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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 Hong Kong News

Hong Kong can ‘integrate more deeply’ with growing mainland economy

ONE OF CHINA’S top leaders called on Hong Kong to become more deeply involved with the Chinese Mainland’s steady program of economic development. The financial city on the south coast of the country could “better integrate into national development”, said Vice-Premier Ding Xuexiang, during the Two Sessions—an annual government meeting in Beijing. This could certainly…

March 9, 20260Comments ByFriday Writers

China news Chinese history Opinion

Japan election: Recycling the past to ruin the future

Nostalgia for your country's past military adventures is a common tool used by politicians. But when those adventures included the killing of tens of millions of people in neighboring countries and the use of rape as a weapon, that's different. And when you propose reviving that army, that's a serious concern for the world. A…

March 7, 20260Comments ByRichard Cullen

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

Features News Opinion

Saving what’s left of Western liberalism

The geopolitical editor at the Economist, David Rennie, recently interviewed Alexander Stubb, the President of Finland, where they discussed Mr Stubb’s “plan to save the liberal world order” (link). Richard Cullen pens a brief report card highlighting some of the challenges facing this worthy rescue mission. WE KNOW THAT the enduring heartland of liberalism is…

March 2, 20260Comments ByRichard Cullen

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

Features News Opinion

Truth trumps fiction, as Donald trumps expectations

Evelyn Waugh was an exceptional English novelist. His best political satires were very good. Truth, though, can still outwit the best fiction, says Richard Cullen A LIVELY SHORT STORY published by Evelyn Waugh in late 1932, entitled “Incident in Azania” discussed events that unfolded on an imaginary, colonial island off the East Coast of Africa. …

February 3, 20260Comments ByRichard Cullen

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

Hong Kong can ‘integrate more deeply’ with growing mainland economy

Japan election: Recycling the past to ruin the future

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

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

Truth trumps fiction, as Donald trumps expectations

Hong Kong stays top of financial world

Tucker Carlson has become the conscience of the western media: or has he?

How horrible is nuclear war: lessons from a 1957 novel