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Nury Vittachi

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The hidden message in the names of China’s new military weapons

IF AN ENEMY ATTACKS, the Chinese will defend their nation with the East Wind, a hurricane of power that will destroy his ship. Then from the waters will rise a Giant Wave. And from the skies will fall a Sudden Thunderbolt. If any enemies survive to continue their assault, a Cloud Arrow and a fire…

September 5, 20250Comments ByNury Vittachi

China news

U.S. moves slowly towards planned war on China

THE U.S. IS CAUTIOUSLY MOVING AHEAD with long-held but risky plans for a war on China, exploiting Taiwan to justify a conflict. - Deputy US war minister Elbridge Colby asked Japan last week to define what role it would play in an upcoming conflict, the Financial Times reported. (1) - The request echoes a plan…

July 17, 20250Comments ByNury Vittachi

China news Culture

China-Laos rail’s success defies Western media’s excessive negativity

LAOS, ONE OF THE POOREST countries in Asia, is developing after China built a major railway and other infrastructure, a United Nations official said this week. And the difference between what is actually happening and what the BBC and Reuters predicted would happen is breathtaking, users noted. The BBC predicted the railway would bring financial…

June 5, 20250Comments ByNury Vittachi

China news

New docs reveal what really happened in Beijing, 1989

NEWLY UNEARTHED DOCUMENTS today reveal what really happened in Tiananmen Square, Beijing, in 1989—how the protests were prepared, how teams caused them to escalate, and how they really came to an end. And they provide the most detailed account yet about one of the biggest hoaxes in modern history—one so successful that the perpetrators, an…

June 1, 20250Comments ByNury Vittachi

Hong Kong News

Hong Kong edges back up global financial charts

STOCK PRICES of dual-listed international companies are rising in Hong Kong and falling in New York. "This should be reason enough for companies to re-list in Hong Kong and maintain listings in both Hong Kong and New York, in our opinion," said financial analysts writing in Forbes yesterday. CASH FLOWING SOUTH This divergence is interesting,…

May 1, 20250Comments ByNury Vittachi

China news

China just stopped exporting rare earths. The US is worried

CHINA JUST STOPPED exporting its rare earths to the US—in a bizarre reflection of the US halt on stopping exports of high-end chips to China. On April 4, the Chinese leadership placed export restrictions on two categories of rare earth products. One listed six specific heavy rare earth metals, and the other dealt with the…

April 16, 20250Comments ByNury Vittachi

China news

Manila pushes Pentagon narrative, but independent voices speak out

A GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL in the Philippines sprang into action after academics revealed the truth about the recent spate of conflicts in the South China Seas. Senior Philippines coast guard Jay Tarriela this week rushed to criticize "Filipino bloggers" of making "baseless" allegations and being part of a "disinformation network". He was angered after several people…

April 9, 20250Comments ByNury Vittachi

Culture News Opinion

Dealing with conflict in Asian boardrooms and bedrooms: Allison Heiliczer

SOME PEOPLE READ an article that changes how they boil an egg or make a salad. Allison Heiliczer read an article that changed the direction of her life. She was a 16-year-old New Yorker who had just moved to California, when she picked up a magazine and started reading a profile of a Japanese-American family…

March 10, 20250Comments ByNury Vittachi

China news Culture

There is no AI race between US and China: study

THERE IS NO RACE between China and the US to be top player in AI development, says a new report from Nature, the world's top science journal. The two countries are on different tracks with different endpoints. The US has been leading the pack in making big, headline-grabbing projects like ChatGPT, while China's focus has…

February 25, 20250Comments ByNury Vittachi

Hong Kong News News

USAID: ‘Sterilize your women or you get nothing this year’

Writers at The New York Times, the Guardian, and other mainstream press are this week working really hard to mislead their readers into thinking USAID was purely an aid organization, nothing more. But Elon Musk says it is a "criminal organization" which was "beyond repair". What’s the real story? A study of its accounts reveals…

February 6, 20250Comments ByNury Vittachi

Nury Vittachi

The hidden message in the names of China’s new military weapons

U.S. moves slowly towards planned war on China

China-Laos rail’s success defies Western media’s excessive negativity

New docs reveal what really happened in Beijing, 1989

Hong Kong edges back up global financial charts

China just stopped exporting rare earths. The US is worried

Manila pushes Pentagon narrative, but independent voices speak out

Dealing with conflict in Asian boardrooms and bedrooms: Allison Heiliczer

There is no AI race between US and China: study

USAID: ‘Sterilize your women or you get nothing this year’

FAQ: Is Hong Kong’s ‘Friday’ news project a commie plot from Beijing?

Hong Kong now has world’s top insurance penetration rate

Space: a new business frontier is opening up over our heads