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An aspiring host of the Asian edition of 'Project Runway' recalls a familiar scenario in which she experienced unwanted advances after being lured to the producer's hotel room.


A former Hong Kong TV personality has made an allegation of sexual harassment against disgraced producer Harvey Weinstein.


Following October's bombshell New York Times and New Yorker stories alleging that Weinstein sexually harassed Angels Shohei Ohtani Jersey , assaulted and raped dozens of actresses over the span of decades, more than 80 women have come forward accusing the producer. The latest allegation from Hong Kong illustrates that Weinstein's accusers were not limited to the U.S. and Europe.


In a multi-story expose on harassment in the Hong Kong movie industry published by local investigative media outlet HK01 on Wednesday morning local time, Weinstein is accused of sexually harassing a former host on TVB, Hong Kong's largest free-to-air broadcaster, whose account closely aligns with that reported by dozens of other women.


The TV personality, who wished to stay anonymous but agreed to an on-camera but masked interview with HK01, said that she met Weinstein in 2009, when the producer was attempting to break into the fast-growing Chinese film and TV market. The woman says she met Weinstein via Bey Logan, a former Asia vp of The Weinstein Co. and who is also subject of an HK01 report alleging sexual misconduct.


The woman, now in her twenties but with over a decade of television experience, told HK01 that Logan arranged for her to have a meeting with Weinstein at the Mandarin Oriental hotel in Hong Kong to talk about a potential hosting job on the Asian edition of the TWC-produced Project Runway. After arriving at the hotel coffee shop, Logan told her that Weinstein was in his room upstairs attending to business, and suggested she have the meeting in his room. Thinking that it was a work meeting and not suspecting otherwise, she went up to Weinstein's room and found him alone.


According to HK01's report, Weinstein and the woman sat and talked on the sofa for some time, but the producer began to edge closer to her, touching her waist, arm, and shoulder while he talked. It was then Weinstein asked whether she would take off her clothes so that he could see her figure. She said that Weinstein told her, "If you don't take off your clothes, I won't be able to give you a job."


The woman said she instantly refused, but then Weinstein told her to stand in front of the mirror, pulling up her top to reveal her body. She tried to pull it down to protect herself. Then he asked if she would watch him while he took a shower, and even offered her the alternative of letting him watch her take a shower, saying that he would only sit and watch, and would not touch her.


The woman described the encounter to HK01 as akin to "bargaining" and that she felt Weinstein was testing her limits of acceptance. When Weinstein saw that she would not agree to his requests, he became dismissive and his tone impatient, and said to her, "OK fine, you can leave now."


The woman said that when she went downstairs she immediately complained to Logan about Weinstein's behavior. She told HK01 that Logan replied that he thought that when she agreed to go up to Weinstein's room, she implicitly accepted that he would act in that way or similar.(Agencies)






BEIJING, Dec. 14 (Xinhua) -- China has moved to forge new competitive advantages in artificial intelligence (AI), with goals to allow homegrown businesses to take on global rivals by 2020.


The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) on Thursday released an action plan to substantially improve the emerging technology in the next three years, eying breakthroughs in basic research and wide application in multiple areas ranging from smart automobiles to robots and drones.


AI and manufacturing will be deeply integrated, according to the document.


Platforms of intelligent connected vehicles will be reliable and safe enough to support highly automated driving, and large-scale production and application of smart robots used for household and public services will be achieved.


Specific targets were also unveiled in areas including facial recognition, AI medical diagnosis, speech recognition and smart translation.


The MIIT promised more policy support, including special funds, talent cultivation and a better business environment. Measures will also be rolled out to build industry clusters, set up key laboratories and encourage data sharing.


AI is developing rapidly in China. From Internet giants to startups, an increasing number of tech firms are geared up to stretch wings in the area. Google has announced a new AI research center that primarily focuses on basic research in Beijing.



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VILNIUS, Oct. 24 (Xinhua) -- Former manager of the Lithuanian basketball team Antanas Guoga left one of the country's leading basketball clubs Lietuvos rytas, announced the club on Tuesday.


Guoga, a famous poker player, businessman, philanthropist and a member of the European Parliament, has sold his 20 per cent stake in the club to major shareholder Darius Gudelis. According to the announcement from Lietuvos rytas, Guoga also donated 300,000 euros, which he previously lent to the club during its financial and management turmoil.


""We've managed to stabilize the situation, paid out the biggest part of the debts, and most importantly, we've brought back the fans to arenas,"" Guoga, who led the national team in 2010-12, was quoted as saying in the announcement by Lietuvos rytas.


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