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Who REALLY killed the US solar panel industry?

YES, THE US SOLAR PANEL industry has been stomped on. But who did the damage? The answer will come as a surprise. No, it wasn’t China. The US did the harm itself. The solar industry in America was decimated BECAUSE an earlier incarnation of the US government introduced tariffs against Chinese solar panels. That was…

May 17, 20240Comments ByNury Vittachi

China news News

Gaza asks China, Russia and Türkiye, to co-sign peace pact

China quietly took 9 steps toward peace for Palestine GAZA'S REPRESENTATIVES invited China, Russia and Türkiye to stand with their community in any forthcoming peace deal with Israel and the west. The Palestinians want the three non-western nations to be “co-guarantors” of the eventual pact that ends the fighting, said the head of the Hamas…

May 8, 20240Comments ByNury Vittachi

Chinese food Culture

This Chinese fruit may be the ugliest and sweetest thing you’ll ever taste

IF THERE WAS A list of "ugly speciality foods", China's frozen pears would probably be at the top of it. They have black peel, a hard texture, and freeze your hands. They look like small grenades. But wait till you taste them! Could you make them in your fridge? No. Domestic freezers don't get cold…

March 27, 20240Comments ByEmily Zhou

China news

U.S. is selling slave labor products to China: report

THE DEBUNKED “China uses prisoners as slave labor” story turns out to be true—but it’s happening in the United States, not China, a shocking new study shows. Large numbers of prisoners in the US make products for companies including the world’s largest food manufacturers—and are paid just pennies or nothing at all, according to a…

January 31, 20240Comments ByNury Vittachi

Culture Hong Kong News

In Asia, same-sex couples are increasingly accepted

Asian attitudes to acceptance of non-conformist couples are quietly changing. In three places, same-sex marriage is allowed. Bars and nightlife districts where gay people can meet are now found in many cities in China. And in Hong Kong, the courts have been tentatively positive about legal recognition, particularly in one recent case.…

January 11, 20240Comments Byjerome yau

Chinese history Culture News

Business cards found, 18 centuries old

ARCHAEOLOGISTS FOUND wooden business cards 18 centuries old, it was revealed this week. Searching in ruins and abandoned wells in Chenzhou, Hunan province, they located nearly 10,000 thin wooden strips. These would have been ordinary throwaway documents at the time they were written—but today provide a priceless window into how people lived 1,800 years ago,…

December 28, 20230Comments ByNury Vittachi

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China set to lead world to cashless society: UK professor

CHINA CAME FROM nowhere to become a leader in cash-free purchasing, a top London professor said this week. It is now on track to becoming the world's top country for cash-free transactions, said Kent Matthews, professor of banking and finance at Cardiff University. In China, the proportion of the total amount of money in circulation…

July 6, 20230Comments ByNury Vittachi

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The stats: Will fast-growing India overtake decelerating China?

INDIA HAS AN ECONOMY that is growing faster than China’s – six per cent versus four per cent - and it has a population that is expanding while that of its Asian neighbor is shrinking. Put these two facts together, and the implication is that India will surpass China in any race to become the…

June 29, 20230Comments ByNury Vittachi

Culture

The hidden feng shui of the Forbidden City

FOR SEVERAL DECADES NOW, the Chinese art of feng shui has been recognized worldwide as a valuable tool in the design of everything from workplaces to homes. Feng shui is an ancient system focusing on placement of objects and the layout of buildings with the aim of creating positive effects on the humans using such…

June 1, 20230Comments ByH.C. Lu

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US expert: Chip war hits ordinary Chinese, not PLA

THE US BAN on provision of powerful computer chip equipment to China is not really aimed at the Chinese military, a top defence expert revealed. It is an attack on the development of China. Only a fraction of one per cent of the chips are used by the People’s Liberation Army, said Jon Bateman, a…

May 18, 20230Comments ByNury Vittachi

Who REALLY killed the US solar panel industry?

Gaza asks China, Russia and Türkiye, to co-sign peace pact

This Chinese fruit may be the ugliest and sweetest thing you’ll ever taste

U.S. is selling slave labor products to China: report

In Asia, same-sex couples are increasingly accepted

Business cards found, 18 centuries old

China set to lead world to cashless society: UK professor

The stats: Will fast-growing India overtake decelerating China?

The hidden feng shui of the Forbidden City

US expert: Chip war hits ordinary Chinese, not PLA

Gutsy UK finance chief Reeve faces down the anti-China mob

Golf controversy leaves the law stranded in the bunker

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