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10 Ways China is behind the scenes in Qatar

THE WORLD CUP, an annual soccer tournament that takes place very four years, is running Qatar as we speak. The attention is most on the sports, except for the Western media, which is focusing mainly on the politics. But there's another story too -- the work that China has done in helping build the facilities.…

November 24, 20220Comments ByNury Vittachi

Chinese food Culture

The Cantonese have a world of soups to choose from

SOUP DISHES ARE SO popular in Hong Kong that you can order them by app or stop on your way to work for some quick broth. And multi-course Cantonese dinners are not complete without a soup course. Cantonese people believe that savouring regular bowls of soup can help reduce water retention in the body, prevent…

November 24, 20220Comments ByH.C. Lu

Chinese food Culture

Chaoshan cuisine: a distinctive culinary style

GUANGDONG IS WELL KNOWN as the heartland of the Cantonese-speaking peoples, with their love of barbecued pork and dialects from the root known as Yue. But there has always been an area of the province which has been different on multiple levels. We’re referring to the area known as Chaoshan (潮汕地區). The area is considered…

November 23, 20220Comments ByEmily Zhou

News

Uni graduate? Here’s a free pass to billionaire city

WANT A WELL-PAID JOB? With a free work visa? In a low-crime city? With the world’s highest health score? In a community with more super-rich people than anywhere else on earth? And with a huge pot of money waiting to invest in whatever business you’re doing? The answer has got to be YES. And so…

November 22, 20220Comments ByH.C. Lu

Opinion

How Hong Kong national anthem row exposes cultural chauvinism

WESTERN REPORTERS: YOUR CHAUVINISM is showing. Many western scribes and their followers are mocking Hong Kong people who are upset after a rather brutal prank or "an error" happened in South Korea, where a protest song was played in the place of the national anthem. Is it okay for these reporters to have a laugh?…

November 15, 20220Comments ByNury Vittachi

Features

Ed-tech star rises from Hong Kong minority

A young Hong Kong firm has found a way to teach computer coding skills to children and adults in more than 20 countries around the world. To read about the company, BSD Education, click here. Or scroll down for an essay profiling Nickey Khemchandani, one of the firm's co-founders. Meno Mentier reports. HONG KONG IS…

November 14, 20220Comments ByMeno Monteir

News

Hong Kong firm beams ‘tech helper’ into classrooms

IMAGINE THE SCENE. A teacher is in a classroom in Europe or Africa or Asia teaching computer coding skills to children. Then there’s a problem. A tough query or technical issue brings the lesson to a halt. What to do? The educator quickly types a request on his keyboard. Ping! Answers arrive. The ability to…

November 14, 20220Comments ByFriday Writers

News

Taobao sold twice as much as Amazon

Chinese shopkeepers are quietly conquering the world. A new survey shows three of the planet’s top four internet shops globally are Chinese, and Alibaba's Taobao did twice as much business as Amazon.com. (Sorry, Jeff.) Graph from Insider Intelligence.com How did they get so big so quickly? One factor is home location – there are A…

November 14, 20220Comments ByNury Vittachi

News

Voices rising to tell a broader, deeper, fairer story

AN INCREASING NUMBER of people are speaking out to tell the truth about Hong Kong and Mainland China, top Hong Kong business leader Herman Hu Shao-ming said. “Today, many voices are trying to tell a broader, deeper, fairer story of what is happening our city and our country,” he told a conference. “Many of us…

November 9, 20220Comments ByNury Vittachi

News

Hong Kong stepping up intelligence ops: John Lee

THE STRUGGLE TO KEEP Hong Kong safe is not over, the city’s leader John Lee Ka-chiu said. “There are still underlying national security threats from different fronts,” he warned. In response, the city is putting more resources into intelligence gathering, the Chief Executive told a conference. “We will step up efforts in gathering and…

November 9, 20220Comments ByNury Vittachi

10 Ways China is behind the scenes in Qatar

The Cantonese have a world of soups to choose from

Chaoshan cuisine: a distinctive culinary style

Uni graduate? Here’s a free pass to billionaire city

How Hong Kong national anthem row exposes cultural chauvinism

Ed-tech star rises from Hong Kong minority

Hong Kong firm beams ‘tech helper’ into classrooms

Taobao sold twice as much as Amazon

Voices rising to tell a broader, deeper, fairer story

Hong Kong stepping up intelligence ops: John Lee

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