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Extent of UK’s vassal-dom to US shown by stunning new study

Quiz: Which of the following stores you find on high streets all over the UK are American and which are British? 1. Boots (chemist) 2. Waterstones (bookshop) 3. McDonalds (fast food) 4. Morrisons (supermarket) 5. Gail's (bakery) 6. Majestic Wine (alcoholic drinks) 7. KFC (fast food) 8. Costa (coffee) Did you find that difficult or…

January 13, 20250Comments ByNury Vittachi

Hong Kong News Opinion

When Hong Kong’s leader was wrongfully jailed as a criminal

It was a shocking turn of affairs. A respected former leader of Hong Kong was relentlessly pursued by lawyers and eventually thrown in jail as a criminal – before further examination established that he was not guilty of anything and had been wrongly imprisoned. It was a long nightmare for Donald Tsang Yam-kuen, a popular…

January 10, 20250Comments ByHenry Litton

Culture

Cosmic dawn: From this Tibetan plateau you can see the universe

Nestled high on the breathtaking Tibetan Plateau, amid the sprawling landscapes of the Qaidam Basin（柴達木盆地), lies the Lenghu（冷湖） astronomical observation site, a place where the universe reveals its secrets in stunning clarity. Here, at an elevation of more than 3,000 meters, the skies stretch infinitely, unpolluted by the obfuscations of metropolitan lights and thickened…

January 6, 20250Comments ByEmily Zhou

Culture Hong Kong News

How Hong Kong’s Mong Kok became a jam-packed shopping paradise

Hong Kong's Mong Kok (旺角) district is crowded. At one point, it was ranked the most crowded place on earth. While other places today carry that dubious accolade, the Kowloon district remains packed with malls, shops, restaurants and street food stalls - plus vast amounts of human traffic, both locals and tourists. But people…

January 6, 20250Comments ByH.C. Lu

China news

China hits EV target 10 years early

China just killed the fossil fuel car. The country is set to sell more than 12 million electric cars this year, compared to fewer than 11 million old-style cars, new figures show. In Hong Kong, two thirds of new cars registered are electric vehicles, according to a separate source. There's global agreement that mass market…

January 5, 20250Comments Byfriday nury

China news Opinion

Starmer wants China friendship but MI5 is following a different script

Working to create positive relationships between the peoples of UK and China is now a crime in the eyes of MI5. This harmful policy has been easy to implement when they just pointed at ethnic Chinese. But now leader Keir Starmer wants a positive relationship too. Grenville Cross reports. On Oct 16, 2022, black-clad provocateurs,…

January 3, 20250Comments ByGrenville Cross

Hong Kong News Opinion

When lawyers decided to bring down Hong Kong’s Chief Executive

One of the signs that Hong Kong has a world-class legal system is the way judiciary and government often disagree on outcomes. That shows healthy independence. But there have been cases in which people in the city's legal sector, using taxpayer legal aid money, attack the Chief Executive to create political theatre and hurt our…

January 2, 20250Comments ByHenry Litton

Culture Hong Kong News

Origins of Chinese civilisation display at Hong Kong Palace Museum

The Hong Kong Palace Museum has featured the image of a jade dragon as the poster for its latest exhibition, 'The Origins of Chinese Civilisation'. A jade dragon exhibited in the Hong Kong Palace Museum. Jade dragons are the most representative finds at Inner Mongolia and Liaoning Province, which is the origin of Hongshan Culture.…

December 30, 20240Comments ByEmily Zhou

Culture

Three Legoland theme parks set to open in China

Foreign conglomerates’ theme parks, such as Disneyland and Universal Studios, have recorded strong visitors’ growth in China - and Legoland resort hopes to follow, with three set to open in the country. Legoland Shanghai Resort will have a grand opening in July, hoping attract more than five million visitors each year - and…

December 30, 20240Comments ByH.C. Lu

Hong Kong News

Hong Kong teacher finds job in UK – at one tenth of her pay

THE ONLY JOB a Hong Kong teacher who moved to the UK on the BNO scheme could find was as an assistant in a nursing home—at one tenth of her usual pay. And she's not alone. Three years later, most Hong Kongers who went to UK are still looking for jobs—they are also struggling with…

December 29, 20240Comments ByNury Vittachi