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Historic Edinburgh shows signs of too much capitalism

Hong Konger Richard Cullen re-visits Edinburgh and sees proof of a fact that is now well known: capitalism, for all its benefits, brings significant problems too. We can't yet know whether America's or China's systems will solve them. Meanwhile, historic Edinburgh today has joyful tourist parties at its heart but poverty around the edges. …

January 29, 20240Comments ByRichard Cullen

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Trove of Renaissance masterpieces go on show in Hong Kong Palace Museum

WORKS BY THE legendary artist known as Raphael (拉斐爾) are on show in Hong Kong. The Italian, whose real name was Raffaello Santi, is one of the most celebrated and prodigious Renaissance painters. Santi (1483-1520), left the world with a staggering number of masterpieces, particularly those artworks highlighting sacred images. Western painting exhibition in Hong…

January 24, 20240Comments ByH.C. Lu

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‘2D sex isn’t 3D sex’ so doesn’t count as unfaithful

IT'S NOT CHEATING if you are using a screen, because "2D sex isn't 3D sex," a Hong Kong man told his partner. That's just one eyebrow-raising example of the new minefields of modern relationships. We'll get back to that guy. First, let's meet Spreadsheet Superwoman. A ruthless female Asian executive created a secret spreadsheet…

January 23, 20240Comments ByNury Vittachi

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Monet steals the show at extraordinary Hong Kong art exhibition

WANT TO LEARN the history of western art in a single afternoon? The Hong Kong Palace Museum is showcasing the UK National Gallery's prestigious painting collection - with 52 of the world’s finest masterpieces painted by fifty influential artists over a 400-year period. All the big names are there, including Botticelli, Raphael, Titian, Caravaggio, Rembrandt,…

December 12, 20230Comments ByEmily Zhou

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Citizens Radio: a cautionary tale from the Magistrates Court

An ultra-simple magistracy-level case in which the facts were not in dispute was blown up into a years-long string of high level hearings by the improper injection of headline-friendly concepts from the west. Below, top legal commentator Henry Litton looks back at a notorious lawsuit which illustrates how Hong Kong's legal sector has been…

December 10, 20230Comments ByHenry Litton

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Groundbreaking animation tells tale of extraordinary Chinese poet

Chinese filmmakers have created a dramatic animated movie in the Disney-Pixar style, with 3D characters in thrilling adventures. Yet at the same, "30,000 Miles From Chang'an" is also very different. It celebrates Chinese history, telling the story of China's most famous poet, and it is unapologetically educational: it has 48 classic Chinese poems scattered throughout…

November 23, 20230Comments ByEmily Zhou

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Gaza: Another bonfire of enlightenment values

The genocidal response that Israel is unleashing in Gaza (following the brutal Hamas attack on October 7) is not the first bonfire of Enlightenment values that the world has seen. And it will not be the last. But it is certainly one of the most horrific. And it will be indelibly remembered, worldwide, as the…

November 9, 20230Comments ByRichard Cullen

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How the Chinese diaspora paved the way for BRI

The biggest international trading venture in world history is 10 years old. But there's an extraordinary tale behind the Belt and Road Initiative, or BRI. And that's the story of the exceptional Chinese Diaspora experience, which laid the foundations for the infrastructure project's success. This Chinese macro-migration endeavor, individual by individual, long…

October 18, 20230Comments ByRichard Cullen

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Tensions raise grim reminders of Chinese Exclusion Act

As U.S. politicians call for laws against Chinese people buying property in the country, there are fears that the dark mentality behind the infamous Chinese Exclusion Act is still present, and may even be growing. Portia Chung reports. ISSUES INVOLVING PEOPLE with Asian roots are burning hot in the headlines in the United States right…

August 18, 20230Comments ByPortia Chung

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Hello, Computer: A brief history of artificial intelligence

Advances in artificial intelligence were initially seen as an uncomplicated boon to mankind. But almost every day now, positive reports about developments are interspersed with voices warning about impending AI-caused disaster as the technology damages the education system, replaces human journalists with bots, and threatens to put people out of work. How did we get…

August 9, 20230Comments ByOliver Tedja

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Historic Edinburgh shows signs of too much capitalism

Trove of Renaissance masterpieces go on show in Hong Kong Palace Museum

‘2D sex isn’t 3D sex’ so doesn’t count as unfaithful

Monet steals the show at extraordinary Hong Kong art exhibition

Citizens Radio: a cautionary tale from the Magistrates Court

Groundbreaking animation tells tale of extraordinary Chinese poet

Gaza: Another bonfire of enlightenment values

How the Chinese diaspora paved the way for BRI

Tensions raise grim reminders of Chinese Exclusion Act

Hello, Computer: A brief history of artificial intelligence

Hong Kong set to draw on strengths on financing and professional services for trading bloc RCEP

Hong Kong poised to be one of the most dynamic hubs in the Asia-Pacific region and beyond

Hong Kong film director’s TV drama revisits Shanghai’s economic opening-up