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When a woman ruled the world

THE VAST, VAST majority of people listed as leaders in human history have been men. But did you know that a woman once commanded the top superpower in the world? Yet her story has been forgotten. Here at Fridayeveryday, we regularly celebrate amazing true stories from Asian culture, and particularly like to share tales which…

February 14, 20220Comments ByNury Vittachi

Opinion

We need to work harder on branding Hong Kong

Attempts to create a clear and positive brand for Hong Kong have been made for 20 years, but we all need to work together to make a success of it, argues Dr Norman Law CITY BRANDING, WHICH deals primarily with planning, organizing and communicating the image of a city, has been on the agenda of…

February 14, 20220Comments ByNorman Law

Features

UK takeaway assistant became a leader in China

A FORMER WORKER at a Chinese takeaway in the southern English city of Bristol has become a senior leader in China. Leung Chun-ying, who earned £10.50 (US$14) a week selling Chinese food, curry and chips, at a humble high street eatery is now vice chairman of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, a top governing…

February 14, 20220Comments BySeth Mallick

News

Trading in a Floating City: the secret of Hong Kong’s success

People in the city on the southern coast of China got rich by moving goods without them ever touching the ground The community's extraordinary trading skills were highlighted by former Hong Kong leader CY Leung in a new business show, Friday Beyond Spotlights Hong Kong has become the "super-connector" between the rest of China and…

February 12, 20220Comments ByNury Vittachi

Opinion

Winter Games are chance to thaw icy relationship

AFTER 14 YEARS, Beijing is playing host to the Olympic Games again. While most Olympic cities in the world suffered staggering financial losses, or were plagued by bribery and other charges, China has spared no effort in demonstrating to the world its heart-warming hospitality, distinctive culture, and extraordinary capability for organizing huge events. At…

February 11, 20220Comments ByHenry Ho

News

Bitcoin ‘heist’ suspect Heather Morgan lived in Hong Kong

Cash from huge, unsolved crypto theft has finally been found, investigators say One time Hong Kong resident juggled careers, tried to be rap star The ultimate techy couple hid in the glare of publicity, her face on billboards Theft was from Hong Kong company – and so was part of the laundering operation A GAWKY…

February 10, 20220Comments ByNury Vittachi

News

Athletes are new target for Aussie cartoonist Badiucao

PARTICIPANTS IN THE Winter Olympics are the latest target for Australia-based Badiucao, Western media’s favorite anti-China cartoonist. His latest “jokes” show sports people committing murder, spreading the coronavirus and so on. As with much criticism of China, the artist claims to oppose only the Chinese government but in practice attacks Chinese people in general. …

February 8, 20220Comments ByNury Vittachi

Features

Facebook may have peaked as Chinese app rises: analysts

NOW THAT THE DUST has settled, the money has been counted: and it’s a shocker. Facebook lost about US$250 billion in a single day last week, the biggest one-day drop of any company in the history of listed companies. That’s a quarter of a trillion US dollars. The main culprit? A Chinese app called TikTok.…

February 8, 20220Comments BySeth Mallick

Culture

The millennia-old medicine that is still used today

One thing that the east and the west have shared for several hundred years is ginseng, a medicinal plant found in both China and Canada (although discovered more than a millennia apart). Today, both varieties are popular around the world. Out of 44 academic studies, 29 found evidence of positive effects. Dr Guo Ping reports…

February 7, 20220Comments ByGuo Ping

Videos

How NYT helps Biden team shape public opinion

AS COVID DEATHS in the US approach one million, the Biden administration, helped by the New York Times, is working on "conditioning Americas" to move on from the pandemic for political, strategic reasons. See the video report below, or click here to go to a text report. A

February 7, 20220Comments ByNury Vittachi

When a woman ruled the world

We need to work harder on branding Hong Kong

UK takeaway assistant became a leader in China

Trading in a Floating City: the secret of Hong Kong’s success

Winter Games are chance to thaw icy relationship

Bitcoin ‘heist’ suspect Heather Morgan lived in Hong Kong

Athletes are new target for Aussie cartoonist Badiucao

The millennia-old medicine that is still used today

How NYT helps Biden team shape public opinion

Yes, you’re half of a couple, but the law says that isn’t your spouse

How I fell out of love with the Hong Kong pan-democrats

Seven myths about Jimmy Lai