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Britain must not join US war with China: McDonald

BRITAIN "SHOULD NOT make an enemy of China”, a top British foreign policy expert said this week. The country should part ways with America if it starts a conflict in East Asia, said Simon McDonald, former head of the Foreign Office, in an interview with New Statesman. “This, for me, would be a break point…

May 16, 20230Comments ByNury Vittachi

Culture

China doesn’t invade other countries: top historian

OVER SEVERAL THOUSAND years of history, China never occupied, colonized or invaded other countries, top Hong Kong historian Lau Chi-pang said in a recent talk. The country is focused on its own affairs and dislike of war is deeply set in its culture, said Professor Lau, a Lingnan University academic, and a member of Hong…

May 11, 20230Comments ByH.C. Lu

Features

Intriguing tale of China’s speedy pandemic recovery

No jurisdiction has managed a flawless COVID response, says Richard Cullen. But China, despite its imperfect COVID management experience, did better than any other major jurisdiction and, in fact, displayed many examples of early-best-practice unseen elsewhere. Exasperatingly, the West found, yet again, that it there is much it can learn from China - and then,…

May 8, 20230Comments ByRichard Cullen

Chinese history Culture

How Guan Gong rose to become top of the gods

CAN GUAN GONG boost your business, get you through your exams, turn you into a success story? Hundreds of millions of people in East Asia think so. Shopkeepers have his statue on their counters. Business people have him in their high-tech offices. Restaurateurs have him in their dining halls. Hong Kong police believe he can…

May 3, 20230Comments ByH.C. Lu

China news News

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

News

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

News

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

News

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

Britain must not join US war with China: McDonald

China doesn’t invade other countries: top historian

Intriguing tale of China’s speedy pandemic recovery

How Guan Gong rose to become top of the gods

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

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