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Chinese finance firms could get ESG edge

IS IT IMPORTANT TO YOU that your investments don’t worsen problems of pollution, the mistreatment of workers, and corruption? If so, you are probably aware of two hot topics in finance: Environmental, Social and Governance investing (ESG), and Sustainable Finance. Both initiatives are bringing business opportunities for investment banks and commercial banks to drive profit…

August 10, 20220Comments ByJason Yan

Opinion

Chinese medicine is finding its place in the world

Western and Chinese medical practitioners are increasingly working together. Today, close to 200 widely used modern medicines have been developed either directly or indirectly from the list of some 7,300 plants recorded in the books of Chinese medicine. It’s an exciting time for the sector, reports Herman Hu. THE TEAM OF NEARLY 400 doctors and…

August 2, 20220Comments ByHerman Hu

Opinion

Decolonizing Hong Kong on the eve of the second handover

The real issue underlying the Hong Kong discussion today is decolonization. By 1914, almost 85% of the world was colonized by Western powers, including this part of China. Over the decades, the West withdrew from most colonies, but not from Hong Kong, which it liked to use as a tool against mainland China. American…

July 27, 20220Comments ByDaniel Vukovich

Opinion

We may be Hongkongers but we’re also immigrants

THE DEMOGRAPHIC COMPOSITION of the contemporary population of Hong Kong might appear to be homogeneous, where 92% of the population is ethnic Chinese, as shown in the 2016 by-census. However, in recent years, a narrative has spread across some generations in Hong Kong calling for the reidentification of the people and asking for a review…

July 26, 20220Comments ByAndrew Lam

Features

Palace Museum as an architectural landmark

(Caption: Look closely at the thousands of aluminium panels on the side walls and you can see the classical Chinese influence on what looks like a very contemporary building. Image: China State Construction Engineering (Hong Kong)) WHEN GLOBALLY ACCLAIMED Hong Kong architect Rocco Yim Sen-kee took the helm of designing the city’s new Palace…

July 11, 20220Comments ByH.C. Lu

Opinion

Think tanks can play bigger role in guiding Hong Kong

AS HONG KONG celebrates the 25th anniversary of its reunification with China, numerous articles have been published, illustrating the success of Hong Kong under “one country, two systems”, a political framework full of Chinese wisdom. As a think-tank leader and researcher for more than 10 years, I would like to discuss how think tanks…

July 2, 20220Comments ByHenry Ho

News

Statistically, tiny Hong Kong at 25 is top of the world

MOVE OVER, London and New York. The little community of Hong Kong SAR is celebrating its 25th birthday having reached world-class heights in a number of fields, as one of the healthiest, wealthiest, safest places on earth. There's no such thing as a perfect city, so we make no claim of being Utopia --…

June 30, 20220Comments ByNury Vittachi

Opinion

Hong Kong must integrate while maintaining its uniqueness

ON FRIDAY THIS WEEK, this city will celebrate the 25th anniversary of the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. Looking back on the past quarter century after returning to the governance of mainland China, Hong Kong has often been praised as the showcase of the ground-breaking "One Country, Two Systems” concept, proposed by…

June 27, 20220Comments ByAndrew Lam

Features

Hong Kong’s earliest authentic cuisine may surprise you

AS ASIA'S WORLD CITY, Hong Kong is famous for its restaurants. Visitors and expats often quote the food as one of the attractions of the city. But what is authentic Hong Kong cuisine? Some might say yum cha (a dim sum and tea meal) or cha chaan teng food (traditional tea shop cooking) but in…

June 25, 20220Comments ByWitman Hung

Features

Hong Kong’s best years are coming: McKinsey chief

TWENTY-FIVE YEARS ago, Hong Kong was the finance center of China. Today, it is the finance center of Asia, says Joe Ngai of McKinsey, the international corporate analysis firm. The city’s story is just beginning. “The best years of Hong Kong are ahead of us, rather than behind us,” he said. He recalls being in…

June 23, 20220Comments ByNury Vittachi

Chinese finance firms could get ESG edge

Chinese medicine is finding its place in the world

Decolonizing Hong Kong on the eve of the second handover

We may be Hongkongers but we’re also immigrants

Palace Museum as an architectural landmark

Think tanks can play bigger role in guiding Hong Kong

Statistically, tiny Hong Kong at 25 is top of the world

Hong Kong must integrate while maintaining its uniqueness

Hong Kong’s earliest authentic cuisine may surprise you

Hong Kong’s best years are coming: McKinsey chief

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