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  10:24 Video caption: Looking back at 2024: The year that the two sides of the Taiwan Strait and the four regions have gone through in politics, economy and the arena In 2024, two new leaders were born on both sides of the Taiwan Strait, and the political situation between China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau sparked new sparks. Political disputes extended from parliament to the Olympic Games. The BBC will take ten minutes to review the sad and happy moments of 2024 with you. Related topics Macau Taiwan Hongkong China

  Unusual concrete wall near the end of Muan Airport runway becomes focus of questioning Play video, "BBC reporter inspects the concrete wall where the Jeju Air plane crashed", Program length 0,32 00:32 Video caption: The BBC's Jean Mackenzie in South Korea inspects the concrete wall where the Jeju Air plane crashed. Article information Author, David Mercer Role, BBC reporter Aviation experts are questioning an "unusual" concrete wall near the runway after a South Korean plane crash killed 179 people. The video showed a Jeju Air plane running off the runway and crashing into the wall before catching fire at Muan International Airport. Investigators are probing the cause of South Korea's worst plane crash in history and are considering whether the concrete wall, about 250 meters (820 feet) from the end of the runway, played a key role in the incident. Aviation safety expert David Learmount said that without the "obstacle", the plane "would hav...

  Taiwan's transgender teacher Huang Mingzhen: From being forced to resign to winning the "Oscar Award in Education" - is society really more inclusive and diverse? Image source, BBC Chinese image caption: Huang Mingzhen has been teaching for more than 30 years. In 2024, she was awarded the "Teacher Award", the highest honor in Taiwan's education sector. Article information Author, Liu Ziwei Role, BBC Chinese reporter  It took Taiwanese teacher Huang Mingzhen 17 years to go from being forced to the point of nearly resigning to being awarded the "Oscar Award for Education." This senior female math teacher was originally a "he". Huang Mingzhen started taking hormone drugs in the 1990s for more than a decade. In 2009, she underwent gender reassignment surgery, transforming from a gentle male teacher to a passionate and humorous female teacher. On the eve of Teachers' Day in 2024, she was awarded the highest honor, the "Teacher Awar...