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Sports scene in Hong Kong set for major expansion

ONE MAN MISSED A BUS. Another gave him a lift. And the result was that a 20-year wall between two nations fell. The man was an American table tennis player who missed the bus taking the US team back to their accommodation during a 1971 championship in Japan. He was offered a place on the…

December 20, 20220Comments ByNury Vittachi

Chinese food Culture

The Hui people’s delicious halal food in Beijing

NIUJIE ("OXEN") STREET in Beijing is home to a long-standing ethnic Muslim community. Visitors will find mosques in which to pray and many halal restaurants in which to eat. The aroma of mutton hotpot and other Islamic dishes drifts over the area. In the late 13th century, 60 years after the mighty cavalry led…

December 15, 20220Comments ByEmily Zhou

News

Messages in your blood: top biotech stars meet in Hong Kong

IMAGINE A FUTURE where you can discover huge amounts of information about your health and your future by simply giving a blood sample to a scientist. That future is already happening. Medical technology star Dennis Lo Yuk-ming, developer of the liquid biopsy, will be among many world-class scientists who will meet in Hong Kong tomorrow…

December 13, 20220Comments ByNury Vittachi

Chinese food Culture

The man behind Hong Kong’s busiest restaurant

HONG KONG MASTER CHEF HU ZHU has become a legend for his knowledge about the Manchu-Han Imperial Feast of 1720. More than 40 years ago, in 1977, he presided over a multi-day recreation of the event in Hong Kong. And even today, he gives talks and hosts dinners recreating dishes from the famous menu of…

December 12, 20220Comments ByEmily Zhou

Culture

The greatest feast in history

STORIES SAY THAT on his birth anniversary in 1720, Emperor Kangxi (康熙皇帝) held the most spectacular banquet of all time in the Forbidden City, Beijing. The “Manchu-Han Imperial Feast” (满汉全席) has become a legendary event, featuring in books, movies, TV shows, and even as the inspiration for the plot of a Kung Fu Panda film.…

December 12, 20220Comments ByEmily Zhou

Chinese history Features

Slaughter in four minutes: Britain’s invasion of Tibet

IT WAS ARGUABLY the most mismatched war in history. The British invaded the Chinese state of Tibet in 1903, leading to the deaths of an estimated 2,700 Tibetans. And just five British officers. This extraordinary story has three main elements: First, the presence of a western superpower, known for its unmatched weaponry, acting…

December 12, 20220Comments ByFriday Writers

News

Law makes unmarried couples illegal in Indonesia oh, and USA!

UNMARRIED COHABITATION ILLEGAL in the United States? Yes. I'm not kidding. There are many headlines about a proposed Indonesian law about who can share hotel rooms. But the fact is that the U.S. states of Michigan and Mississippi still have enforceable laws on their books prohibiting unmarried cohabitation, and in some other states, like North…

December 7, 20220Comments ByNury Vittachi

Culture

Winnie Tam: Hong Kong as a world-class cultural center

IN HONG KONG IN THE 1960s, a teacher looked at her daughter and wondered how to instil in her a love of culture. They were not a rich family, but strongly believed that parents should help to generate a love of books, literature and the arts in every child, whatever their social status. The girl,…

December 7, 20220Comments ByNury Vittachi

Features

New rail station moves China into sci-fi territory

ATHLETES ARRIVING IN CHINA for the Asian Games next year will feel like they’ve arrived in a sci-fi movie. The spectacular design of the new Hangzhou West railway station makes users think they are stepping into the future. The main elements are either bright white or completely transparent, and the structural lines are huge in…

December 2, 20220Comments ByH.C. Lu

News

How Jiang Zemin quietly changed the nature of China’s government

CHINESE LEADER JIANG ZEMIN, who just died at the age of 96, made changes that altered the nature of the country's government and the course of the global economy, affecting people worldwide, although few people realize it. Most reports provide key dates in his life but don’t explain his biggest contribution: a policy change that…

December 2, 20220Comments ByNury Vittachi

Sports scene in Hong Kong set for major expansion

The Hui people’s delicious halal food in Beijing

Messages in your blood: top biotech stars meet in Hong Kong

The man behind Hong Kong’s busiest restaurant

The greatest feast in history

Slaughter in four minutes: Britain’s invasion of Tibet

Law makes unmarried couples illegal in Indonesia oh, and USA!

Winnie Tam: Hong Kong as a world-class cultural center

New rail station moves China into sci-fi territory

How Jiang Zemin quietly changed the nature of China’s government

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?