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Sports sector can be China’s next growth point

Despite huge challenges, China’s economy is healthy, performance indicators show. Now we can look to the sports sector as an exciting new area for growth, says NPC Deputy Herman Hu Shao-ming, reporting from Beijing’s “Two sessions” meeting. CHINA ENCOUNTERED SEVERE CHALLENGES at both domestic and international levels in 2022. And that makes the remarkable economic…

March 9, 20230Comments ByHerman Hu

News

West to follow China’s lead on moderating media

THE US AND UK are to follow China’s lead in moderating popular digital media, particularly for children and young adults. The west’s global leader in short-form video social media, TikTok, is adopting policies from its Chinese parent app, Douyin, as concerns rise in the west about the negative effects of social apps, including Instagram, Twitter,…

March 8, 20230Comments ByNury Vittachi

Culture Features

New ‘Wandering Earth’ movie sets high standard for China

AUDIENCES AND CRITICS worldwide have marvelled at the extraordinary special effects in Chinese sci-fi blockbuster The Wandering Earth II (流浪地球2). There are gigantic spaceships, swarms of drones, mid-air battles in fighter jets, and a breathtaking “elevator to space” which takes astronauts from Earth to a space station above the atmosphere. Director Guo Fan is a fan of sci-fi…

March 8, 20230Comments ByH.C. Lu

News

Thousands to meet in anti-Sinophobia protest

THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE of all ethnicities, sexes and ages, are set to meet in London to protest against the demonization of Chinese people and others. Members of the Society for Anglo-Chinese Understanding (SACU) in the UK will be a key part of the March 18 protest, in partnership with at least six other groups which…

March 7, 20230Comments ByNury Vittachi

News

China releases 12-point plan for peace in Ukraine

CHINA CALLED FOR an immediate cease-fire in Ukraine so that negotiations can begin for peace and rebuilding. It called for respect for sovereign borders – which seemed like advice to Russia to withdraw. But it also called for respect given to security concerns – which seems like acknowledgement that the west should fulfil earlier…

February 24, 20230Comments ByNury Vittachi

Opinion

China-bashing is off the charts, becoming mass hysteria

The campaign to demonize China has become extreme, even hysterical Yet the international media seems united in the presenting a false narrative The position that it is okay to stop a developing nation's rise is clearly unethical The world must tone down the Western media to let other voices be heard A KEY…

February 22, 20230Comments ByChandran Nair

Features

Do I live in China, Cathay, Sino, or the Middle Kingdom?

WHAT IS THE NAME of this place that we are living in? In English, we say: China. But do a bit of study and one of the first things that we notice about the name China is that it is not Chinese, but from the Indian language Sanskrit, possibly derived from the 3rd century rulers,…

February 16, 20230Comments ByJohn Larrysson

Opinion

What Hong Kong’s visit to the Arab nations really means

Cheeky Hong Kong keeps its U.S. dollar peg while quietly making yuan deals with Saudi Arabia and the UAE, with implications for the future of both currencies. The growing teamwork between China and the middle eastern nations will have profound effects, causing a shift in global power, says Sanjeev Aaron Williams. AND HONG KONG FIGHTS…

February 16, 20230Comments BySanjeev Aaron Williams

News

Exclusive: West uses ‘atrocity fabrications’ to demonize enemies

Horrific false narratives are concocted to create animosity towards rivals, says 500-page study from top University of London researcher Technique has been used by West for more than a century, using "fake news" to shape world order China has been a major victim, with "Tiananmen Square massacre" and genocide of Uyghurs as examples of events…

February 15, 20230Comments ByNury Vittachi

News

Actually, data shows firms are not leaving China: ADB

INTERNATIONAL COMPANIES IN GENERAL are not moving out of China despite press reports, a top bank’s top economists said yesterday. Data shows that most established firms are staying in China – and records indicate there has been a sharp rise in the number of foreign-invested companies in the country. Registration files show that there were…

February 8, 20230Comments ByNury Vittachi

Sports sector can be China’s next growth point

New ‘Wandering Earth’ movie sets high standard for China

Thousands to meet in anti-Sinophobia protest

China releases 12-point plan for peace in Ukraine

China-bashing is off the charts, becoming mass hysteria

Do I live in China, Cathay, Sino, or the Middle Kingdom?

What Hong Kong’s visit to the Arab nations really means

Exclusive: West uses ‘atrocity fabrications’ to demonize enemies

Actually, data shows firms are not leaving China: ADB

Space: a new business frontier is opening up over our heads

2,600+ Chinese Mainland companies open offices in Hong Kong

Hong Kong quietly becomes major tennis hub for the world