Nury Vittachi

Nury Vittachi is the editor of Fridayeveryday.com, a new media and events group based in Hong Kong. He wrote the comedy-crime novel series The Feng Shui Detective as well as non-fiction works and novels for children.

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Criminal probe shines light on anti-China group's wide links

Criminal probe shines light on anti-China group's wide links

As US Investigators probe the transactions of Epoch Times finance chief Bill Guan, recently arrested on money laundering charges, the spotlight is spreading to associated groups and individuals.

Seven reasons to give the Nobel Peace Prize to the IDF

Seven reasons to give the Nobel Peace Prize to the IDF

The title of this article is not a joke, nor is it clickbait. I have solid reasons with which to argue that it would be logical and fitting that the next Nobel Peace Prize should be given to the Israel Defence Force, better known as the IDF.

Corporate media leaves out the very insights that made John Pilger a man not afraid to speak truth to power

Corporate media leaves out the very insights that made John Pilger a man not afraid to speak truth to power

John Pilger, the investigative anti-war journalist who spoke up for China and humiliated the western corporate media, has diedand every single report on this in the western media I have seen has carefully omitted this fact.

New study shows what really happened in Hong Kong in 2019

New study shows what really happened in Hong Kong in 2019

The world is told a simplistic black and white tale about Hong Kongs troubles in 2019, with heroic pro-democracy activists crushed by Beijing. What really happened was very different and far more complex, says a detailed new book by top Hong Kong academic Daniel F. Vukovich.

Leaked docs suggests someone is reading TikTok user records, but not who you think

Leaked docs suggests someone is reading TikTok user records, but not who you think

The US government secretly told TikTok that it would not be banned in the country - if it allowed American agents access to the records of TikTok users, Forbes reported.

The 10 rules of the rules based International order (RBIO)

The 10 rules of the rules based International order (RBIO)

Breaking news: Pentagon releases the ten rules of the Rules Based International Order (RBIO) as seen by the United States of America.

Muralists work to beautify the city, but also calm its soul

Muralists work to beautify the city, but also calm its soul

A trio of Hong Kong friends thought about the best way to heal Hong Kong as a community after the traumas of recent times and came up with a simple but transformative idea.

A super power has taken over an island. Is it Taiwan or Australia?

A super power has taken over an island. Is it Taiwan or Australia?

Our automated monitoring service has picked up a conversation about a superpower taking control of an island in Asia-Pacific

"No war in China" campaigners may be foreign agents: NYT

"No war in China" campaigners may be foreign agents: NYT

Peace groups campaigning against a US war on China might be paid foreign agents, the New York Times alleged.

Nine things Australians are not being told about the US military takeover

Nine things Australians are not being told about the US military takeover

The astonishingly expensive tie-up between Australia and the US military deal is NOT about defence of the country, nor is it about bringing stability to Asia. The opposite is true, and Asians know it. Australians stand to lose a great deal, not just in terms of money, but in the great relationships that they have built with the rest of Asia over many decades, and in the world's understanding of the Australian character.

Will fast-growing India overtake decelerating China?

Will fast-growing India overtake decelerating China?

India has an economy that is growing faster than Chinas six per cent versus four per cent and it has a population that is expanding while that of its Asian neighbour is shrinking.

Before Ellsberg died, he revealed detailed US plans to nuke China

Before Ellsberg died, he revealed detailed US plans to nuke China

The final revelation of whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg, who died on Friday at the age of 92, was to reveal details of top secret US plans to launch a nuclear invasion of China.

How psy-ops warriors fooled me about Tiananmen Square: a warning

How psy-ops warriors fooled me about Tiananmen Square: a warning

The myth of the Tiananmen Square massacre is arguably the most successful disinformation campaign of modern times, according to western and eastern sourcesso much so that proud psychological warfare specialists recently used it to ADVERTISE their news manipulation skills. Well get to that below.

Chinese scientists create sodium car

Chinese scientists create sodium car

Breakthroughs set to make a big difference in energy sector

China releases 12-point plan for peace in Ukraine

China releases 12-point plan for peace in Ukraine

China called for an immediate cease-fire in Ukraine so that negotiations can begin for peace and rebuilding. It called for respect for sovereign borders which seemed like advice to Russia to withdraw.

Exposed: the US atrocity fabrication industry demonising rival states

Exposed: the US atrocity fabrication industry demonising rival states

Shocking false narratives are concocted by the west to create animosity towards rivals, says 500-page study from University of London researcher.

Leak confirms U.S. agents created massive 'Kremlin web-bots' scam

Leak confirms U.S. agents created massive 'Kremlin web-bots' scam

A group of top US agents, mostly Democrats, pumped hundreds of fake news stories into the mainstream media, it was revealed at the weekend.

How Jiang Zemin quietly changed the nature of Chinas government

How Jiang Zemin quietly changed the nature of Chinas government

Chinese Leader Jiang Zemin, who just died at the age of 96, made changes that altered the nature of the countrys government and the course of the global economy, affecting people worldwide, although few people realise it.

Despairing China teacher in the US encouraged by social voices

Despairing China teacher in the US encouraged by social voices

Bias confirmation is nearly impossible to overcome, and if reinforced by subliminal anti-Chinese racism, even more so.

