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Virus silences Cantonese opera, but just for a while

A major Cantonese opera event was due to take place in Hong Kong this week. But the Arts Festival's 50th anniversary celebration of the signature Cantonese operas of Sun Ma Sze Tsang, has been postponed due to the city's Covid precautions. The star, who died in 1997, was due to have his works interpreted by…

February 23, 20220Comments ByLee Chack Fan

Opinion

Hong Kong lacks the healthcare facilities to ‘live with the virus’

The city doesn’t have enough hospital beds to follow UK model Numbers will hit 10,000 within days at current rates of growth China’s 2-4-24 strategy to protect citizens has been shown to work Mainland techniques such as universal testing can be implemented here HONG KONG IS NOW reporting the highest number of Covid-19 infections since…

February 14, 20220Comments ByChow Pak-chin

News

How to turn the virus into a health positive

COULD COVID-19 be good for you? Surely not. Yet statistics show that people in mainland China and Hong Kong have turned the coronavirus into a positive factor for public health in some ways, at least. The Chinese response has been very thorough: as a result, they prevented hundreds of thousands of people from catching the virus…

December 1, 2021273Comments ByFriday Writers

News

EXCLUSIVE: UK leaders’ refusal to learn from East Asia led to massive virus death count

China’s firm, fast lockdown model was quickly dismissed as “impossible” for Westerners

October 13, 20210Comments ByNury Vittachi

News

UK drops virus restrictions and other news

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July 19, 20210Comments ByNury Vittachi

Hong Kong News

Hong Kong firm becomes global leader in hacker-proofing organizations

Just using anti-virus software doesn't cut it these days: companies are looking for managed cybersecurity with a powerful network of humans and machines working together. Image above shows Mark Webb-Johnson of Network Box. FROM A HI-TECH SECURITY OPERATIONS CENTER in Kowloon, a firm called Network Box has quietly risen to a role in which it…

December 5, 20240Comments ByNury Vittachi

Chinese history Features

Tensions raise grim reminders of Chinese Exclusion Act

As U.S. politicians call for laws against Chinese people buying property in the country, there are fears that the dark mentality behind the infamous Chinese Exclusion Act is still present, and may even be growing. Portia Chung reports. ISSUES INVOLVING PEOPLE with Asian roots are burning hot in the headlines in the United States right…

August 18, 20230Comments ByPortia Chung

Features

Intriguing tale of China’s speedy pandemic recovery

No jurisdiction has managed a flawless COVID response, says Richard Cullen. But China, despite its imperfect COVID management experience, did better than any other major jurisdiction and, in fact, displayed many examples of early-best-practice unseen elsewhere. Exasperatingly, the West found, yet again, that it there is much it can learn from China - and then,…

May 8, 20230Comments ByRichard Cullen

Opinion

History knowledge makes a difference in current battles

ONE DATE, 18 SEPTEMBER 1931, is an ever-present reminder of humiliation for the whole Chinese nation. It was the day of the Mukden Railway Incident, used by the Japanese as a pretext to annex Manchuria. The Japanese army’s incursions into China threatened the military of the country. The ruling Kuomintang Party, led by Chiang…

September 5, 20220Comments ByAriel Lau

Features

The governance numbers: A comparative U.S. and China list

There are a huge number of good things you can say about the United States—and of course there are bad things too. Exactly the same is true about China. Yet the world’s most populous country is harshly and relentlessly criticized by the U.S. for shortcomings that are actually more prevalent in America. Jerry Grey reports.…

May 18, 20220Comments ByJerry Grey

Virus silences Cantonese opera, but just for a while

Hong Kong lacks the healthcare facilities to ‘live with the virus’

How to turn the virus into a health positive

EXCLUSIVE: UK leaders’ refusal to learn from East Asia led to massive virus death count

UK drops virus restrictions and other news

Hong Kong firm becomes global leader in hacker-proofing organizations

Tensions raise grim reminders of Chinese Exclusion Act

Intriguing tale of China’s speedy pandemic recovery

History knowledge makes a difference in current battles

The governance numbers: A comparative U.S. and China list

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