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Suzhou’s eternal gardens touch the soul

IN APRIL OF 1977, British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher was taken on a visit to one of the many legendary classical Chinese gardens of Suzhou. The one chosen for her was called The Garden of the Futility of Politics. The extraordinary name surely stuck in the British leader's mind--particularly as she would go on to…

March 15, 20220Comments ByH.C. Lu

Culture

Her message of love was received 40 years too late

A classic poem about of a couple destined for each other, but cruelly kept apart by time and circumstances, is still popular 1000 years after it was written AMONG THE FEW Chinese musical pieces well known on international stage is “Butterfly Lovers” (梁祝), composed by He Zhanhao (何占豪) in 1958. But the composer created many…

March 14, 20220Comments ByEmily Zhou

Features

China making more electric cars than all other nations put together

BUSINESS BRIEFING: Big jump in output of electric vehicles from mainland; in West, defence spending to rise "substantially"; and there are calls for the definition of socially positive investing A STUDY SHOWS CHINA is now producing more environmentally friendly electric cars than all other countries put together. “China accounted for 57.4% of the [global]…

March 13, 20220Comments ByFriday Writers

Life

Covid rising all over ‘too relaxed’ UK, scientists warn

THE UK DROPPED all pandemic restrictions too fast – and Covid-19 is back. Numbers of cases and hospitalizations are rising in all regions and all age groups. Figures released on Wednesday saw infections jump by more than 50 per cent and deaths by two thirds in a week. This has been accompanied by a…

March 12, 20220Comments BySeth Mallick

Opinion

Co-ordination and support key for Hong Kong covid fight

Even though Hong Kong's Covid wave may have peaked, better coordination and mutual support is a must for a successful response, says Henry Ho MORE THAN A MONTH into the fight against the fifth wave of the epidemic in Hong Kong, with the strong support of the central government of China, daily confirmed cases and…

March 12, 20220Comments ByHenry Ho

News

Instant hospitals give Hong Kong a fighting chance

Numbers of available beds rises fast as facilities come on line Vax rate for elderly rises, for 40-somethings hits 99.88 per cent Hong Kong has always been a survivor, says Chief Executive Carrie Lam Many community medical facilities are actually hotels, including some luxury ones AN “INSTANT HOSPITAL” was built in a week in…

March 10, 20220Comments BySeth Mallick

Culture

Landscapes filled with quiet messages

CHINESE ART IS ONE of the oldest continuous visual styles in the world. It is instantly recognizable, whether the painting was created today or a thousand years ago. And the most extraordinary genre of Chinese art is landscape painting, known as Shan shui (山水), literally meaning "mountains and rivers". For more than 1500 years, Chinese artists…

March 10, 20220Comments ByH.C. Lu

News

Investors race to give Cool Carl money for Nothing

HONG KONG TECH leaders are betting big on a top secret transparent smartphone to be announced in two weeks. But business reporters are struggling with the company’s name: “Nothing”. Here’s the story: Phones which are NOT iPhones come and go: but occasionally a brand sticks around and outsells the Apple phone in several markets. Samsung…

March 10, 20220Comments ByNury Vittachi

News

China to regulate deepfake technology

CHINA IS CREATING news laws on “deepfakes”. This is a new development in technology which enables people to create entire videos of individuals without their involvement. You basically use artificial intelligence to “paste” someone’s face – usually that of a celebrity – onto the body of someone else. If it is done carefully enough,…

March 9, 20220Comments BySeth Mallick

Features Videos

‘One country two systems’ was for Taiwan: Maria Tam

The "one country, two systems" formula was originally designed for Taiwan, rather than Hong Kong, top lawyer Maria Tam said. It was not China but Britain who didn’t want Hong Kong people to have universal suffrage, the Basic Law drafter added. Meanwhile, Hong Kong’s political system has a surprise “expat-friendly” element which makes it uniquely…

March 8, 20220Comments BySeth Mallick

Suzhou’s eternal gardens touch the soul

Her message of love was received 40 years too late

China making more electric cars than all other nations put together

Covid rising all over ‘too relaxed’ UK, scientists warn

Co-ordination and support key for Hong Kong covid fight

Instant hospitals give Hong Kong a fighting chance

Landscapes filled with quiet messages

Investors race to give Cool Carl money for Nothing

China to regulate deepfake technology

‘One country two systems’ was for Taiwan: Maria Tam

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?

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