Xi note to UK woman revives memories of stunning war rescue

Xi note to UK woman revives memories of stunning war rescue

A WOMAN IN THE UK wrote to Chinese leader Xi Jinping and received a personal reply, it was revealed last month - and their exchange revived memories of one of the most dramatic events of the shared history of the two nations.

Tomorrows adults want democracy but not the western kind

Tomorrows adults want democracy but not the western kind

The people of Africa are joining folk around the world to speak out against the policy of insisting that western liberal democracy is the only acceptable form of government.

Country that helps us is China, Africans say

Country that helps us is China, Africans say

YOUNG ADULTS FROM 15 African countries see China as the foreign power with the biggest positive impact on their lives, a new survey shows. More than 70% gave the Chinese an upbeat review. This matters. By 2050, 80% of the worlds youth will be from Africa.

Yes, were propagandists, say western journalists, as public confidence falls

Yes, were propagandists, say western journalists, as public confidence falls

TRUST IN THE MAINSTREAM media has collapsed, a series of new studies show. Western journalists openly see their role as propagandists for their beliefs, in contrast with their readers, who seek balanced coverage.

Massive secret network was pushing the western narrative

Massive secret network was pushing the western narrative

The huge disinformation campaign ran for almost five years. The reputation of Chinese, Russians and Iranians was blackened..Falsified accounts pushed stories in tandem with US govt media VOA, RFE and others.

U.S.-China fight to lead planet earth will be decided within 15 years

U.S.-China fight to lead planet earth will be decided within 15 years

The clock is ticking on which of the two superpowers will gain primacy over the planet a lead which will last indefinitely, becoming unassailable, a stunning new study shows U.S. leadership over the planet would lead to a colonial model as seen in recent centuries, with the west assertively pushing its values, says a book by a top London geopolitical expert Chinese leadership will lead to a multipolar world, given Chinas lack of interest in spreading its system of governance to other countries, and preference for trade over militarism.

Pelosi visit-China wise not to attack plane

Pelosi visit-China wise not to attack plane

Former US President Donald Trump, said the visit would make trouble and cause great friction.

What made you stop trusting the international media?

What made you stop trusting the international media?

Top cause was coverage of Hong Kong, followed by the US invasion of Iraq in 2003, say respondents to a social media tweet that quickly turned into a fast-growing discussion

Everything is being weaponised in a disinformation war

Everything is being weaponised in a disinformation war

Leaders of Japan and other nations are warning of a need to be aware of a hidden battlefield in the media and social media, The west has an unshakeable lead in hybrid warfare, leaving other regions struggling to be heard. Three new books point to a host of other areas that are being or could be weaponised, including the distribution of vaccines.

US will stop being a democracy most Americans say

US will stop being a democracy most Americans say

MOST Republicans and Democrats believe that the United States will cease to be a democracy, according to a new poll by Yahoo News and YouGov.

The Crimes of Julian Assange!

The US wants to cover up the crimes that Julian Assange exposed. Assange...

So was it the most-watched or least-watched Winter Olympics?

So was it the most-watched or least-watched Winter Olympics?

There were global campaigns from the United States to make the Beijing Winter Olympics the least-watched Winter Olympic Games in history.

West's bid to subvert others is no longer a secret

West's bid to subvert others is no longer a secret

The US's attempts to destabilise its perceived enemies and cling to global supremacy have been laid bare in a new book.

Press stunned as Ukraine leader points finger at West

Press stunned as Ukraine leader points finger at West

The underlying issue is this: NATO promised not to expand eastwards. It has done so repeatedly. It is never called out for this.

Strategists admit West is goading China into war

Strategists admit West is goading China into war

US military experts say a war over Taiwan is desirable, because Asias growth to become worlds economic heartland has become unstoppable.

Allegations about China and carbon pollution are rooted in racism

Allegations about China and carbon pollution are rooted in racism

It's wrong to paint the Chinese as the world's biggest environmental villains, but mainstream media outlets do it all the time.

Heres how many people are really leaving Hong Kong

The world is told one thing, the data says another

White Man's Media: two places, Western Europe and the US, control the global public mindset

White Man's Media: two places, Western Europe and the US, control the global public mindset

You and I currently live on a glorious planet with almost eight billion people in about 200 countries and an astonishing range of cultures. Yet only one, consisting of 8% of the world's population, claims precedence. Why?

Three things West gets wrong about China

China is woefully misrepresented, says a Harvard Business Review report. More people in China actively trade their shares than Americans, Europeans or Hongkongers; more than 93% of adults are homeowners; and citizens like their system and support their leadership.

Western media is destroying its own credibility

Eric Xun Li has the answer to the problem of the relentlessly negative press that China is receiving. And its simpler than one might expect.

The untold story of Apple Daily: deception, misogyny and quiet Americans

The untold story of Apple Daily: deception, misogyny and quiet Americans

The Western media will repeatedly report that Beijing is to blame forApple Daily'sproblems in Hong Kong, hoping and praying that no one will point out the key fact that demolishes the argument: The newspaper group has been even more of a disaster in Taiwan, where it has stopped all its print publications, despite the island allegedly having glorious USA-Style True Democracy. USA! USA!

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