Hong Kong passenger ferry is transformed into a luxurious yacht and hits the market for £1.9million 

A passenger ferry has been given a spectacular new lease of life having been transformed into a luxurious yacht complete with a New York loft-style interior, a cinema and what is claimed to be the largest single sofa in Hong Kong. And it’s on the market for £1.9million ($2.7million).  The vessel, formerly called Golden Star, … Read more

China allows communist rulers to vet ‘patriotic’ election candidates a day after dozens are jailed

China‘s communist rulers handed themselves veto powers over selecting Hong Kong‘s lawmakers as part of a campaign to eliminate dissent and ensure a ‘patriotic’ government in the city following huge democracy rallies in 2019. Legislation to allow China’s communist rulers to vet all election candidates in Hong Kong was tabled at the opening of the nation’s … Read more

Boeing 777 makes an emergency landing in Moscow after suffering engine problems

A Boeing 777 airliner on Friday made an emergency landing in Moscow with engine problems, the operating airline said, six days after another model rained down engine debris over the United States. Russia‘s state-owned Rossiya airline said the crew had registered the ‘incorrect operation of the engine control sensor’ on a cargo flight from Hong … Read more

US second-most surveilled country after China, with one camera for every five people in big cities

The US is the second-most surveilled country in the world after China, with one camera for every five people in major cities. A new report found that bigger US cities had an average of over 112,000 CCTV cameras, or about 2,200 for every 10,000 people. That was still dwarfed by China, which had 15,880,491 CCTV … Read more

Doctors warn face masks can pose a risk of eye injury

Research on how well various types of masks and face coverings protect against coronavirus has varied but experts and politicians have generally leaned towards the idea that the chance of some protection is better than none. In the UK, face coverings were first made mandatory in for public transport in June and later for shops … Read more

Closing down classrooms only reduced coronavirus cases by 4% in NYC

School closures may do little to reduce the spread of coronavirus, a new modeling study suggests. Researchers found that preventing in-person learning only lowered the number of infections among young people by four percent in New York City. By comparison, social distancing of the entire population in public places lowered the number of cases and … Read more

Oxford Uni’s Wykeham chair is renamed Tencent-Wykeham after a China firm ‘with links to spy agency’ 

Oxford University is to rename a prestigious professorship of physics after a Chinese software company accused of close links with the Communist regime’s intelligence services in return for a £700,000 donation, the Daily Mail has learned. The Wykeham chair of physics, which was established in 1900 and comes with a fellowship at 14th-century New College, … Read more

British foreign office warns China will no longer recognise Hong Kong dual citizens

China moves to strip millions of Hong Kongers of legal rights by refusing to recognise British dual citizens in defiance of handover deal UK Foreign Office warned dual nationality is no longer recognised in Hong Kong  Move means millions of Hong Kongers who qualify for overseas citizenship may not be entitled to consular assistance if … Read more

Woman, 58, abandoned in Hong Kong before being adopted by British couple appears on Long Lost Family

A woman who was abandoned in Hong Kong before being adopted by a British couple has admitted she just wants to find relatives who ‘look and sound like her’ in ‘one of the toughest ever’ Long Lost Family searches. Claire Martin, 58, was nearly two-years-old when she arrived at Heathrow Airport from Hong Kong’s overcrowded orphanages in … Read more

Antiques Roadshow guest mocked for VERY casual reaction when told Chinese table is worth £120,000

A guest on the Antiques Roadshow last night was mocked for his rather unenthusiastic reaction after an expert revealed his Chinese table was worth up to £120,000. The episode saw Fiona Bruce and the team head to Culzean Castle in South Ayrshire, and the console was named one of the most expensive pieces of furniture … Read more