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Nury Vittachi

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Chris Tang: Hong Kong is peaceful again

THE YEAR 2019 was a difficult period for Hong Kong, with violent unrest increasing from June onwards. Into this nightmare scenario stepped Hong Kong’s new police chief Chris Tang Ping-keung, who took the role at the height of the violence in November of 2019. He was immediately criticized by a hostile foreign media but became…

April 5, 20240Comments ByNury Vittachi

Hong Kong News News

HK’s finance chief returns to public housing roots

The journey of Paul Chan Mo-po from a humble background to the finance ministers table at Davos parallels the rise of Hong Kong itself A TRAGIC SHANTY TOWN fire in Hong Kong in the 1950s left more than 50,000 people homeless at a time when the population was growing through immigration by more than 10,000…

March 28, 20240Comments ByNury Vittachi

China news Hong Kong News

US basketball star who became a China icon

A DEPRESSED, STRUGGLING US basketball player got on a plane to China—and found 5,000 people waiting to greet him at the airport. “Who are all of these people here for?” bewildered former NBA player Stephon Marbury asked his companion. “They’re here for you,” his host replied. Marbury’s jaw dropped open. He was stunned—but he would…

March 19, 20240Comments ByNury Vittachi

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China pushes ahead with homegrown science and technology

CHINA WILL FOCUS on developing independent science and technology resources. This will provide “new productive forces”, leader Xi Jinping said at the Two Sessions, the country’s annual parliamentary meetings. The plan to upgrade the economy with Chinese homegrown technology emerged as a key theme at the series of gatherings which end today [Monday 11 March…

March 11, 20240Comments ByNury Vittachi

China news

Hong Kong ‘can host global BRI sports event’

Hong Kong ‘can host global BRI sports event’ City’s delegates are sharing ideas for the future at NPC in Beijing HONG KONG CAN USE its stadiums to host a global sports event for Belt and Road nations, philanthropist Herman Hu Shao-ming said this week. And “brain health” should be a major focus for China from…

March 8, 20240Comments ByNury Vittachi

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Two sessions: China faces economic challenges as it climbs the value chain

SOME COMMENTATORS are saying that China's annual parliamentary meeting is undramatic this year. This is because they haven't seen announcements about injections of public money that some economists were hoping for. And growth targets were set modestly, at “around 5%” for GDP growth and 3% for the annual budget deficit. The BBC’s sour correspondent dismissed…

March 7, 20240Comments ByNury Vittachi

Chinese history Culture

How rock, paper, scissors started in ancient China

THE GAME OF rock, paper, scissors started in China, historians believe. The Ming Dynasty writer Xie Zhaozhe wrote in the 1600s that it date back to the Han Dynasty (206 BCE – 220 CE). But the three elements weren’t rock, paper and scissors. The game was called shoushiling (手勢令), or hand gesture command. The original elements…

March 4, 20240Comments ByNury Vittachi

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International debate produces 7 ideas to reignite Hong Kong tourism

Hong Kong tourism is set for a major revival in the medium term—as the city is sitting on the doorstep of the world’s biggest “new” middle class. Mainland China already has more middle class people than all the countries of western Europe and North America put together. THE INTERNATIONAL and local community of Hong Kong…

February 29, 20240Comments ByNury Vittachi

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UK has ‘slowest internet’ after kicking out China’s Huawei: study

THE UK HAS THE WORST 5G service in the European region, a new survey revealed—thanks to the country's decision to kick out their Chinese partners. At a city level, London now has the worst 5G coverage of major cities in the region, said a study by internet and quality testing company MedUX. It has a…

February 18, 20240Comments ByNury Vittachi

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U.S. reassurance to Taiwan implodes after German industry crashes and burns

A U.S. PROMISE to Taiwan has quietly imploded after the dramatic collapse of German industry. Researchers at the Brookings thinktank said Taiwan’s economy would survive the shock of war in the same way that Germany’s industrial economy would survive the shock of losing its gas pipeline from Russia. But it’s now clear that the German…

February 12, 20240Comments ByNury Vittachi

Nury Vittachi

Chris Tang: Hong Kong is peaceful again

HK’s finance chief returns to public housing roots

US basketball star who became a China icon

China pushes ahead with homegrown science and technology

Hong Kong ‘can host global BRI sports event’

Two sessions: China faces economic challenges as it climbs the value chain

How rock, paper, scissors started in ancient China

International debate produces 7 ideas to reignite Hong Kong tourism

UK has ‘slowest internet’ after kicking out China’s Huawei: study

U.S. reassurance to Taiwan implodes after German industry crashes and burns

Tyranny of ideology: words are too elastic in same-sex marriage legislation

Mmm! A wonderful coffee aroma from a small Yunnan village

Messages on Gaza vs Hong Kong show incredible hypocrisy