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Do I live in China, Cathay, Sino, or the Middle Kingdom?

WHAT IS THE NAME of this place that we are living in? In English, we say: China. But do a bit of study and one of the first things that we notice about the name China is that it is not Chinese, but from the Indian language Sanskrit, possibly derived from the 3rd century rulers,…

February 16, 20230Comments ByJohn Larrysson

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Comparison of Hong Kong and U.S. police shows stunning gulf

The shocking violence of the 2019 Hong Kong protests would have been met by armed military troops anywhere else on the planet, but the Chinese coastal city had only its police service to face it down. But now, as horrific new figures emerge about a new record high in the number of lethal casualties of…

January 17, 20230Comments ByGrenville Cross

Chinese food Features

10 amazing facts about the rice in your bowl

RICE IS RICE, RIGHT? Wrong! Rice is a whole range of wonderfulness. It’s a miracle food, it’s a staple, it’s a delicacy, it’s a business and it’s a whole culture. In Hong Kong, people say "if you haven't had rice, you haven't eaten" and this writer totally knows what they mean. Rice connoisseur Anthony Lam…

December 29, 20220Comments ByNury Vittachi

Chinese history Features

Slaughter in four minutes: Britain’s invasion of Tibet

IT WAS ARGUABLY the most mismatched war in history. The British invaded the Chinese state of Tibet in 1903, leading to the deaths of an estimated 2,700 Tibetans. And just five British officers. This extraordinary story has three main elements: First, the presence of a western superpower, known for its unmatched weaponry, acting…

December 12, 20220Comments ByFriday Writers

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New rail station moves China into sci-fi territory

ATHLETES ARRIVING IN CHINA for the Asian Games next year will feel like they’ve arrived in a sci-fi movie. The spectacular design of the new Hangzhou West railway station makes users think they are stepping into the future. The main elements are either bright white or completely transparent, and the structural lines are huge in…

December 2, 20220Comments ByH.C. Lu

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Responding to the criticism of Qatar

THE HOSTS OF THE Football World Cup is Qatar, a small middle-eastern nation. China is not one of the teams involved in the games -- but played a huge role in constructing the infrastructure for the games. For a full report on that, click here. For a response to the criticism that is being levelled…

November 24, 20220Comments ByNury Vittachi

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Ed-tech star rises from Hong Kong minority

A young Hong Kong firm has found a way to teach computer coding skills to children and adults in more than 20 countries around the world. To read about the company, BSD Education, click here. Or scroll down for an essay profiling Nickey Khemchandani, one of the firm's co-founders. Meno Mentier reports. HONG KONG IS…

November 14, 20220Comments ByMeno Monteir

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The good folk organizing parties for other people’s children

CLOSE YOUR EYES. Make a wish. Now blow out those candles! One of the great things about these modern “globalized” days is that we can all adopt each other’s traditions. And the big favorite across much of the world now is the children’s birthday party. The idea of annual gatherings, where you mark someone’s age…

October 28, 20220Comments ByNury Vittachi

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Hong Kong: densely packed but surprisingly green

With its dramatic vistas of mountains, oceans and lakes, Hong Kong has always been an attractive place to live. How has this been achieved, since the city is more densely packed than even India's Mumbai? Andrew Lam reports. HONG KONG HAS ALMOST three times as many people per square kilometer than Singapore or London. We…

October 18, 20220Comments ByAndrew Lam

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Creating an e-commerce system for everyone

TEN YEARS AGO, many people expected the e-commerce revolution to change the way that humans bought and sold things. Except it didn’t. Not at first. There were some early adopters, but the average person on the street was still hesitant. What if you ordered something … and it didn’t arrive? Or the wrong thing was…

October 5, 20220Comments ByNury Vittachi

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Do I live in China, Cathay, Sino, or the Middle Kingdom?

Comparison of Hong Kong and U.S. police shows stunning gulf

10 amazing facts about the rice in your bowl

Slaughter in four minutes: Britain’s invasion of Tibet

New rail station moves China into sci-fi territory

Responding to the criticism of Qatar

Ed-tech star rises from Hong Kong minority

The good folk organizing parties for other people’s children

Hong Kong: densely packed but surprisingly green

Creating an e-commerce system for everyone

Judiciary spent 2 ½ years examining which toilet a person should use

The shameless new Washington Consensus is drenched in blood

U.S. moves slowly towards planned war on China