SCIENTISTS WARN that the dramatic disappearance of handwriting in the modern world will have a negative effect on the human brain—but not in China.
For the Chinese, the art and science of handwriting is alive and well--and not just as a way of communicating information, but as a standard skill that every young person learns—and…
FOR CENTURIES, Asian and Western sailors shipwrecked in Chinese waters got a nice surprise.
The Chinese government had a rescue policy. Sailors would be given free food and clothing. They would be helped with ship repairs, or even transported home.
This applied to everyone in China’s coastal waters and around Chinese islands such as Taiwan—but…
“HUNGRY? I HAVE SOMETHING to show you,” the white-haired man says to the young fellow hunter he is training. “Come.”
They walk into a deep cave in a cliff wall jutting out of the forest and sit on the floor.
The older man opens the leather pouch he uses as a bag and pulls out…
BREAKING NEWS:
CHINA'S LEADERSHIP THIS WEEKEND said “no” to a global order issued by U.S. President Donald Trump—and today analysts worldwide are holding their breath to see if the mercurial leader will back down.
The Trump administration last week again ordered the world, including specific firms in China, to stop trading with Iranians—the latest in…
IMAGINE A WORLD where each family has a powerful magic battery that provides energy for their transport between home and work every day.
The SAME magic battery is used by the city’s electricity utility company to provide light and heat for the wider community every evening.
The family’s energy costs fall, because the electricity firm…
MEMBERS OF THE WEST’S "SHADOW WORLD GOVERNMENT" are heading home today after meeting behind closed doors to discuss their vision of the future of the world.
Intelligence chiefs, heads of state, and top business leaders met in private at the Salamander Washington DC hotel for the Bilderberg Group meeting, which took place from April 9…
HONG KONG STAYED AHEAD of the US as the world’s top spot for share market launches, new data showed yesterday.
In just three months ending yesterday, 37 companies raised US$13.26 billion on the Hong Kong stock exchange, LSEG Data and Analytics of London revealed.
This puts the southern Chinese city number one in the world…
The ‘iAM Smart’ platform, which serves as a real-name database, can be used to make it easier for Hong Kong people to spend time in the Chinese Mainland
PROMINENT HONG KONG businessman Herman Hu Shao-ming last week suggested that the city’s “iAM Smart” ID-card linked real name database could be integrated with the national-level identity…
SOME POSITIVE NEWS! While the news is full of war, a nice story of international bridge-building just emerged, unnoticed.
A girl called Lingling was born to the Zhang family in Beijing in 1981. She grew up and went into the law.
In 2011, she went to study in Hong Kong, which has a reputation as…
THE LEGAL SYSTEM in China is maturing fast. Although the law in the country has a very long history, the system has recently been evolving rapidly in many ways, such as in dealing with international cases, using digital technology, and fostering the rise of women judges.
The Supreme Court of China this week celebrated female…
