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Ming Dynasty ‘influencer’ on show in Hong Kong

A ZEN “INFLUENCER” from 500 years ago is back in the spotlight with a display at the Hong Kong Palace Museum. In the recent exhibition“The Hong Kong Jockey Club Series: Stories Untold — Figure Paintings of the Ming Dynasty from the Palace Museum”in Gallery 4 of Hong Kong Palace Museum, a 60-centimeter long painting attracted…

February 19, 20240Comments ByEmily Zhou

Hong Kong brand Giormani craves out new niche in sofa markets

HONG KONG DESIGNER Kelvin Ng (吳紹棠) and his wife Jane Tong (唐慕貞) never imagined that their sofa business Giormani (茲曼尼) would be such a big success when they started it about 25 years ago. Their tailor-made sofas are now sold in the city and over 40 markets worldwide. Rather than just selling a piece…

February 19, 20240Comments ByH.C. Lu

Culture

Ancient Chinese painter Tang Bohu’s masterpieces filled with literary flair

THE LATEST EXHIBITION in Hong Kong of historical paintings, most about 500 years old, takes visitors to look back at the legendary lives of famed Chinese painter, calligrapher and poet Tang Yin (唐寅) and other notable scholars in the Ming dynasty (1368 -1644). Image: H.C. Lu Tang’s famous painting Appreciating Plum Blossoms (觀梅圖), along with other…

February 19, 20240Comments ByH.C. Lu

China news

Legal puzzle: Cases are being filed by people with nothing to gain

Courts function best when genuine cases are filed, logical decisions are made, and clear, concise judgments are issued. But the Hong Kong legal system has unfortunately caught a worrying habit associated with the west’s human rights industry: the appearance of “confected” (elaborately constructed) cases or judicial reviews based on a legal point that is not…

February 18, 20240Comments ByHenry Litton

China news News

UK has ‘slowest internet’ after kicking out China’s Huawei: study

THE UK HAS THE WORST 5G service in the European region, a new survey revealed—thanks to the country's decision to kick out their Chinese partners. At a city level, London now has the worst 5G coverage of major cities in the region, said a study by internet and quality testing company MedUX. It has a…

February 18, 20240Comments ByNury Vittachi

Features News Opinion

Here’s how to understand Hong Kong’s Article 23

Sedition is a serious offence in countries around the world, and was made a crime in Hong Kong by the British. But when the city makes any move to codify this principle, it's painted as an shocking outrage with vague insinuations about authoritarianism. Grenville Cross looks at the actual facts of the matter. THE OFFENCE…

February 16, 20240Comments ByGrenville Cross

China news News

U.S. reassurance to Taiwan implodes after German industry crashes and burns

A U.S. PROMISE to Taiwan has quietly imploded after the dramatic collapse of German industry. Researchers at the Brookings thinktank said Taiwan’s economy would survive the shock of war in the same way that Germany’s industrial economy would survive the shock of losing its gas pipeline from Russia. But it’s now clear that the German…

February 12, 20240Comments ByNury Vittachi

Hong Kong News Opinion

Agitators have been making needless trouble in Hong Kong legal sector

As an international business center, Hong Kong needs a world-class legal system, based on clearly expressed legislation and precedents. But in recent years, its flexibility has been exploited by people who file muddled, complex, mega-lengthy cases—often ones that don’t even involve them. Some of these come across as thinly disguised political grandstanding. Absurd complaints over…

February 8, 20240Comments ByHenry Litton

Features Hong Kong News News

Stop trying to make money, top investor tells Hong Kong business people

Legendary finance guru George Hara told told a somewhat stunned business community that if Hong Kong can rid itself of short-term thinking, it stands to become "a model city". James Ockenden was there. HONG KONG NEEDS to stop chasing short-term returns and shift to "public interest capitalism” to thrive as a tech centre, one of…

February 1, 20240Comments ByJames Ockenden

China news

U.S. is selling slave labor products to China: report

THE DEBUNKED “China uses prisoners as slave labor” story turns out to be true—but it’s happening in the United States, not China, a shocking new study shows. Large numbers of prisoners in the US make products for companies including the world’s largest food manufacturers—and are paid just pennies or nothing at all, according to a…

January 31, 20240Comments ByNury Vittachi