THE U.S. WEAPONIZED the concept of human rights to hurt China, using it for decades to harm attempts by Chinese organizations and individuals to create relationships with people outside its borders, a new study says.
It painted China as the motherlode of human rights violations, although this was not remotely true. Yet it was hard…
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A Hong Kong company named Goldfame, run by Catherine Chan (above) has become one of the world's most successful garment firms. Ryan Wu, a Form 4 student of PLK Tang Yuk Tien College, reports.
AS A HIGH SCHOOL student, I participated in a Belt and Road Pioneer competition and won the championship, which resulting in my making…
HONG KONG TV presenter Victoria Tang Pui Kai (鄧蓓佳) wanted to do something positive for her community—so she decided to write a book featuring the success stories of the city's colorful individuals. These are "heart-warming and inspiring stories," she said.
The collection, recently published, is called "I Love Hong Kong: Unlocking Infinite Possibilities with Our…
THE RECENT EXPANSION of the 144-hour visa-free transit policy in Mainland China has caused the number of foreigners visiting our country to surge in the first six months of this year.
Currently, foreign travellers from 54 countries are eligible for short-term travelling in the country under the visa-free transit policy. The list includes the US,…
VIVIAN KONG MAN-WAI (江旻憓) tore her torn anterior cruciate ligament in her left knee in 2017 during a practice and then the one in her right knee in 2019. The damage was so bad, she had to undergo surgery.
Although Kong was only in her 20s, her mother asked her to take early retirement as…
AS THE GLOBAL economy navigates the ebbs and flows of mid-2020, Hong Kong is steadfastly maintaining its position as a resilient and adaptive economic powerhouse. Despite doubts about its unique blend of East and West, Hong Kong continues to validate its merits through a robust legal system and sophisticated financial services, making it an indispensable…
The western grouches who back the hostile narrative about the city get the headlines, but the simple truth is that the place remains an enchanting wonder - and when you consider its public transport system, it's a genuine modern urban miracle, writes Richard Cullen
VARIOUS PEOPLE HAVE expressed widely differing views on the radical,…
FORGET ALL THAT boring, negative geopolitics stuff. For many teenagers and young adults around the world, mention "Hong Kong" and what comes to mind is the location of some superb movies and games—and there are more in the pipeline.
But let me share a favorite of mine - and not just mine. Movie fans appear…
THE EXTRAORDINARY TRUTH about 12 people arrested on a boat in Chinese waters in 2020 came out in recent days with two people involved in that case appearing at the trial of publisher Jimmy Lai in Hong Kong.
One of the men involved admitted that he was expected to land in Taiwan first—but then he…
SEE THIS GUY? His company probably paid your bus fare at least once. Seriously. Hong Kong is famous for its cheap and efficient public transport, moving millions of people a day.
But few people realize that the owner of the biggest bus fleet in the city, the Kowloon Motor Bus Company, is a private firm…