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Nury Vittachi

318 articles published

‘Let’s invite Pelé to Hong Kong,’ said the Urban Councillor

Born in a village in Brazil, footballer Pelé had become one of the most recognizable faces in the world by 1970. Image above shows him with another football legend, Diego Maradona, during an interview with El Grafica, a publication, in 1979. Below read about how Pelé was brought to Hong Kong. IN THE…

January 4, 20230Comments ByNury Vittachi

News

World’s top three capitalist cities were in China in 2022

THE WORLD'S TOP SPOTS for the ultimate capitalist act, which is the launching of major companies on the global share markets, are all in China, a new study shows. Shanghai’s Star Market is in first place, followed by Shenzhen’s ChiNext, and then comes the traditional world leader in IPOs, Hong Kong. The data comes…

December 31, 20220Comments ByNury Vittachi

Chinese food Features

10 amazing facts about the rice in your bowl

RICE IS RICE, RIGHT? Wrong! Rice is a whole range of wonderfulness. It’s a miracle food, it’s a staple, it’s a delicacy, it’s a business and it’s a whole culture. In Hong Kong, people say "if you haven't had rice, you haven't eaten" and this writer totally knows what they mean. Rice connoisseur Anthony Lam…

December 29, 20220Comments ByNury Vittachi

News

Sports scene in Hong Kong set for major expansion

ONE MAN MISSED A BUS. Another gave him a lift. And the result was that a 20-year wall between two nations fell. The man was an American table tennis player who missed the bus taking the US team back to their accommodation during a 1971 championship in Japan. He was offered a place on the…

December 20, 20220Comments ByNury Vittachi

News

Messages in your blood: top biotech stars meet in Hong Kong

IMAGINE A FUTURE where you can discover huge amounts of information about your health and your future by simply giving a blood sample to a scientist. That future is already happening. Medical technology star Dennis Lo Yuk-ming, developer of the liquid biopsy, will be among many world-class scientists who will meet in Hong Kong tomorrow…

December 13, 20220Comments ByNury Vittachi

News

Law makes unmarried couples illegal in Indonesia oh, and USA!

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…

December 7, 20220Comments ByNury Vittachi

Culture

Winnie Tam: Hong Kong as a world-class cultural center

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,…

December 7, 20220Comments ByNury Vittachi

News

How Jiang Zemin quietly changed the nature of China’s government

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…

December 2, 20220Comments ByNury Vittachi

Hong Kong News

Strange tale of Baroness Bra and the Hong Kong deal

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…

November 29, 20220Comments ByNury Vittachi

Features

Responding to the criticism of Qatar

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…

November 24, 20220Comments ByNury Vittachi

Nury Vittachi

‘Let’s invite Pelé to Hong Kong,’ said the Urban Councillor

World’s top three capitalist cities were in China in 2022

10 amazing facts about the rice in your bowl

Sports scene in Hong Kong set for major expansion

Messages in your blood: top biotech stars meet in Hong Kong

Law makes unmarried couples illegal in Indonesia oh, and USA!

Winnie Tam: Hong Kong as a world-class cultural center

How Jiang Zemin quietly changed the nature of China’s government

Strange tale of Baroness Bra and the Hong Kong deal

Responding to the criticism of Qatar

China breakthrough points the way to 1 nanometer chip production

Saving what’s left of Western liberalism

Scientists in China create chip that bridges optic and wireless systems