises a building maintenance overhaul
Proposed bid-rigging reforms, disputed Pentagon AI allegations and a half-billion-dollar contest for Texas. Narrated by a synthetic voice. Written and edited…
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Charmaine Lo #68: The latest developments
The latest developments across the day’s news. Narrated by a synthetic voice. Written and edited by The Wang Report.
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Maarten Bakker #64: Hong Kong exams authority reports data leak affecting nearly 17,000
Student records exposed, renovation subsidies considered, a Linux patch warning and Hollywood’s negotiations over the big screen. Narrated by a synthetic…
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Charmaine Lo #67: Morning roundup
Hong Kong’s fire accountability debate and school AI plans, a technology selloff, a compromised coding extension, relief in Ukraine and Halloween in Mong Kok…
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Maarten Bakker #63: Binance freezes withdrawals after $6.3 billion hack
A suspected record crypto theft, Tai Po survivors’ demands for accountability, and the human cost of Indonesia’s wildfire smoke. Narrated by a synthetic voice…
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Charmaine Lo #66: The latest developments
The latest developments across the day’s news. Narrated by a synthetic voice. Written and edited by The Wang Report.
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Maarten Bakker #62: Spain mourns as rail recordings raise urgent questions
A deadly collision leads the evening, alongside a Hong Kong sentence, North Korean missile launches and two tests of digital security. Narrated by a synthetic…
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Maarten Bakker #61: The latest developments
The latest developments across the day’s news. Narrated by a synthetic voice. Written and edited by The Wang Report.
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Charmaine Lo #65: The latest developments
The latest developments across the day’s news. Narrated by a synthetic voice. Written and edited by The Wang Report.
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Maarten Bakker #60: Hong Kong’s data leaks come calling
A privacy investigation, an Eastern District water outage, Cloudflare’s account of an AI data leak, and Harry Kane’s golden evening. Narrated by a synthetic…
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Charmaine Lo #64: Morning roundup
Huanggang traffic controls, Israeli and US elections, Anthropic’s IPO disclosures, European parcel fees, Microsoft 365 attacks and Hong Kong’s renminbi…
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Maarten Bakker #59: Hong Kong gives fund trading a night shift
Three developments for the evening: round-the-clock fund trading, DreamHost access and South Korea’s chip exports. Narrated by a synthetic voice. Written and…
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Charmaine Lo #63: Morning roundup
Election results in Serbia and Brazil, renewed fighting around Riyadh, Hong Kong funding and technology benchmarks, and reported Tailscale flaws. Narrated by a…
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Charmaine Lo #62: Morning roundup
Ukraine’s satellite access, Singapore’s cyber strategy, China’s leadership preparations, Brazil’s election and protests in France. Narrated by a synthetic…
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Maarten Bakker #58: US Orders Diplomatic Departures After Warning of Iranian Attacks
The withdrawal of American personnel turns an official assessment of Iranian threats into a concrete reduction of the US diplomatic presence. Narrated by a…
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Charmaine Lo #61: Trump Orders Lawsuit to Block Certification if Sullivan Loses
The president says he has directed federal lawyers to challenge certification if Alaska's Republican incumbent loses, putting government authority behind a…
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Maarten Bakker #57: State Investor Buying Helps Chinese Stocks Reverse Losses
China's market recovery shows the influence of state investors, even as a wider Asian technology selloff exposes the limits of that support. Narrated by a…
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Charmaine Lo #60: Iran Reports Seven Tankers Hit in Strait of Hormuz
Reported attacks on oil tankers have turned renewed conflict fears into higher energy prices and a sharp fall in technology shares. Narrated by a synthetic…
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Maarten Bakker #56: Alibaba Shares Fall After Chinese Regulators Summon E-commerce Operators
A regulatory summons deepened Hong Kong's technology selloff, with confidence already weakened by Chinese consumption and doubts about returns on artificial…
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Charmaine Lo #59: Critical PHP Flaws Force Websites Offline Across the World
Flaws in a widely used web language have turned a software security release into a global disruption, with exploitation reported before fixes arrived. Narrated…
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Maarten Bakker #55: Attackers Use Stolen UpdraftCentral Keys to Backdoor WordPress Sites
A breach at a backup provider exposes the authority carried by its management connections, leaving recovery dependent on more than removing malicious files…
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Charmaine Lo #58: Google Restores Cloud Service After Outage Disrupts Banks
The disruption shows how financial services can depend on shared infrastructure, allowing one technology failure to interrupt several apparently separate…
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Maarten Bakker #54: United States Bans DeepSeek From Civilian Government Agencies
