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Social channels give alternative to media misinformation

A FORMER BBC reporter tried to politicize the tragic recent fire in Beijing by claiming that it was being covered up – there was no press coverage or videos or chat posts, Vivian Wu announced on Twitter. Except people in China are quite smart now. They quickly found lots of references to the fire in…

April 26, 20230Comments ByNury Vittachi

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World’s richest man lifted by Chinese consumers

A NEW FACE just grabbed the title of Richest Person on the Planet—and he was lifted into that spot by Mrs Chinese Taitai. Taitai is a Hong Kong term for middle or upper class ladies, roughly equivalent to the western term “ladies who lunch”. And the man is Bernard Arnault, head of LVMH—who has suddenly…

April 26, 20230Comments ByNury Vittachi

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Taiwan has been invaded, but not by who you think

Taiwan has been invaded – and this is not clickbait. The Chinese island really has been invaded: by the United States. An invasion is when troops from one country get their boots on and go violate agreements in another country. And Greater China is one country. The One China principle has been accepted for decades,…

April 26, 20230Comments ByNury Vittachi

Chinese food Culture

Food lovers spoiled for dim sum choices in Guangzhou

When food lovers visit Guangzhou for dim sum, they will be spoiled for choice. The freshness and superb quality of ingredients, combined with the wide range of cooking methods, ensures that diners can enjoy meals to remember. This week, Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu praised the flavorful dim sum when he had a meal with…

April 25, 20230Comments ByH.C. Lu

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Hong Kong is pilot-testing govt-issued digital money

HONG KONG IS QUIETLY making deep connections to both Mainland China and the wider world to secure its future. The city is: Testing next-generation Chinese government digital currency for use in cross-border payments; Gathering mainland currency to a level of almost one trillion renminbi; Issuing bonds for China’s stand-out performers, such as Shenzhen and Hainan…

April 18, 20230Comments ByNury Vittachi

Chinese history Culture

Sun Tzu: mountain dweller became world authority on war

Ambitious people worldwide from business folk to army generals make use of The Art of War, an ancient Chinese book written more than two millennia ago. Who was author Sun Tzu? Emily Zhou looks at the man behind the myth. IT WAS ONE OF the most turbulent periods in Chinese history. Nearly every day, people…

April 18, 20230Comments ByEmily Zhou

Features

Big funds now available for writers, artists and musicians

IMAGINE A PLACE where the world’s biggest Western-style art museum is right next door to the world’s biggest Chinese opera theatre. And imagine that in this town, the most Westernized of cultural events, like the Rugby Sevens and DJ competitions, run side by side with the most Easternized of counterparts, such as dragon-boat races and…

April 18, 20230Comments ByH.C. Lu

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China’s universities set to lead the world: Harvard professor

THE UNIVERSITIES OF Greater China will lead the world of education in the coming century, if they can continue to collaborate internationally, a top Harvard professor said yesterday at a forum organized by Our Hong Kong Foundation. The concept of modern universities began in Germany, but that country was overtaken by the United States in…

April 17, 20230Comments ByNury Vittachi

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Scientists battle to keep food on your table

MOST SCIENTIFIC STUDIES are dull, with researchers patiently waiting for lengthy processes to produce data. But sometimes they can be just a bit too exciting—and scientists need to move fast, working on a wing and prayer. Food scientist Anthony Lu told the story of how he was working on a cutting-edge experiment just before flying…

April 4, 20230Comments ByH.C. Lu

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Bolivia warns ‘anti-democratic’ US off its lithium mountain

THE LEADER OF Bolivia said it didn't want interference in its lithium deals from the destabilizers of democracy – the United States. “We don't want our lithium to be in the [U.S. military] Southern Command's crosshairs, nor do we want it to be a reason for destabilizing democratically elected governments or foreign harassment,” said Bolivian…

March 27, 20230Comments ByNury Vittachi

Social channels give alternative to media misinformation

World’s richest man lifted by Chinese consumers

Taiwan has been invaded, but not by who you think

Food lovers spoiled for dim sum choices in Guangzhou

Hong Kong is pilot-testing govt-issued digital money

Sun Tzu: mountain dweller became world authority on war

Big funds now available for writers, artists and musicians

China’s universities set to lead the world: Harvard professor

Scientists battle to keep food on your table

Bolivia warns ‘anti-democratic’ US off its lithium mountain

Hong Kong quietly becomes major tennis hub for the world

3-parent baby case led to one of the oddest reviews in HK legal history

This child has three parents: so who is his mother?