Large events diversify Gulf’s economies

World Cup marks a crucial social, political, economic and reputational test for Qatar Performers dance around the World Cup logo at the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 opening ceremony in Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor, Qatar, on Nov 20. (PAWEL KOPCZYNSKI / REUTERS) The 2022 World Cup — dubbed the “Cup of Firsts” in […]

Breaking down the walls

Xi-Biden meeting offers positive signals, but US needs to show good-neighborliness on the ground (LUO JIE / CHINA DAILY) In 1914, Robert Frost wrote in his poem Mending Wall that “good fences make good neighbors”. There was a ritual in rural New England that every spring, neighbors would meet to rebuild a stone wall between […]

Partnership for the new era

China, Africa can leverage their long-standing ties to bolster digital economy cooperation This photo taken on Nov 2, 2022 shows the west entrance of the National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai), the main venue for the fifth China International Import Expo (CIIE), in East China's Shanghai. (PHOTO / XINHUA) At the fifth China International Import […]

Making ‘recover together’ a reality

G20 must foster inclusivity, take independent positions on world issues as G7 power wanes This photo taken on Nov 12, 2022 shows an interior view of the media center for the 17th Group of 20 (G20) Summit in Bali, Indonesia. (PHOTO / XINHUA) As an annual forum of the world’s 20 largest economies, the Group […]

Working for a better world

President Xi’s initiatives underscore his vision for equitable, sustainable global development President Xi Jinping delivers a speech titled "Shouldering Responsibility and Working Together in Solidarity to Build an Asia-Pacific Community with a Shared Future" at the 29th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Economic Leaders' Meeting in Bangkok, Thailand, Nov 18, 2022. (PHOTO / XINHUA) Common challenges in […]

Paying the price for others

Africa’s ability to manage climate challenges will remain weak until funding gap is tackled (SHI YU / CHINA DAILY) Despite Africa, the continent with the most developing countries, contributing the least to global warming — accounting for less than 4 percent of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions — nearly all countries across the continent disproportionately […]

US-China engagement key to world well-being

World’s top two powers must work together amid shared global challenges (MA XUEJING / CHINA DAILY) The Russia-Ukraine conflict has shifted the world’s focus to Eastern Europe. It seems that the tragedy unfolding in Ukraine has overshadowed other regions. The possibility of the emergence of Cold War 2.0 and establishing a new iron curtain dividing […]

Multipolar world needs China and EU

The visit by European Council President Charles Michel to Beijing on Thursday comes at a critical time for China and the European Union as well as the entire world. It has sent a resounding message that China and the EU, as two major players in a multilateral world, oppose a new Cold War and any […]

European energy resilience needed to counter hegemony

(JIN DING / CHINA DAILY) Europe is facing a severe energy shortage this winter because of the months-long military conflict between Ukraine and Russia. The European Commission has tried to introduce a gas price cap to ease the energy pressure but is still faced with the long-term challenge of energy resilience. From the most to […]

GobizKOREA Releases a Virtual Exhibition Platform – Gobiz Town

Exhibition of Prospective Products and Provision of Virtual Consultation with Online Virtual Exhibition Hall Seoul, Korea, December 02, 2022 – (SEAPRWire) – GobizKOREA announced the release of ‘Gobiz Town’, a Virtual Exhibition Platform to present domestic small and medium enterprise products to overseas buyers. Gobiz Town View [virtual space designed with digital twin technology, and its scenery changes […]

Korean Startup CloudN Enters Thai Energy Management Market with Support from South Korean Government

Seoul, Korea, December 02, 2022 – (SEAPRWire) – Korean startup CloudN Co., Ltd., which is working towards a sustainable future with its ‘Building Energy Management System,’ announced that it has entered the Thailand market with support from the Korean government and NIPA (National IT Industry Promotion Agency). CloudN hosted a demonstration session on the application of its energy management platform on […]

