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Tiny Hong Kong firm rises 14000% to become bigger than Disney

INSTANT SUPER-WEALTH ALL ROUND? An obscure Hong Kong company named AMTD Digital has seen a record-breaking rise. On Tuesday a scramble for its shares, newly listed in New York, saw its value rise to US$300 billion, which is more than Chinese giant corporation Alibaba’s New York valuation. AMTD Digital has just 50 staff, so shared…

August 5, 20220Comments ByNury Vittachi

News

Chinese firms are world’s biggest earners, new data reveals

FOR THE FIRST TIME. Chinese enterprises made more money than firms in the US or elsewhere on the planet, it was revealed yesterday. And an obscure Chinese firm you’ve never heard of called State Grid came in well ahead of Apple Inc. The data is in the 2022 Fortune Global 500 chart, released yesterday. It…

August 4, 20220Comments ByNury Vittachi

News

‘China wise not to attack plane’

THE RANGE OF PEOPLE condemning US politician Nancy Pelosi for smashing the long-held agreement that kept people in East Asia safe is eyebrow-raising. The US "speaker of the house" flew to Taiwan on Tuesday, August 2, in violation of pacts that prevent senior US officials from visiting the island. Below, we review a range of…

August 3, 20220Comments ByNury Vittachi

Opinion

Chinese medicine is finding its place in the world

Western and Chinese medical practitioners are increasingly working together. Today, close to 200 widely used modern medicines have been developed either directly or indirectly from the list of some 7,300 plants recorded in the books of Chinese medicine. It’s an exciting time for the sector, reports Herman Hu. THE TEAM OF NEARLY 400 doctors and…

August 2, 20220Comments ByHerman Hu

News

Beijing air ‘cleaner than London’: scientists astonished

China managed to reduce air pollution in seven years by as much as the US did in three decades, says new report. The forceful implementation of policies to target factories and transportation has accounted for 75% of the reduction of air pollution – not just in China, but globally. The speed of the reductions in…

August 1, 20220Comments ByAnna Tang

Features

Memories of Hu Fa-kuang shared at mega bookfair

SOMETHING HAD TO BE DONE. Large areas of crumbling old buildings in Kowloon needed to be knocked down and replaced, everyone agreed. This was in the late 1980s, and the Hong Kong government, run by the British, said they would inject HK$100 million into a group called the Land Development Corporation. Problem solved? No, not…

August 1, 20220Comments ByFriday Writers

Culture

Rain spoiled their picnic: so he invented the umbrella

MORE THAN TWO millennia ago, a young man and his sister decided to go a scenic spot called the West Lake for a picnic. But then it began to rain heavily. The pair, along with other sightseers, hurried to find shelter at nearby pavilions. From there, they found out that they could look out at…

July 27, 20220Comments ByEmily Zhou

Opinion

Decolonizing Hong Kong on the eve of the second handover

The real issue underlying the Hong Kong discussion today is decolonization. By 1914, almost 85% of the world was colonized by Western powers, including this part of China. Over the decades, the West withdrew from most colonies, but not from Hong Kong, which it liked to use as a tool against mainland China. American…

July 27, 20220Comments ByDaniel Vukovich

Features

Forget the mega-cities; here’s what most of China is really like

The average Chinese person lives in a small city you've never heard of - and that's where you begin to gain a deeper understanding of the people and the country. FOR FOUR DAYS, I've been in southern Hunan in the city of Chenzhou (郴州). Chenzhou is not a big or famous…

July 26, 20220Comments ByDavid Fishman

Culture

Tang Clan arrived in Hong Kong long before the British

HONG KONG HAS a fascinating history behind its futuristic cityscape. And much of the history dates back centuries before the British era. Yuen Long’s Ping Shan is one of the most historically significant places in Hong Kong – and there's a heritage trail where visitors can marvel in a cluster of well-preserved …

July 26, 20220Comments ByH.C. Lu

Tiny Hong Kong firm rises 14000% to become bigger than Disney

Chinese firms are world’s biggest earners, new data reveals

Chinese medicine is finding its place in the world

Beijing air ‘cleaner than London’: scientists astonished

Memories of Hu Fa-kuang shared at mega bookfair

Rain spoiled their picnic: so he invented the umbrella

Decolonizing Hong Kong on the eve of the second handover

Forget the mega-cities; here’s what most of China is really like

Tang Clan arrived in Hong Kong long before the British

Scientists find ‘feminist paradise’ existed more than 4 millennia ago

US and UK have long weaponized Jimmy Lai. Here’s how Canada joined them

How to see the rabbit on the moon: and 7 other ways to mark mid-autumn festival