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Nury Vittachi

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12 statements on the illegality of the US-Israel attack on Iran

THE WEST IS IN TURMOIL. Countries’ top legal minds are declaring the US-Israel attack on Iran to be illegal, as China did. But Israel-friendly western politicians including Starmer, von der Leyen, Albanese, and others are desperately blocking their ears as they try to justify actual war crimes. Here's what the specialists say: . 1. The…

March 10, 20260Comments ByNury Vittachi

China news

Ships are pretending to be Chinese to get through the Straits of Hormuz

THE "I'M TURNING CHINESE" viral trend on TikTok is being used by ships trapped in the Gulf by the US-Israel war on Iran, reports said today. “At least 10 ships over the past week have altered their destination signal to read ‘Chinese Owner’, ‘All Chinese Crew’ or ‘Chinese Crew Onboard’,” the Financial Times reported,…

March 10, 20260Comments ByNury Vittachi

News

Unintended consequences: The attack on Iran will harm S Korea, Japan, but China is better prepared

10 unintended consequences: 1. South Korea is frantic. Its economy is extremely oil-intensive, unlike that of its mixed-mode neighbor China—and Seoul largely relied on West Asian oil from the Straits of Hormuz. 2. Taiwan is a panic. Its LNG reserve will run out later this month. Rulers of the Chinese island are looking to fully…

March 10, 20260Comments ByNury Vittachi

China news News

China breakthrough points the way to 1 nanometer chip production

CHINESE SCIENTISTS just made the world’s smallest, most energy-efficient transistor, with node chips less than 1nm (one nanometer) in size, Science reported. Their new super-miniature memory device opens the path to ultra-high performance computing. We can’t show you a picture of it, as 1nm is invisible to the human eye and even to standard optical…

March 4, 20260Comments ByNury Vittachi

China news Culture

Scientists in China create chip that bridges optic and wireless systems

SCIENTISTS IN CHINA found a way to transmit huge amounts of data instantly over distances at world record speeds, a paper published in Nature magazine said this week. They tested it by streaming a mega-high resolution 8k movie to 86 channels at once. Their success moves the world closer to the fabled 6G, not due…

February 25, 20260Comments ByNury Vittachi

China news Chinese medicine Culture

Scientists find treasure trove of antibodies in paediatricians’ blood

BREAKING NEWS: Paediatricians don’t catch colds. So scientists decided to investigate their blood—and found a “treasure trove” of 56 antibodies, it was revealed today. These will be developed to create treatments to help everyone fight respiratory diseases, including severe ones that can kill small children and older people. Hui Zhai and his team at the…

February 24, 20260Comments ByNury Vittachi

News

Toilet troubles cause problems on Iran-bound warship

[Note: this report went viral on social media, with more than 4 million views in less than 24 hours] THE PLANNED U.S. ATTACK ON IRAN has a problem: most of the crew on the biggest aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R Ford, are too busy queuing for the toilet. This is not a joke. A…

February 24, 20260Comments ByNury Vittachi

Hong Kong News News

Panama storms Hong Kong company after US threats of invasion

BREAKING NEWS: THE PANAMA AUTHORITIES stormed the Hong Kong-run port terminals in its country and ordered staff to leave immediately, workers revealed yesterday. The strong-armed takeover of the pair of terminals follows threats from US President Donald Trump that his country’s armed forces would invade Panama unless the area was rid of “Chinese soldiers”. The…

February 24, 20260Comments ByNury Vittachi

China news Culture News

China, Brazil, Germany, become Guardians of the High Seas

CHINA, BRAZIL, AND several other countries this week became legal guardians of the creatures of the High Seas. Leave that giant squid alone! But the United States and Russia declined to sign to join them. After 20 years of legal tinkering, the United Nations this weekend launched can international agreement to protect marine life—and the…

January 19, 20260Comments ByNury Vittachi

China news

Japan to China: ‘Sell us gear to make weapons to use against you’

“SELL US WEAPONS parts we need to make missiles and drones to use against you.” A bizarre argument is running in East Asia. Japan’s war-thirsty new leader Sanae Takaichi announced her country would remilitarize and threatened to go to war with China. Then came an “oops” moment. Takaichi seemed to have not realized that to…

January 13, 20260Comments ByNury Vittachi

Nury Vittachi

12 statements on the illegality of the US-Israel attack on Iran

Ships are pretending to be Chinese to get through the Straits of Hormuz

Unintended consequences: The attack on Iran will harm S Korea, Japan, but China is better prepared

China breakthrough points the way to 1 nanometer chip production

Scientists in China create chip that bridges optic and wireless systems

Scientists find treasure trove of antibodies in paediatricians’ blood

Toilet troubles cause problems on Iran-bound warship

Panama storms Hong Kong company after US threats of invasion

China, Brazil, Germany, become Guardians of the High Seas

Japan to China: ‘Sell us gear to make weapons to use against you’

The first wizard’s first invention

China says NO to US ‘orders’ to stop buying Iranian oil

Is Hong Kong one of the world’s most engaging cities – or a spooky-dooky police state?