Strategies to enhance SAR’s status as shipping center

Since Hong Kong’s quarantine requirements for inbound travelers were adjusted to “0+3”, i.e., no compulsory quarantine required, Hong Kong has resumed its normality, and a series of international activities in Hong Kong have returned in full swing.  The sixth Hong Kong Maritime Week (Nov 20-26) was one such activity recently held to better present the […]

RCEP membership would make HK the ‘superconnector’ of Asia

“It’s in our DNA to pursue opportunities, to seek collaboration and mutually rewarding economic development,” said John Lee Ka-chiu, Hong Kong’s chief executive, during the 29th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) economic leaders’ meeting, held recently in Bangkok. This was in the context of his push for Hong Kong’s early accession to the Regional Comprehensive Economic […]

City can be a firewall amid country’s modernization

Among the variegated ideas and theories spelled out by General Secretary Xi Jinping in his work report to the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, Chinese-style modernization and “worst-case-scenario mindset” are the two subjects that are most relevant to Hong Kong as I see it.  Given the precarious geopolitical landscape created by […]

Good-neighborly values in the spotlight of visit

President Xi Jinping holds a ceremony to welcome visiting Mongolian President Ukhnaa Khurelsukh before their talks at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Monday. (DING LIN / XINHUA) At the invitation of President Xi Jinping, Mongolian President Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh landed in Beijing on Nov 27 to begin a two-day state visit to […]

Military modernization not a threat

A formation of People's Liberation Army Air Force takes part in a military parade celebrating the 70th founding anniversary of the People's Republic of China in Beijing, Oct 1, 2019. (PHOTO / XINHUA) National defense and military development were included in the report of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China in […]

NATO should stop fueling Ukraine conflict

For anyone wishing for an early end of the nearly 10-month Russia-Ukraine conflict, the message from the two-day NATO foreign ministers' meeting that ended in Bucharest, Romania, on Wednesday was not very encouraging. This is because the world's largest security alliance, rather than exploring the possibilities to realize a negotiated settlement of the crisis by […]

Helping firms pull through the pandemic

(SHI YU / CHINA DAILY) With the reemergence of the novel coronavirus across the country, China's economy is under the triple pressure of demand contraction, supply shocks and weakening expectations. The service industry in particular has been severely impacted. According to the Ministry of Finance, national general public budget revenue was 17 trillion yuan ($2.47 […]

Biden, Macron talking from different scripts

At a news conference on Monday, while taking a question on why French President Emmanuel Macron was undertaking his first state visit to the United States since 2018 at this moment, which is also the first state visit of Joe Biden's presidency, US National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said it was intended to underscore […]

A Game-Changing Web3 Antivirus Hits the Market

Lisbon, Portugal, December 01, 2022 – (SEAPRWire) – Web3 Antivirus is launching on December 1, 2022, with a mission to become a reliable security guard for the Web3 community. Fraud, scams, and phishing attacks are on the rise as scammers continually search for novel methods to unlawfully extract value from users. The more Web3 gains traction, the greater the […]

NPCSC interpretation ensures effective enforcement of NSL

Shortly after the Court of Final Appeal rejected the Department of Justice’s bid to block British barrister Tim Owen from defending jailed media tycoon Jimmy Lai Chee-ying against his national security charges, Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu announced on Monday that he had requested an interpretation of the National Security Law (NSL) for Hong Kong […]

Foreign lawyers in security trials open a Pandora’s box

For most laymen in Hong Kong, the courts’ decisions, including the latest and final decision by the Court of Final Appeal (CFA), to allow a British king’s counsel recruited from the UK to defend Jimmy Lai Chee-ying, founder of the now-defunct Apple Daily, against charges under the National Security Law for Hong Kong, run counter […]

Enhancing healthcare for the elderly at community level

COVID-19 is an example of the greater vulnerability of the elderly given the significantly high fatality rate among the aged with underlying diseases, which is one of the reasons the country is adhering to its dynamic zero-COVID approach, although the policy implementation needs to be fine-tuned to ensure that it fulfills its function of protecting […]