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A list of songs used by torturers

A HUGE NIGHTMARE has descended on Hong Kong. Yes, a new Y.U.U. song. Last year, the first song promoting the Y.U.U. shoppers’ loyalty card was played on a loop in thousands of shops for months, causing utter misery for shoppers and, surely, a major retail crisis. The new Y.U.U. song ("YUU to me") is 80…

June 6, 20220Comments ByNury Vittachi

Features

How psy-ops warriors fooled me about Tiananmen Square: a warning

THE MYTH OF THE “Tiananmen Square massacre” is arguably the most successful disinformation campaign of modern times, according to western and eastern sources—so much so that proud psychological warfare specialists recently used it to ADVERTISE their news manipulation skills. We’ll get to that below. As everyone knows by now, there have always been two dramatically…

June 4, 20220Comments ByNury Vittachi

News

Community with most confidence in their style of democracy is the Chinese

There are 14 remarkable findings about China, Hong Kong, the US, free speech and elections, in the latest edition of the world's largest survey of democratic attitudes, which has just been released CHINESE PEOPLE FEEL better democratically represented by their system of governance than citizens of any other nation feel about their own, a major…

May 31, 20220Comments ByNury Vittachi

News

Everything is being weaponised in a ‘disinformation war’

Leaders of Japan and other nations are warning of a need to be aware of a hidden battlefield in the media and social media The west has an unshakeable lead in hybrid warfare, leaving other regions struggling to be heard Three new books point to a host of other areas that are being or…

May 29, 20220Comments ByNury Vittachi

Features

Taxi drivers taught me to stop putting people in boxes

"Jik-hoi, mm-goi." That request - "Straight ahead, please" - is one of the few "taxi Cantonese" phrases most foreigners know. But writer Meno Monteir took the trouble to learn to speak the language and found that dialogues with taxi drivers were a good reminder to avoid the labelling processes that polarize us LIKE…

May 26, 20220Comments ByMeno Monteir

News

Exclusive: The Revolution Industry and how the Hong Kong police were targeted

Professional destabilizers worked with activists for years to distort reality in Hong Kong, writes Phill Hynes. And there’s a specific reason why the destruction of the reputation of the city’s police became a key target WHEN THE PROTESTS in Hong Kong broke out in 2019, they became the focus for sustained and intense international media…

May 25, 20220Comments ByPhill Hynes

News

China soon to produce twice as many scientists as U.S.

There may be some truth in the stereotype of the geeky Chinese student, skilled at science and mathematics China is producing three graduates in science and engineering fields for every two in America, a study showed. The students are focusing on aeronautics, drones, space exploration, and a home-grown GPS system THE PICTURE AT the top…

May 25, 20220Comments ByH.C. Lu

Features

Wan Hu and his Ming Dynasty flying chair

YURI GAGARIN, the first man in space, is believed to have said that exploration “is not the work of one man or even a group of men. It is a historical process that humanity carries out in accordance with the natural laws of human development.” In terms of exploring the heavens, Chinese people might be…

May 23, 20220Comments ByEmily Zhou

Opinion

Our civil servants are loyal – just like those of other countries

A RECENT ARTICLE in the Economist titled "Stay neutral, love the party" said that the Central Government of China had “no abundant trust” in Hong Kong’s civil service. It said Chief Executive-elect Mr. John Lee Ka-chiu would appoint fewer administrative officers (AOs), the elite rank of civil servants to be his cabinet members. And as…

May 23, 20220Comments ByHenry Ho

Features

Urban city has extraordinary level of biodiversity

WATCHING THE FLOCKS of black-faced spoonbills that frequent the drained gei wai; observing the skilled fisherman; seeing the ospreys plunging into the waters to hunt fish; and catching sight of the Eurasian otters dodging behind the bushes in the wetland: spending a day Mai Po wetlands is an exciting and profound experience. It is extraordinary…

May 23, 20220Comments ByAndrew Lam

A list of songs used by torturers

How psy-ops warriors fooled me about Tiananmen Square: a warning

Community with most confidence in their style of democracy is the Chinese

Everything is being weaponised in a ‘disinformation war’

Taxi drivers taught me to stop putting people in boxes

Exclusive: The Revolution Industry and how the Hong Kong police were targeted

China soon to produce twice as many scientists as U.S.

Wan Hu and his Ming Dynasty flying chair

Our civil servants are loyal – just like those of other countries

Urban city has extraordinary level of biodiversity

Scientists in China create chip that bridges optic and wireless systems

Scientists find treasure trove of antibodies in paediatricians’ blood

Toilet troubles cause problems on Iran-bound warship