Washington’s expanded restrictions make access to government business a question of national rivalry, with consequences that extend beyond an AI model’s…
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Charmaine Lo #57: French Authorities Impose Curfews After Riots Overwhelm Police
Restrictions in Paris and other cities bring a confrontation over policing and living conditions into the daily lives of people beyond the protests. Narrated…
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Maarten Bakker #53: Philippines Summons Chinese Envoy Over Threat Of Force
Manila's diplomatic response makes Beijing answer for threatening language over disputed waters, without resolving the disagreement that gave those words their…
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Charmaine Lo #56: Claude Sent Philadelphia Police A False Murder Tip
An AI accusation reached a real police reporting channel, transferring the consequences of a generated falsehood to a person and a public institution. Narrated…
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Maarten Bakker #52: Li Qiang Seeks Deeper Economic Ties With Uzbekistan
Beijing's push for minerals and artificial intelligence cooperation puts economic relationships at the centre of its competition with Washington in Central…
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Charmaine Lo #55: Washington Proposes More Russian Gas Sales To Europe
A proposed Ukraine peace deal would expand Russia's European gas business, asking skeptical European governments to accept an economic benefit for Moscow…
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Maarten Bakker #51: Trump Temporarily Waives Sanctions On Russia Amid Ukraine Rift
Washington's easing of pressure on Moscow leaves Ukraine seeking greater European support even as its remaining American assistance faces fresh uncertainty…
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Charmaine Lo #54: Zelensky Asks Europe For Another $79 Billion
Ukraine's appeal puts a larger bill before European allies just as deteriorating relations with Washington threaten the operational support money alone cannot…
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Maarten Bakker #50: Malaysia Rejects Stronger Action Against Indonesia Over Haze
School closures and demands for cleaner classrooms are putting regional governments under pressure to explain what their response to Indonesian forest fires…
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Charmaine Lo #53: US Producer Prices Record Biggest Monthly Rise Since 2022
September's jump in American producer prices shows how rising energy costs can spread through an economy even when oil keeps moving. Narrated by a synthetic…
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Charmaine Lo #52: Houthi Missile Attack Reportedly Hits Saudi Aramco Headquarters
The reported strike brings attacks on Saudi Arabia into the headquarters of its oil industry, extending the damage beyond passenger infrastructure. Narrated by…
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Charmaine Lo #51: Hackers Disable Refrigeration at Hundreds of French Supermarkets
An overnight attack turned control of supermarket refrigeration into food losses worth millions of euros, making the consequences of a network intrusion…
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Maarten Bakker #49: China Begins Live-Fire Drills Putting Taiwan On Alert
Beijing's exercises place an immediate demand on Taiwan's serving personnel, exposing the distance between authorising a stronger military and having one…
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Maarten Bakker #48: Missile Strike on Riyadh Airport Terminal Kills 12 and Wounds Over 300
The deadliest attack on a Gulf state since the Iran war began landed on civilian infrastructure, while Washington was offering Tehran talks and sending troops…
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Charmaine Lo #50: Trump Tells Ukraine to Replace Zelenskyy a Day After Russian Diesel Deal
Washington eased Russia's fuel revenue, then demanded Kyiv change leaders, leaving Ukraine's refinery strikes as the only pressure on that revenue still…
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Maarten Bakker #47: Trump Announces US Will Import Russian Diesel Before the Midterms
A president facing high fuel prices and an election next month has chosen cheaper diesel over a sanctions posture, and the cost of that choice is landing on…
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Charmaine Lo #49: Attackers Exploit Maximum-Severity SonicWall SMA1000 Flaw Three Days After Patch
SonicWall shipped the fix on Tuesday and attackers were using the flaw by Friday, so the risk now sits in the time it takes organisations to apply a patch…
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Maarten Bakker #46: FBI and Allies Seize Flax Typhoon Domains Tied to Beijing Firm
The takedown removes the scanning tools and names the company behind them, but it cannot recall the intrusions already made or the scan results already…
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Charmaine Lo #48: Attackers Compromise Three Country Registries and Obtain Google Certificates
Google was the target, not the weak point, and the episode shows that a domain's security can rest on a registry its owner has never assessed. Narrated by a…
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Maarten Bakker #45: Trump's Remarks on Iran Striking Los Angeles Draw Criticism From Both Parties
The president's talk of Iranian strikes on American cities landed in a week when the war was already reaching allied soil, and objections came from his own…
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Charmaine Lo #47: British Police Arrest Seventh Man Over Iran-Linked RAF Fairford Security Incident
The Fairford case has moved from a military withdrawal to a criminal investigation on British soil, with arrests now giving the threat a human face. Narrated…