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Six steps the world needs to take right now about the US and Venezuela: Jeffrey Sachs

[speech given to the United Nations security council on 5 January 2026] . Mr. President, distinguished members of the Security Council, the issue before the council today is not the character of the government of Venezuela. The issue is whether any member state by force, coercion, or economic strangulation has the right to determine Venezuela's…

1 day ago0Comments ByJeffrey Sachs

War and peace

The surge in China’s military capacity, especially over the last decade, has been the focus of increasing Western commentary, some of it measured, much of it alarmist. Many alarmists believe it is a truth universally acknowledged that any large nation possessed of a significantly upgraded stockpile of advanced martial equipment will want to use it…

December 31, 20250Comments ByRichard Cullen

Culture Hong Kong News Opinion

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

While gay couples are welcome in Hong Kong, the city’s legal statues define “marriage” as the union of a man and a woman (as is true in communities which cover 80 per cent of humanity). So when one gay couple married overseas asked for legal “spousal rights” in Hong Kong, the answer could have been…

December 19, 20250Comments ByHenry Litton

Hong Kong News Opinion

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

I SUPPORTED THE so-called pro-democracy party in Hong Kong for many years. I knew the main members personally and happily stuffed my hard-earned cash into their collection boxes. But I increasingly felt something wasn’t right. Then I did some digging. And then I backed off as fast as I could. Here’s the story. A NEW…

December 15, 20250Comments ByNury Vittachi

Hong Kong News News

Seven myths about Jimmy Lai

BREAKING NEWS: JIMMY LAI WAS TODAY FOUND GUILTY of illegal collusion with foreign forces to hurt Hong Kong. The decision follows lengthy trial in which overwhelming evidence was presented against him – a lot of which came from the Apple Daily publisher’s own phone, filled with secret messages from hostile political operatives in the US…

December 15, 20250Comments ByNury Vittachi

Culture Hong Kong News News

First Chinese medicine hospital launched in Hong Kong

ACTOR SELENA GOMEZ and five million other people are getting some good news from Hong Kong. Scientists in the city found that a root widely used in Chinese medicine can be combined with a western drug to enable it fight the incurable disease known as lupus. But that’s just one of about 200 Chinese medicine…

December 12, 20250Comments ByNury Vittachi

News Opinion

The US National Security Strategy positions country for global thuggery

The president’s latest National Security Strategy memorandum treats the freedom to coerce others as the essence of US sovereignty, writes Professor Jeffrey D. Sachs. It is an ominous document that will—if allowed to stand—come back to haunt the United States. THE 2025 NATIONAL SECURITY STRATEGY (NSS) recently released by President Donald Trump presents itself as a blueprint…

December 11, 20250Comments ByJeffrey Sachs

News Opinion

How New York Times saw Hong Kong tragedy as chance to push anti-China narrative

Foreign media looked the other way when Hong Kong made a series of impressive achievements in recent years - but snapped into attention when they realized a fire tragedy could be twisted to push the fake narrative of Beijing ruining Hong Kong. Grenville Cross reports. CONCERTED EFFORTS WERE made to wreck Hong Kong's “one country,…

December 11, 20250Comments ByGrenville Cross

Hong Kong News Opinion

As Hong Kong people mourn, western journalists rush to politicize tragedy

Journalist James Ockenden found forged fire safety certificates in the wake of the Hong Kong tower fire. Nobody shut him up - on the contrary, the authorities took great interest in his probes into building safety. The truth about Hong Kong's excellent response to a horrific tragedy gives the lie to the international media's heartless…

December 10, 20250Comments ByJames Ockenden

Hong Kong News Opinion

West’s hybrid warfare team using Tai Po tragedy to destabilize Hong Kong

SHORTLY AFTER THE HORRIFIC seven-tower fire in Hong Kong, a person who gave herself the name “Hongkonger” appeared on social media showing incredible disrespect to the victims of the city’s recent tower block fire by printing photographs of burned corpses – while at the same time, she blamed the whole thing on the Chinese government…

December 10, 20250Comments ByNury Vittachi