A health worker prepares to collect a swab sample from a woman to test for the COVID-19 at a community hall in Hyderabad on Jan 12, 2022. (NOAH SEELAM / AFP) NEW DELHI – India has eased its COVID-19 rules on testing, quarantine and hospital admissions in a bid to free up resources for its […]
Xia Baolong, director of the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council, particularized five expectations for the newly inaugurated Legislative Council when he met some of its members in Shenzhen recently. He stressed that all legislators must be staunch patriots who fully and accurately understand the principle of “one country, two systems” […]
In March 2021, the National People’s Congress, for obvious reasons, announced the reform of Hong Kong’s electoral system. Once the existing democratic model had been sabotaged by political wreckers inside the Legislative Council, the “one country, two systems” policy was in real danger, and a change of direction was unavoidable. Instead of seizing the opportunities […]
After seven people, including the current and former editors of Stand News, were arrested on Dec 29, the police explained that they were suspected of promoting seditious publications. They were allegedly involved in using the online news platform, between July 2020 and November 2021, to instigate dissatisfaction among the public, incite violence and law-breaking, and […]
United Nations Under-Secretary-General for humanitarian affairs and emergency relief coordinator Martin Griffiths attends a press conference in Geneva on Dec 1, 2021. (FABRICE COFFRINI / AFP) UNITED NATIONS – The situation for people in Syria remains grim as humanitarian needs have grown while funding has shrunk, said UN Under-secretary-General for Humanitarian Affair Martin Griffiths on […]
Chairman of the China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Electoral Affairs Commission Fung Wah (2nd right) opens a ballot box in Hong Kong, Dec 19, 2021. (PHOTO / XINHUA) The latest joint statement by the US, UK, New Zealand, Australia and Canada, or the so-called Five Eyes intelligence alliance, about the Hong Kong LegCo election […]
It is less than two months before Spring Festival ushers in the Year of the Tiger. For many who work in places away from their loved ones, to go home for the family reunion or to choose to stay where they work during the festival has become a question that they need to answer sooner […]
Podgorica, Montenegro / December 20, 2021 / SEAPRWire / – A group of crypto enthusiasts has announced the release of the RIDGE charity token. RIDGE is a community-driven charity token deployed on the Ethereum network (ERC-20) with the major purpose of donating to charities and developing other crypto utilities. Over time, the team has consistently delivered and […]
A woman walks outside the Raimondi College polling station, where Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor voted, on Dec 19, 2021. (CALVIN NG / CHINA DAILY) As the election for the seventh-term Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region is underway orderly on Sunday, certain foreign organizations including Hong Kong Watch have wasted […]
Chelsea’s title ambitions suffered a further blow after they were held to a goalless draw by Wolverhampton Wanderers at a misty Molineux Stadium on Sunday, a match the visitors had asked the Premier League to postpone before kickoff. Chelsea trail leaders Manchester City by six points following another frustrating afternoon after their midweek draw against […]
(LUO JIE / CHINA DAILY) If you thought discourse in the United States could not get more childish, think again: Last week, the White House convened the geopolitical equivalent of the He-Man Woman-Haters’ Club from Our Gang short films series. The club has an official name, of course; the Summit for Democracy, wherein US President […]
I recently sounded out some of my friends to find out whether they intend to cast their ballots in the geographical constituencies of the Legislative Council election on Sunday. While most of them said they would, a few indicated otherwise. I asked them why. They claimed that the new election system is a retrogressive step […]
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam / December 16, 2021 /SEAPRWire / – Recently, a newborn project has been launched on Pancakeswap with the only goal: give traders in the crypto world a hand to make their job more effective and less effort. To illustrate, they will have a virtual assistant serve their trading 24/24, it will help […]
Hosting the G7 foreign ministers' meeting in Liverpool over the weekend, United Kingdom foreign secretary Liz Truss proved she is no slouch when it comes to toeing the United States' line in foreign affairs. Eager to prove that as an echo of Washington's message she does not pale in comparison with her predecessor, in her […]
Cristiano Ronaldo converted a 75th-minute penalty to give Manchester United a barely deserved 1-0 win at Norwich City in the Premier League on Saturday after the visitors struggled to create chances at Carrow Road. The result lifted United to fifth place in the standings on 27 points from 16 games, behind fourth-placed West Ham United […]
Editor’s note: The following are the opening remarks of Grenville Cross SC at a legal forum sponsored by LAWYERS HONG KONG on Dec 10, 2021 I am very grateful to have been invited by Lawyers HK to speak to you today, and I thank them for their initiative in arranging this legal forum. It is […]
In the West, there are many who claim to regard democracy as sacrosanct. They sometimes claim that “the voice of the people is the voice of God”, although, when push comes to shove, their commitment often wavers. When they do not like the outcome of a particular election, they are not above discrediting the result, […]
In last week’s column, I suggested that, instead of asking the elderly, the very young and the physically handicapped, who often have difficulty using the LeaveHomeSafe app, to use this app, it would be far easier for them to simply present an “ID” card that can be scanned by employees of the eateries. I call […]
As Europe confronts a dangerous COVID-19 surge, thousands of demonstrators took to the streets and clashed with police to protest tough new lockdown measures. On Nov 20-21, violent protests spread from the Netherlands to neighboring Belgium, where police in Brussels used tear gas and water cannons to contain rioters. In Croatia and Italy, demonstrators also […]
Dubai, UAE / December 2, 2021 / SEAPRWire / – The Axltoken pre-sale is finally going live soon. At the pre-sale, participants will get the chance to secure $AXL tokens. Whatever they will purchase during the pre-sale can only be accessed at the end of the sale. The pre-sale will happen in two phases. The first phase […]