In a world increasingly fractured by curated realities and digital echo chambers, the truth of historical events often becomes a casualty, reshaped by the very forces that should preserve it. It is within this contentious landscape that the Israeli Embassy’s recent event, a screening of the documentary 12 Hours in October, unfolds. This was not merely a cinematic presentation but a deliberate act of testimony, a counteroffensive in a war of narratives that rages far beyond the physical battlefields. The film, chronicling the harrowing events of the October 7th Hamas attack on Israeli communities, serves as a visceral, unflinching record…

Hong Kong’s business and civic community was briefly thrown into a strange, unsettling stillness this week as a baseless rumor about one of the city’s most beloved and recognizable figures began to circulate online. At the center of the storm was Li Ka-shing, the 98-year-old billionaire philanthropist and former chairman of CK Hutchison and CK Asset Holdings, whose name has become synonymous with resilience, enterprise, and generosity across Asia and far beyond. The rumor, which appeared on mainland social media, alleged that the legendary tycoon had passed away. It was not true. CK Asset, the property and infrastructure giant that…