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Nury Vittachi

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Game, set and match for world’s longest-living community

THE WORLD'S LONGEST-LIVED community provided powerful proof of its powers this week: with a sparkling display of high-energy tennis from older players, including some well into their 70s. "Masters" tournaments are for players aged 30 to 90+. Image: Hong Kong Country Club Hong Kong has long held the crown for global longevity, with men living to…

November 9, 20240Comments ByNury Vittachi

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China set for ’10 trillion yuan injection’

ECONOMISTS IN CHINA are set to put the country back on a faster growth track with a 10 trillion yuan (US$1.4 trillion) injection of funds, Reuters reported yesterday. While details remain unconfirmed, the decision to go ahead with the plan is set to be decided next week, the news outlet said, citing two sources.…

October 30, 20240Comments ByNury Vittachi

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Gold price soars, but BRICS opts against having own joint currency

THE GLOBAL MOVE against the US dollar's unfair advantage is having multiple effects: Gold prices have leapt 40 per cent in 12 months and will rise further, brokers say. The BRICS countries have decided not to launch a new united currency but will instead increase use of local units of value in cross-border transactions. And…

October 28, 20240Comments ByNury Vittachi

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Shenzhen becomes dominant seller of goods on Amazon

Amazon is now a Chinese sales outlet. A study of which communities actually provide the goods sold on the famous e-commerce site shows southern China has quietly become dominant. "Out of the top 20 cities with the most Amazon sellers, more than half are in China, with Shenzhen leading by a massive margin, hosting over…

October 26, 20240Comments ByNury Vittachi

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US sees largest fossil fuel increase in history

THE RECORD BOOM in oil production in the United States is something to be proud of, Kamala Harris believes, echoing her rival Donald Trump. Production hit an all-time high of 12.9 million barrels a day during her period as Vice President—and this fact has become a proud boast she churns out regularly. “We have had…

October 24, 20240Comments ByNury Vittachi

China news

Global wind farm growth goes into reverse, except in China: new study

THE EFFORTS OF a single country are keeping the world's wind-power farms in growth mode, new data reveals. Without China, "wind farm installations may actually fall slightly this year," BloombergNEF reported yesterday. More than 130 nations last year agreed to triple clean power capacity by the end of the decade, but China is one of…

October 24, 20240Comments ByNury Vittachi

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China has quietly launched the world’s biggest innovation contest

THE NEXT EDISON (or Elon) may well be in China this week. The world's largest competition for young inventors has been underway in the country—and came to a climax last night (Tuesday 15 Oct 2024). Hundreds of finalists were in Shanghai for the finals of the China International College Students' Innovation Competition. It's a big…

October 15, 20240Comments ByNury Vittachi

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EXCLUSIVE: Photo of ‘China spy meeting’ is a still from a Hong Kong movie!

AN IMAGE PRESENTED yesterday as evidence that a China-friendly Canadian met "triad leaders" is actually a scene from a Hong Kong movie, we can reveal today. The picture of people at a table in Macau [see upper image] was published in a media report yesterday as a "casino security clip" showing Hong Kong-based security…

September 5, 20240Comments ByNury Vittachi

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Trump offer to let Chinese EV makers into US

PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE DONALD TRUMP invited Chinese electric carmakers to enter the US market—as long as they made the China-designed cars in America. This would be a stark contrast to the Biden-Harris system of keeping the popular clean-energy cars out of the country by slapping a 100 per cent surcharge on them. BANKERS INTRIGUED The…

August 22, 20240Comments ByNury Vittachi

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China and Africa media voices call for truthful coverage

IT MAY BE GOOD politics for the west to spend big money badmouthing China, but the process ultimately harms the poor, said speakers at an Africa-China communications forum yesterday. The negative news prevents Africans from taking advantage of the way China uses its skills in creating large scale infrastructure projects to boost trade within and…

August 22, 20240Comments ByNury Vittachi

Nury Vittachi

Game, set and match for world’s longest-living community

China set for ’10 trillion yuan injection’

Gold price soars, but BRICS opts against having own joint currency

Shenzhen becomes dominant seller of goods on Amazon

US sees largest fossil fuel increase in history

Global wind farm growth goes into reverse, except in China: new study

China has quietly launched the world’s biggest innovation contest

EXCLUSIVE: Photo of ‘China spy meeting’ is a still from a Hong Kong movie!

Trump offer to let Chinese EV makers into US

China and Africa media voices call for truthful coverage

Can Europe dare to do the smart thing, and partner with China in Africa?

Australia’s government lives in a Pentagon-penned fiction of US primacy

How the HK Bar Association lost its way – and was guided back on track