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Dealing with conflict in Asian boardrooms and bedrooms: Allison Heiliczer

SOME PEOPLE READ an article that changes how they boil an egg or make a salad. Allison Heiliczer read an article that changed the direction of her life. She was a 16-year-old New Yorker who had just moved to California, when she picked up a magazine and started reading a profile of a Japanese-American family…

March 10, 20250Comments ByNury Vittachi

Chinese history Culture Opinion

The US-China etiquette gap: one society has historically valued order

IN RECENT YEARS, the US has been governed in ways that come across as difficult to understand, even bizarre. Now billionaire Elon Musk has exposed much corruption in government—and people feel even more deeply that the United States is not governed in a way that is orderly and follows the natural paths in which human…

March 8, 20250Comments ByWilson Chan

China news Culture

There is no AI race between US and China: study

THERE IS NO RACE between China and the US to be top player in AI development, says a new report from Nature, the world's top science journal. The two countries are on different tracks with different endpoints. The US has been leading the pack in making big, headline-grabbing projects like ChatGPT, while China's focus has…

February 25, 20250Comments ByNury Vittachi

Culture Hong Kong News

Hong Kong comic book artists take wing to show off their art

Hong Kong comic book artists flew to a global graphic story convention in Europe last week—and drew their images live in front of audiences to get attention. The city's comic book artists have got their buzz back, with a series of community support programs keeping them afloat in their home town, and active attendance at…

February 4, 20250Comments ByNury Vittachi

Culture Opinion

After the rain, the world looks different: thoughts on Trump’s return

THE U.S. PRESIDENTIAL election happens every four years. And this time, the leader changes: A man some consider mad returns to power, the world is becoming turbulent again, and it is unclear how the relationship between East and the West will go. But we should look at the essence of things. Blood types have not…

January 28, 20250Comments ByWilson Chan

China news Culture Opinion

US thinks China’s culture is a mirror of its own. It isn’t

American agents, covert and non-covert, are all over the world, interfering in politics and churning out disinformation to keep the US as the world's dominant power. Its leaders assume that rising China is exactly the same. But its culture is totally different. John Menadue reports. As China grows and prospers many in the U.S. want…

January 22, 20250Comments ByJohn Menadue

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

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

Culture

Dealing with conflict in Asian boardrooms and bedrooms: Allison Heiliczer

The US-China etiquette gap: one society has historically valued order

There is no AI race between US and China: study

Hong Kong comic book artists take wing to show off their art

After the rain, the world looks different: thoughts on Trump’s return

US thinks China’s culture is a mirror of its own. It isn’t

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

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

Origins of Chinese civilisation display at Hong Kong Palace Museum

Three Legoland theme parks set to open in China

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

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