Harnessing AI, curbing its misuse

We live in a rapidly evolving world. Innovation is occurring at an exponential rate as digital technologies permeate through society, redefining how people live, work and interact. In the midst of what has been called the fourth industrial revolution, humanity has developed sophisticated new tools and methods to address some of the world’s most pressing […]

Time to bridge the trust deficit

(XING WEI / FOR CHINA DAILY) The COVID-19 pandemic should have been a critical opportunity for Sino-US cooperation. But instead of seeing the two countries joining hands to tackle this common challenge, we have witnessed previous mechanisms of cooperation fall apart as the brouhaha over the pandemic’s origins and intense competition over geopolitical influence have […]

Challenges, uncertainty mark COVID anniversary

The world has just passed the grim second anniversary of the emergence of COVID-19, with governments imposing new measures to control the spread of the new Omicron variant of the coronavirus. The World Health Organization reported that by the first week of December, the variant had spread to 57 countries after being first identified in […]

China, Germany show the way to mutually beneficial cooperation

The first phone talk between President Xi Jinping and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Tuesday has injected new vitality into China-Germany, and possibly China-European Union, relations. As the world's second- and fourth-largest economies, China and Germany have developed a strong bilateral relationship in trade and investment, with China being Germany's largest trade partner since 2015, […]

Is Asia-Pacific more insecure in 2021?

Editor's note: The National Institute of International Strategy at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences has analyzed the security environment in the Asia-Pacific, particularly the US' role in the region, in its annual report on regional security. The following are excerpts from the report penned by Zhang Jie, one of the main authors of the report: […]

US still stalling reviving of Iran deal

The US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan held talks with Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett on Wednesday, at a time when the ongoing international efforts to revive the 2015 Iran nuclear deal have reached what he said was at a "critical juncture". "It's important that we sit together and develop a common strategy, a common […]

Xi’an shows there must be no complacency

People line up to get a nucleic acid test at a testing station in Xi'an, capital of Shaanxi province, on Dec 21, 2021. (PHOTO PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY) The pandemic situation on the Chinese mainland has turned grave lately, with Xi'an, capital of Shaanxi province, announcing on Wednesday night that it would start a citywide […]

LegCo election marks new era for HK’s democracy

The Legislative Council general election has been successfully completed, and elected members are busy preparing themselves for the new term. It was an opportune time for the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region to organize a seminar to recap on the development of our democratic system, especially […]

Hong Kong takes confidence in order after chaos

Some of the winners in the 2021 Legislative Council General Election celebrate with supporters at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre on Dec 20, 2021. (CALVIN NG / CHINA DAILY) With the seventh Legislative Council election of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region successfully concluded, Hong Kong's democracy is once again moving forward on […]

Faceless to Create the First Fashion Show of the Metaverse

New York, NY  / December 24, 2021 / SEAPRWire / – Faceless, a unique set of 2345 non-fungible tokens [NFTs], launched on Ethereum blockchain, has announced its decision to create the first fashion show on the budding metaverse space. Uniting high-end fashion, fostering community bond, and integrating technology, Faceless aims at setting up the first generation of fashion leaders […]

‘I Want You’ Project Is Launching

New York, NY / December 23, 2021 /SEAPRWire / – I Want You (IWY) NFT, an emerging secret society within the metaverse, has announced the launch of its platform. A collection of 7,777 unique NFTs spotlighting characters created from over 150 traits, they are all custom-made and registered on the Ethereum blockchain. There is a chance of […]

Five Eyes deliver twisted vision on recent election

The foreign affairs representatives of the Five Eyes security alliance have just delivered their predictably distorted views on the recent Legislative Council election. They have been collectively browbeating China and its Hong Kong Special Administrative Region about “actions that undermine Hong Kong’s rights, freedoms and high degree of autonomy”. Such “actions” were rampant from June […]

Singapore, HK connect the region and the world

Singapore and Hong Kong have often been portrayed in the media as rivals. The media likes to play up the competition between the two cities in various global rankings, as we compete for top spots as financial centers, aviation hubs and investment destinations. It is as if one city’s gain is the other’s loss, and […]

SAR embarks on new journey to good governance and success

Dec 19 set a significant milestone in Hong Kong’s democratic development as the city held the first Legislative Council election under the new electoral system, which aims at maximally balancing the interests of various sectors while ensuring the implementation of the “patriots administering Hong Kong” precept. The principle of “patriots administering Hong Kong”, which forms […]

HK has brighter future with deepening integration

That the international community is paying greater attention to, and is more interested in, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of late is evident from the more than 17.1 million opinions related to Hong Kong that flooded the mainstream media, social media and online forums around the world from January to November, 2021, compared with […]

US-Japan alliance regional destabilizer

In a move that will further strain Sino-Japanese ties, the Japanese Foreign Ministry announced on Friday that it is creating a new position, to take effect next April, to handle maritime issues in the East China Sea, including Taiwan and the Diaoyu Islands. According to the Japanese ministry, the post-holders will be monitoring the situation […]

Celebrity case must be a lesson for fans

(JIN DING / CHINA DAILY) One after another, celebrities have been shocking fans with their dishonesty and dubious activities. The latest on the list is Huang Wei, popularly known as Viya, who has been asked to pay an astronomical 1.34 billion yuan ($210 million) in taxes and fines for tax evasion. A statement released by […]

Devaluing HK election outrightly hypocritical

It will have surprised few that the United States and its Five Eyes allies expressed "concern" over the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region's first legislative election held on Sunday under its revamped electoral system given Hong Kong has assumed a prominent position in Washington's China-bashing campaign. Having decided to treat China as its major strategic […]

Ethereum Signature Project Set to Establish a Blockchain-based Electronic Contract Platform and List Upbit on Large Domestic Exchanges

Seoul, Korea / December 22, 2021 /SEAPRWire / – The method of signing a contract while signing on printed-paper in the past had various problems such as the risk of loss of the paper as well as the risk of forgery. Due to these problems, as the form of contracts gradually evolves, the progress of electronic contracts without […]

Innovators Identified to Improve Air Quality in Seoul Subways Successful Closing of Seoul Global Challenge 2021 Award Ceremony

Seoul, Korea / December 22, 2021 / SEAPRWire / – ‘Seoul Global Challenge 2021’ organized by Seoul Business Agency (SBA, CEO Kim Hyun-woo), which supports small and medium-sized businesses in Seoul strengthen their competitiveness through assistance in technological development, has reached the finish line of about a year’s journey to reduce particulate matters in the subway and […]

Facilitating MPF investments into bonds issued by CPG, mainland policy banks

Following the earlier announcement made by the chief executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region in her 2021 Policy Address about Mandatory Provident Fund investments into bonds issued by the Central People’s Government and Chinese mainland policy banks, the HKSAR government’s Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau and the Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Authority […]

New-look LegCo to provide bright future

The people have spoken, at least those who were civic-minded enough to vote; a new look and enlarged Legislative Council will take Hong Kong out of the doldrums to a bright and better future when it takes office next year. The new legislature “will increase the administration efficacy of the SAR, and start a new […]