UNMARRIED COHABITATION ILLEGAL in the United States? Yes. I'm not kidding. There are many headlines about a proposed Indonesian law about who can share hotel rooms. But the fact is that the U.S. states of Michigan and Mississippi still have enforceable laws on their books prohibiting unmarried cohabitation, and in some other states, like North…
IN HONG KONG IN THE 1960s, a teacher looked at her daughter and wondered how to instil in her a love of culture. They were not a rich family, but strongly believed that parents should help to generate a love of books, literature and the arts in every child, whatever their social status.
The girl,…
CHINESE LEADER JIANG ZEMIN, who just died at the age of 96, made changes that altered the nature of the country's government and the course of the global economy, affecting people worldwide, although few people realize it.
Most reports provide key dates in his life but don’t explain his biggest contribution: a policy change that…
A SUPER-RICH COUPLE in the UK are under a spotlight after a series of revelations involving a mysterious Hong Kong connection.
Scotswoman Michelle Mone rose to fame after re-inventing the brassiere, with a product line called Ultimo that was an international hit with millions of women.
Her rags-to-riches story enchanted the press, as did her…
THE HOSTS OF THE Football World Cup is Qatar, a small middle-eastern nation. China is not one of the teams involved in the games -- but played a huge role in constructing the infrastructure for the games. For a full report on that, click here.
For a response to the criticism that is being levelled…
THE WORLD CUP, an annual soccer tournament that takes place very four years, is running Qatar as we speak. The attention is most on the sports, except for the Western media, which is focusing mainly on the politics. But there's another story too -- the work that China has done in helping build the facilities.…
WESTERN REPORTERS: YOUR CHAUVINISM is showing. Many western scribes and their followers are mocking Hong Kong people who are upset after a rather brutal prank or "an error" happened in South Korea, where a protest song was played in the place of the national anthem.
Is it okay for these reporters to have a laugh?…
Chinese shopkeepers are quietly conquering the world. A new survey shows three of the planet’s top four internet shops globally are Chinese, and Alibaba's Taobao did twice as much business as Amazon.com. (Sorry, Jeff.)
Graph from Insider Intelligence.com
How did they get so big so quickly?
One factor is home location – there are A…
AN INCREASING NUMBER of people are speaking out to tell the truth about Hong Kong and Mainland China, top Hong Kong business leader Herman Hu Shao-ming said.
“Today, many voices are trying to tell a broader, deeper, fairer story of what is happening our city and our country,” he told a conference. “Many of us…
THE STRUGGLE TO KEEP Hong Kong safe is not over, the city’s leader John Lee Ka-chiu said. “There are still underlying national security threats from different fronts,” he warned.
In response, the city is putting more resources into intelligence gathering, the Chief Executive told a conference. “We will step up efforts in gathering and…
