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Animoca puts NFT-creation into hands of gamers, artists

JUST A DECADE AGO, journalists were sceptical about Hong Kong’s attempts to create its own Silicon Valley in its business parks, and were uninterested in developments in neighbouring Guangdong. How quickly things change. Today, there are 43 unicorns (tech jargon for new, unlisted companies worth more than US$1 billion) in Hong Kong and the…

April 19, 20220Comments ByNury Vittachi

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British judges departure a shame, but no surprise

There's a whole lobby of people in the UK working hard to harm Hong Kong and this is simply their latest move, writes Grenville Cross THAT LORD ROBERT REED and Lord Patrick Hodge have resigned from Hong Kong’s Court of Final Appeal is a great pity and a big loss but not a total…

March 31, 20220Comments ByGrenville Cross

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Data says China, NZ strategy better than ‘living with Covid’

THE DATA IS IN. While columnists wave the flag for “living with Covid”, top medical journals say the numbers tell a different story: the minimizing "Covid elimination" strategy associated with China, New Zealand, and a few other places, is statistically better for public health, the economy, and even civil freedoms. Fridayeveryday looks at the numbers…

March 31, 20220Comments ByNury Vittachi

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Hong Kong women are scooping up younger male marriage partners

LADIES, WOULD YOU consider marrying a younger man? Yes please, say Hong Kong women. Thousands of them have been going north into Mainland China to find younger males to wed. The border closures have halted the process, but demographers expect it to restart before the end of the year. The bride-older-than-groom trend, rare across…

March 30, 20220Comments ByFriday Writers

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How Emperor Ketchup and pals made a billion $ this week

ApeCoin is cryptocurrency but the money it creates is real enough Emperor Tomato Ketchup and friends suddenly made it big Coins were “airdropped”, with some people becoming instant millionaires Americans and Hong Kongers played key roles in the launch A NEW CRYPTOCURRENCY token has been an instant hit, with US$9 billion worth being traded in…

March 20, 20220Comments ByNury Vittachi

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China’s extraordinary Digital Courts: future of the law?

A SERIES OF QUIET innovations has led to the creation of an extraordinary milestone: the world’s first true Digital Court system. You file a lawsuit, fill in the forms, present evidence, and get the legal ball rolling – and then get out of bed, because you are still in your pyjamas. Anxious to do away…

March 18, 20220Comments ByNury Vittachi

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Mind control and Molotovs: Hong Kong’s special pandemic challenges

Initial hostile reactions to quarantine facilities and the vaccines in Hong Kong (arson attacks, mind control accusations, and "a way for Beijing to steal our DNA!") seem bizarre to us now, but they are just two years old. THERE HAS BEEN A LOT of criticism regarding deaths in Hong Kong’s fifth wave of Covid.…

March 17, 20220Comments ByNury Vittachi

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Instant hospitals give Hong Kong a fighting chance

Numbers of available beds rises fast as facilities come on line Vax rate for elderly rises, for 40-somethings hits 99.88 per cent Hong Kong has always been a survivor, says Chief Executive Carrie Lam Many community medical facilities are actually hotels, including some luxury ones AN “INSTANT HOSPITAL” was built in a week in…

March 10, 20220Comments BySeth Mallick

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Investors race to give Cool Carl money for Nothing

HONG KONG TECH leaders are betting big on a top secret transparent smartphone to be announced in two weeks. But business reporters are struggling with the company’s name: “Nothing”. Here’s the story: Phones which are NOT iPhones come and go: but occasionally a brand sticks around and outsells the Apple phone in several markets. Samsung…

March 10, 20220Comments ByNury Vittachi

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China to regulate deepfake technology

CHINA IS CREATING news laws on “deepfakes”. This is a new development in technology which enables people to create entire videos of individuals without their involvement. You basically use artificial intelligence to “paste” someone’s face – usually that of a celebrity – onto the body of someone else. If it is done carefully enough,…

March 9, 20220Comments BySeth Mallick

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Animoca puts NFT-creation into hands of gamers, artists

British judges departure a shame, but no surprise

Data says China, NZ strategy better than ‘living with Covid’

Hong Kong women are scooping up younger male marriage partners

How Emperor Ketchup and pals made a billion $ this week

China’s extraordinary Digital Courts: future of the law?

Mind control and Molotovs: Hong Kong’s special pandemic challenges

Instant hospitals give Hong Kong a fighting chance

Investors race to give Cool Carl money for Nothing

China to regulate deepfake technology

Hong Kong firm becomes global leader in hacker-proofing organizations

Hong Kong has the tech ability to move into space logistics

Illiberal places are finding answers to the baby shortage