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Why is no one factchecking these statements on militarization?

Major figures are making provocative public statements which appear to be demonstrably wrong, increasing the possibility of conflict in Asia. But who is pointing this out and setting the record straight? Sadly, the media isn't, laments Richard Cullen. THE RECENT ASIAN Security Summit in Singapore convened by the International Institute for Strategic Affairs –…

July 1, 20220Comments ByRichard Cullen

Features

The untold story of Hong Kong’s floating restaurant

(Caption: The Jumbo Floating Restaurant started taking on water and sank in the South China Seas. Image above is an artist’s impression) THE JUMBO FLOATING RESTAURANT sank into the waters of the South China Seas near the Xisha Islands on Saturday, causing an outpouring of affection for the grandiose old dame of Hong Kong’s tourism…

June 21, 20220Comments ByNury Vittachi

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Clever pay-out scheme has China oldsters getting vaxxed

MEDICAL SCIENTISTS ACROSS China have launched a creative win-win-win scheme which is finally getting older generation hold-outs to take the Covid vaccine. Health officials are buying insurance for oldsters, who get up to 500,000 rmb from insurance companies if the vaccine harms them. Traditionally, elderly people in mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and other places…

June 7, 20220Comments ByNury Vittachi

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Everything is being weaponised in a ‘disinformation war’

Leaders of Japan and other nations are warning of a need to be aware of a hidden battlefield in the media and social media The west has an unshakeable lead in hybrid warfare, leaving other regions struggling to be heard Three new books point to a host of other areas that are being or…

May 29, 20220Comments ByNury Vittachi

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The governance numbers: A comparative U.S. and China list

There are a huge number of good things you can say about the United States—and of course there are bad things too. Exactly the same is true about China. Yet the world’s most populous country is harshly and relentlessly criticized by the U.S. for shortcomings that are actually more prevalent in America. Jerry Grey reports.…

May 18, 20220Comments ByJerry Grey

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Vaccine patent shock as Biden demands China exclusion

THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION says it will veto a global plan to allow countries to ignore patents and make their own Covid-19 vaccines unless the Chinese are specifically excluded, Bloomberg reported. The sudden move has jolted top health workers who were hoping that the long-promised patent waiver would enable them to make vaccines available to everyone,…

May 17, 20220Comments ByNury Vittachi

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Shenzhen races to set up pandemic pet care facilities

SHENZHEN HEALTH OFFICIALS are going out of their way to give a first class service to pets of people in quarantine, avoiding the negative stories that have been seen in some other parts of China on this subject. Many Chinese people, some of them being the post-'90s generation, have embraced parenthood – but of pets,…

May 17, 20220Comments ByFriday Writers

Opinion

The pandemic is not over

THE FIFTH WAVE OF COVID-19 in Hong Kong has been largely contained, with daily cases down to daily three-digit figures for more than a week now. The debate between “dynamic zero-covid” and “living with the virus” seems to be irrelevant to Hong Kong now. Most Covid outbreaks appear to have a natural upward and…

April 26, 20220Comments ByLinda Xi Tianqi

Opinion

It’s not John Lee’s job to fix Hong Kong, it’ll take all of us

HONG KONG'S FORMER Chief Secretary of Administration John Lee Ka-chiu is most likely to become the next chief executive of the special administrative region. As expected, the Hong Kong public is abuzz with expectations for the new government. But what about the government’s expectations for the public? As John F. Kennedy famously said, “Ask not…

April 25, 20220Comments ByChow Pak-chin

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Boosted Sinovac as strong as mRNA, study shows

THE TWO-DOSE Sinovac program gives a level of protection almost as strong as BioNTech, while adding a booster makes them virtually equal, with the Chinese vaccine slightly stronger among older patients. The results come from a study at Hong Kong University, which including a number of top names in the field, including Gabriel Leung, Benjamin…

April 22, 20220Comments ByNury Vittachi

Why is no one factchecking these statements on militarization?

The untold story of Hong Kong’s floating restaurant

Clever pay-out scheme has China oldsters getting vaxxed

Everything is being weaponised in a ‘disinformation war’

The governance numbers: A comparative U.S. and China list

Vaccine patent shock as Biden demands China exclusion

Shenzhen races to set up pandemic pet care facilities

The pandemic is not over

It’s not John Lee’s job to fix Hong Kong, it’ll take all of us

Boosted Sinovac as strong as mRNA, study shows

Starmer meets Xi today, hopes to rebuild UK’s relationship

Treasures from 800-year-old sunken vessel exhibited in Hong Kong

At the Great Wall, I learned how the Chinese dealt with their enemies