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Year in Review 2019

Year in Review 2019
Look back on a year of protests, US-China trade war, Brexit and more with the top stories from the Post.
Lalamove founder Chow Shing-yuk. Photo: SCMP
Start-ups

The Asian start-ups that grabbed headlines in 2019

More than a third of the world’s 331 unicorns – firms valued at US$1 billion or more – are based in Asia. Could one of these start-ups join their ranks?

China economy

Top 10: trade war dominates 2019’s most read economy stories

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Singapore

Sex trainers, yetis and Photoshop fails: the year’s best offbeat stories

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Royalty

Divorce in Malaysia, Thai consort no more: 2019 for Asia’s royals

Asia’s revered monarchies have a lasting cultural impact, while the political ramifications from their decisions are real. Here is a look at an eventful year for royal families across the continent.

Chinese Football Association (CFA)

The East Stand | Xi’s World Cup wish, tattoos and Tevez: the 2010s in Chinese football

Xi Jinping’s desire for Fifa World Cup success has brought increased scrutiny and big money signings into the Chinese game but national team have not improved.

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Sporting year in review 2019

How well do you remember 2019? Take our sports quiz

How well do you remember the sports stories of 2019? Take the SCMP Sport quiz of the year to put your knowledge to the test.

Tiger Woods in action. Photo: AP
Ultimate Fighting Championship

Top 10 most popular MMA stories of 2019

Wing chun masters vs MMA fighters, Nate Diaz rematch trouble, Sage Northcutt blasting Dana White ... these are SCMP Sport’s most popular MMA stories of the year.

Sporting year in review 2019

Opinion | NBA, Ozil and Sun Yang critics show China always wins

Houston Rockets star James Harden being stopped by Shanghai police in the summer a fitting metaphor for the NBA’s China crisis following Houston Rockets GM Daryl Morey’s tweet.

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Extreme fitness

The top trail and ultra running stories of 2019

It has been a year of highs and lows and here are the most viewed stories of the last 12 months.

Nikki Han lets out a cry after completing her gruelling race. Photo: Alan Li.
US-China trade war

The 10 stories that rocked Asia in 2019

Singapore’s fake news law, denuclearisation in North Korea, South China Sea friction: here are the stories that shook the continent this year, with aftershocks that will be felt long into 2020.

US-China trade war

Are US-China relations heading for a new cold war in 2020?

A disengaged Washington and an increasingly combative Beijing are ending 2019 with a lack of trust on both sides.

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Hong Kong protests

This Year in Asia: our most popular stories from 2019

From Huawei to the Hong Kong protests, via toxic masculinity in K-pop and the continued mistreatment of domestic workers, here are the most-read stories of the year.

The ways in which the Hong Kong protests affected the rest of Asia were the year’s most widely read topic. Photo: Reuters
China society

Women in China say #MeToo on broader range of issues in 2019

Movement which began by giving voice to victims of sexual harassment has encouraged a public discussion of traditionally taboo women’s issues.

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China’s #MeToo movement has expanded in 2019 into a general discussion about women’s rights. Photo: Shutterstock
Fashion

China matters to luxury brands – CEOs tell us why

China’s consumers know what they want, and luxury brands like Chanel are willing to give it to them. Rimowa is already huge in China and still growing, and heritage jewellery line Fred is planning on expanding in Asia.

Foreign domestic workers in Hong Kong

The ordeals of Asia’s migrant domestic workers in 2019

Domestic workers are in dire need of protection as cases of exploitation are rampant, with thousands losing money and children every year.

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United States

This Year in Asia: best stories of 2019 as picked by our journalists

Over the course of 2019, we have run a smorgasbord of stories from across the continent. Here are some of our favourites from the year – we hope you enjoy them as much as we have.

The June 30 cover for This Week in Asia. Design: Huy Truong
Diplomacy

‘Fire and Fury 2.0’ in 2020? Options narrow for North Korea and US

Pyongyang and Washington both seem likely to retreat to hardened positions more in line with 2017 as talks falter, analysts say, while China should grow into a larger role, with North Korea increasingly reliant on it as an economic ally.

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Video gaming

Did these titles rank in your 10 best VR games of 2019?

Star Wars, Stormland and Ghost Giant – 2019 was a great year for virtual-reality gaming as developers finally began realising the medium’s promise.

Books and literature

The five Asia books stories Post readers liked most in 2019

History, democracy, and creativity – or rather, the lack of it in contemporary Hong Kong – our most read stories of 2019 covered some big topics. None are bigger than love, the subject of Xinran Xue’s latest book about China.

Joshua Wong is the centre of attention as he speaks to protesters against extradition law changes in Hong Kong a day after his release from prison in June. Photo: Sam Tsang
Chinese language cinema

Ranking every 2019 Hong Kong film, from worst to best

Louis Koo’s films were woeful, witty, worthy, and almost wonderful, Fruit Chan was preposterous and political, and young directors showed promise. Meanwhile, Donnie Yen delivered, and Sammi Cheng soared.

Andy Lau and Louis Koo in a still from The White Storm 2: Drug Lords.
Hong Kong protests

How the Hong Kong protests affected overseas Chinese and more

The anti-government demonstrations have been felt by Chinese communities everywhere from New Zealand to Canada. And protesters in Indonesia and India also said they learned lessons from Hong Kong demonstrators.

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Fashion

The sustainable fashion story: how 2019 was a turning point

Fashion has been slow to react to the climate crisis and global pollution woes, but from the catwalks of Paris and Milan to Chinese brands going green, 2019 was the year the industry showed it wants to mitigate climate change.

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Watch the best viral sports videos of 2019

Megan Rapinoe is a boss, Liverpool commentators are crazy happy, and LeBron James somehow fits his giant foot in his mouth

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Kahwi Leonard watches after sinking “the shot”. Photo: USA Today Sports
K-pop, Mandopop, other Asian pop

2019’s five top music stories: deaths, downfall and scandal

K-pop was big in 2019, often for the wrong reasons – the deaths of singers Goo Hara and Sulli and the Burning Sun nightclub sex scandal. Away from K-pop, Post readers were most interested in Asian music festivals and DJ Tenashar’s decline and fall.

Goo Hara.
Social media

Chinese bogeymen, Facebook fails: a year in Asian fake news

It was a bad year for China, which was (falsely) blamed for fixing Indonesia’s election and fanning the post-vote violence. But Singapore led a fake news fightback.

Fashion

How Hong Kong protests shook fashion and luxury industry

As with any crisis, there have been winners and losers in fashion and luxury from the street protests in Hong Kong. From China’s ban on black clothing exports to a brand backlash, these reports tell the story of a turbulent six months.

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