Ilaria Maria Sala

At least getting enough protein as a vegetarian is pretty easy. Woof.

Reporters and police surrounded Cardinal Joseph Zen and Jimmy Lai's wife Theresa as they left the courthouse after the media tycoon was sentenced to 20-years in prison. They got onto a seven-seater vehicle.

黎智英案判刑　官斥黎是主腦兼推動者並有預謀　判監20年 壹傳媒創辦人黎智英，被指用其國際人脈，在2019年更透過「重光團隊」，極力遊說多個國家，向中港兩地政府及官員作出制裁。他又同時利用旗下的《蘋

Pro-democracy media magnate Jimmy Lai, 76, has been sentenced to 20 years for national security crimes.

Since the day he was arrested, everyone has been predicting the government will make sure he dies behind bars. Everyone was, of course, right — but it’s still, to say the very least, a gut punch.

A reminder to the news media: “conflicting accounts” is what you say BEFORE the incontrovertible video evidence appears. After that, your job is to ask why one side is lying, not to repeat the lie and pretend no one knows the truth.

By me! On Singapore and it’s very VIP orchids

On Bamboo, Blame and Wang Fuk Court Two weeks after the devastating fire in Tai Po, it’s clear the fault lies beyond Hong Kong’s iconic plant

Two weeks after the devastating fire in Tai Po, it’s clear the fault lies beyond Hong Kong’s iconic plant artreview.com/on-bamboo-bl...

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been reading this shaking my head at silly and wrong stereotypes on Italians - if this is the level of Italian cliches imagine for countries further away. Venetians calling for San Gennaro? Why call for the patron saint of Naples when they have San Marco? Who says they called for a saint? Uggghh.

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Memorie di Bologna, amnesie su Tian'anmen - Il Post La memoria del 4 giugno 1989 si cancella anche a Hong Kong. Chi era a Pechino in quei giorni racconta a che cosa serve la democrazia

A cosa serve la democrazia? Ho scritto questo, su Bologna e Tiananmen, perché la differenza esiste

www.ilpost.it/2025/09/20/s...

Peace or Oppression? The Fraught Symbolism of Sri Lanka’s National Waterlily How the waterlily can, to some, be a symbol of purity and enlightenment, and to others a reminder of exclusion, persecution and violence

I wrote about the fraught floral symbolism of the Sri Lankan’s national flower, for @artreview.bsky.social the link is here: artreview.com/the-fraught-...

Il Mondo Il podcast quotidiano di Internazionale. Tutte le mattine alle 6. 00 con Claudio Rossi Marcelli e Giulia Zoli. Non c’è estate che non sia Internazionale. Fino al 30 luglio l’abbonamento a Internaziona...

L’inchiesta di Haaretz sui soldati israeliani. Il dalai lama sfida la Cina. Ascolta la nuova puntata del Mondo con Francesca Gnetti e Ilaria Maria Sala. @ilariamariasala.bsky.social

Wagner gets replaced in Mali by Africa Corp, another Russian military group The Russian paramilitary group Wagner has left Mali and its units there have been taken over by the Moscow-run Africa Corps, diplomatic and security sources told journalists on Sunday.

Meanwhile, in the #Sahel...

The Wagner group gets replaced in #Mali by Africa Corp, another #Russian military company...

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The last spring all things seemed possible in Beijing Late '80s China was in social, political, and cultural upheaval, a place heady with possibilities. It was more than just something in the air. Then came Tiananmen.

And this, as well, for the same reason. Because we must remember: qz.com/1592502/tian...

Beijing Autumn Then even August ended. China was disappearing from the news, as portentous events elsewhere thrust themselves to the forefront.South Africa had started to come out of the dark age of apartheid. Easte...

Posting here something I wrote before, because I think we should tell what we witness: www.chinafile.com/reporting-op...

Hong Kong Ceramic Experimentation Goes to Milan Ceramic artists Julie & Jesse, known for their brand Latitude 22N, have been invited to the 2025 Salone di Mobile in Milan.

Ceramic experimentation taken to really wonderful places by HK’s Julie&Jesse. My piece for Zolima: zolimacitymag.com/julie-jesse-...

A few quick thoughts on how China is likely to deal with the current situation with India-Pakistan (since I am getting some questions...)

La Cina di Bergoglio, sogni e delusioni - Lettera22 Spesso paragonato a Matteo Ricci e ai gesuiti che risiedevano alla corte Qing, Papa Francesco non è mai riuscito a capitalizzare le sue aperture diplomatiche alla Cina comunista, dando l'impressione d...

In Italiano, su Bergoglio e la Cina, per Lettera 22 :

www.lettera22.it/la-cina-di-b...

Internationally acclaimed Hong Kong film director Ann Hui 許鞍華 holding masterclass sharing with film commentator Tony Rayns in King's College London in London, Britian on April 18, 2025.

"Hong Kong itself is not planned, you just work day to day and make it happen."

I was at HKU yesterday and this is what the “democracy wall” looks like now. It has the same name. And cameras though. But nothing else

What a lovely tribute, Ed. I feel so sad and yet I think she would get annoyed seeing us cry. You describe her so well.

Gwen Robinson, a driving force in Asia journalism, dies at 65 Trailblazing correspondent and mentor instrumental in shaping Nikkei Asia's global presence

Gwen Akiko Robinson, Nikkei Asia's editor-at-large, has died at the age of 65 after a battle with cancer. Throughout her life, she was a "walking internet router," keeping in touch effectively with every contributor and journalist colleague in Asia and elsewhere. asia.nikkei.com/Life-Arts/Ob...

Gwen Robinson, FT foreign correspondent and editor, 1960-2025 [FREE TO READ] The Asia expert was known for her network of contacts, intrepid reporting and ability to handle big egos

Goodbye to Gwen Robinson, Asia correspondent extraordinaire, doyenne of FT oped editors, a one-person nuclear power plant, and a true & beloved friend to so many people all over the world. FT's obituary free to read here. enterprise-sharing.ft.com/redeem/3de26...

What Will the Northern Metropolis Mean for Hong Kong’s Future? As Hong Kong builds its new, 30,000-hectare housing and technology hub, Ilaria Maria Sala considers the human and ecological costs

For @artreview.bsky.social I wrote this: artreview.com/what-will-th...

#BREAKING Istanbul court orders arrest of AFP photographer after protests coverage: lawyer

Pubblicità: fra qualche settimana esce il mio nuovo libro!

Rare Wright’s gardenia reappears in record numbers in Seychelles Conservationists find critically endangered species thriving on Indian Ocean island of Aride Record numbers of Wright’s gardenia, one of the world’s rarest and most fragrant trees, have been counted on the tiny tropical island of Aride in Seychelles. The only place in the world where the critically endangered tree occurs naturally is on the 72-hectare granite island in the Indian Ocean. The tree was once found on other, larger islands in the Seychelles archipelago but its sturdy wood was harvested for firewood, leading to its disappearance from everywhere except Aride. Continue reading...

Rare Wright’s gardenia reappears in record numbers in Seychelles

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Lo Sri Lanka cede alle pressioni della Cina. Lo stato italiano condannato per i veleni nella Terra dei fuochi. Il presidente dello Sri Lanka Anura Kumara Dissanayake aveva promesso un’inversione radicale delle politiche economiche del paese, ma la realtà è più complessa di quanto si aspettasse. Con Ilaria Mari...

(In Italian) breve conversazione sul Sri Lanka per il podcast di Internazionale: www.internazionale.it/podcast/ilmo...