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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

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

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

News

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

Features

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

News

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

News

Now Europeans move to support China peace plan

NEGOTIATIONS ARE TAKING place for talks between Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky. Europeans are upbeat. “We very much hope that the phone call will take place as soon as possible,” Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte told CNBC this week. Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, a supporter of the peace…

March 25, 20230Comments ByNury Vittachi

Features

How Donnie Yen is quietly educating Hollywood

IT'S EVERY ACTOR'S dream to be in a hugely successful movie franchises such as John Wick and Star Wars. But when Donnie Yen sees the scripts for such movies, he sighs. You can probably guess what he tends to see, even in big budget productions with the highest paid writers and producers on board. For…

March 23, 20230Comments ByNury Vittachi

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

Now Europeans move to support China peace plan

How Donnie Yen is quietly educating Hollywood

China has opposed the idea of killer robots but others are pressing ahead

Behind the China EV advance, there’s a network of issues to consider

12 statements on the illegality of the US-Israel attack on Iran