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By Peace Post Staff/ Images: Christopher Cottrell It was February 1980 when Sting played with the Police for their first show in Hong Kong—and they sang Walking on Kowloon at Today’s World Disco in Central! Fast forward to June 3, 2017. For the 10,000 Hong Kong fans who poured into the …

By Peace Post Staff/ Images: Christopher Cottrell Hong Kong’s young doctors are cutting out new paths in medicine—and expanding their understanding of resources in the Greater Pearl Bay Area, such as Macau medicine and Shenzhen 3D printing. Indeed, over the weekend the Younger Fellows Chapter of the Hong Kong College …

By Peace Post Staff/ Images: American Chamber of Commerce for South China Guangzhou based Harley Seyedin is a champion of peace. Indeed, The recent Oslo Business For Peace Awards 2017 found the deeds of Mr. Seyedin worthy of praise and encomiums of the highest order. As President of the American …

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 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 …

By Peace Post Staff/ Image: Christopher Cottrell The Sino-Luso International Medical Forum Series 37 is bringing a strong healthcare delegation to Beijing and Macau. Doctors and health officials from Brazil, Portugal, Cape Verde, the Philippines, Hong Kong and Macau will hold symposiums and workshops in Beijing from May 18th -20th, …