By Christopher Cottrell/ Image: Christopher Cottrell Six years ago this May, Macau embarked on a bold new medical mission—the Sino Luso International Medical Forum.I was lucky enough to have written about the first one. I’d been covering Macau since 2005 so was intrigued to get the assignment—particuarly when I saw the …

By Christopher Cottrell/ Images: Christopher Cottrell Medical diplomacy and peace between China and the Philippines were central topics for Dr. Herminigildo Valle, Undersecretary for Health for the Republic of the Philippines, during his speeches at the 37th Sino-Luso International Medical Forums in Beijing and Macau. The scientific symposiums were held …

By Peace Post Staff/ Image: Christopher Cottrell The 37th Sino-Luso International Medical Forum’s five days of symposiums ended with a private, closed door, VIP symposium discussing medical errors at the Clube Militar de Macau. Dr. Billy Chan, vice-president and co-founder of the Sino-Luso International Medical Forum, commented, “After six-years, we …

By Christopher Cottrell/Images: Christopher Cottrell Macau’s 37th Sino-Luso International Medical Forum heralded six years of success this week with MOUs and symposiums in Beijing and Macau. The international medical delegation included the Undersecretary of Health of the Philippines, Prof. Herminigildo Valle, Prof. Florentino Cardoso, President of the Brazilian Medical Association, …

By Peace Post Staff/ Image: Xinhua The One Belt, One Road Initiative is a “Project of the Century,” said Chinese President Xi Jinping. With over 1,500 international delegates in Beijing for the Silk Summit held Sunday and Monday, Xi further called for joint efforts to build the Belt and Road …

By Christopher Cottrell/Images: The Ocean Cleanup Dutch millennial entrepreneur and engineer Boyan Slat’s astounding plastic cleanup plan for the world’s oceans is exactly the sort of hopeful news people have been hungry for. Particularly the peoples of the Pacific who recoil in horror with the Great Pacific Garbage Patch—a field of plastic …

By Christopher Cottrell/ Images: Courtesy of Nick Durrer Retired Chef Nick Durrer is a long time cooking legend from Jakarta to Zhuhai. Now, he’s turning his kitchen knives for painting—literally cutting edge art. From 1972 to 2014, Nick carved out his name in kitchens across Southeast Asia and China. During …

By Peace Post Staff/ Images: Courtesy Natalya Bronzova The Himalayan spirit is strong with Russian artist and intellectual Natalya Bronzova. Especially with her latest solo painting exhibition in Manila titled “Rainbow of My Soul.” Running from June 1 to 30, 2017 at the Rockwell Club, the focus of the exhibit …

By Christopher Cottrell// Image: American Chamber of Commerce for South China Guangzhou based Dr. Harley Seyedin, president of the American Chamber of Commerce for South China, is a legend in the region. As an entrepreneur and philanthropist, he has been a pillar of Guangzhou and South China for well over …

By Peace Post Staff/ Images: UNICEF HK The “Little Artists Big Dreams” drawing contest by UNICEF HK this past weekend raised over HK$1 million. Over 1,000 children and their parents came out for the event to create pictures in advance of Mother’s Day. With a single donation of HK$800,000 from title …