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Travel resumption boosts Hong Kong integration

AS LUNAR NEW YEAR approaches, the long-awaited resumption of quarantine-free travel between the Chinese mainland and Hong Kong fueled the excitement of many people after a three-year hiatus. While the public focus is mostly on family reunions and economy recovery, it is undeniable that the resumption of quarantine-free travel will also inject great impetus into…

January 16, 20230Comments ByHenry Ho

News

Chinese judges appointed to key UN tribunals for first time

CHINESE JUDGES HAVE been appointed to top United Nations tribunals for the first time. Gao Xiaoli (高曉力) was elected to serve in the UN Appeals Tribunal and Sun Xiangzhuang (孫祥壯) in the Dispute Tribunal. The moves show China’s willingness to serve in important United Nations roles. Over the past 30 years, China has sent more than…

January 14, 20230Comments ByH.C. Lu

News

Hong Kong set to join world’s biggest trading bloc

GET READY for a business boost. Hong Kong is set to join the world’s biggest trading bloc. RCEP economies. Image by Tiger/ Wikimedia Commons The move means Hong Kong people will find tariff-free open doors for services and goods across Asia Pacific, the world’s fastest growing region, with a gross domestic product of US$38 trillion. The…

January 11, 20230Comments ByNury Vittachi

Culture

Shadow puppetry originated in China for a grieving emperor

Many people think of shadow puppetry as a southeast Asian tradition, but historians say it started in China more than 2,000 years ago. In 2011, this ancient art was added to the official list of items of humanity’s intangible cultural heritage. Emily Zhou reports MORE THAN TWO THOUSAND years ago during the Han Dynasty, Emperor…

January 10, 20230Comments ByEmily Zhou

Chinese food Culture

Actually, the Chinese have eaten bread for thousands of years

MOST PEOPLE AROUND the world likely assume that China’s main carbohydrates are rice and noodles, with bread being seen as a relatively recent import from the west. But the truth is that there are a number of different breads in the country, and the consumption of wheat can be traced back to some 4,500 years…

January 10, 20230Comments ByEmily Zhou

Hong Kong News

‘Let’s invite Pelé to Hong Kong,’ said the Urban Councillor

Born in a village in Brazil, footballer Pelé had become one of the most recognizable faces in the world by 1970. Image above shows him with another football legend, Diego Maradona, during an interview with El Grafica, a publication, in 1979. Below read about how Pelé was brought to Hong Kong. IN THE…

January 4, 20230Comments ByNury Vittachi

News

World’s top three capitalist cities were in China in 2022

THE WORLD'S TOP SPOTS for the ultimate capitalist act, which is the launching of major companies on the global share markets, are all in China, a new study shows. Shanghai’s Star Market is in first place, followed by Shenzhen’s ChiNext, and then comes the traditional world leader in IPOs, Hong Kong. The data comes…

December 31, 20220Comments ByNury Vittachi

Culture

Friends who tamed the Yellow River, source of life and death

THE YELLOW RIVER (黃河) is hailed as the great mother of China. It rushes out from the high plateau in the west to flow to the east with its silty water, and on the way, it feeds hundreds of millions of people, and also provides hydro-electricity to the north parts of the country. The river…

December 30, 20220Comments ByEmily Zhou

Culture

Spending the holidays inside the art of Vincent Van Gogh

HOLIDAY SHOPPERS IN Hong Kong had a touch of culture with their favorite activity when a major mail decided to celebrate Vincent Van Gogh from November until the coming weekend (the show ends on January 1, 2023). The art exhibition at Megabox in Kowloon Bay called “Joy to the World of Van Gogh” turns the Dutch…

December 30, 20220Comments ByH.C. Lu

Chinese food Features

10 amazing facts about the rice in your bowl

RICE IS RICE, RIGHT? Wrong! Rice is a whole range of wonderfulness. It’s a miracle food, it’s a staple, it’s a delicacy, it’s a business and it’s a whole culture. In Hong Kong, people say "if you haven't had rice, you haven't eaten" and this writer totally knows what they mean. Rice connoisseur Anthony Lam…

December 29, 20220Comments ByNury Vittachi

Travel resumption boosts Hong Kong integration

Chinese judges appointed to key UN tribunals for first time

Hong Kong set to join world’s biggest trading bloc

Shadow puppetry originated in China for a grieving emperor

Actually, the Chinese have eaten bread for thousands of years

‘Let’s invite Pelé to Hong Kong,’ said the Urban Councillor

World’s top three capitalist cities were in China in 2022

Friends who tamed the Yellow River, source of life and death

Spending the holidays inside the art of Vincent Van Gogh

10 amazing facts about the rice in your bowl

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?