Category: Anthem

HK Protest Song Played Again Instead of CCP Anthem at Asian Classic Powerlifting Championship

The pro-democracy protest song “Glory to Hong Kong” was again played as the official national anthem at an international sports event on Dec. 2, when the Hong Kong representative won a gold medal in the Asian Classic Powerlifting Championship. It was less than one month since the same thing happened at the Korean international rugby…


HK Pro-Democracy Protest Song Played as Anthem at Asia Rugby Match in Korea

The second leg of the Asia Rugby Sevens Series in Incheon, South Korea, was held on Nov. 13. During the men’s final between Hong Kong and South Korea, a widely known song, “Glory to Hong Kong,” which was adopted as the anthem of the protests of the Hong Kong pro-democracy movement in 2019, was played…


Anthem Lifts 2021 Earnings View After 3rd Quarter Beat

Anthem Inc. on Wednesday became the second major U.S. health insurer to raise its full year profit forecast, after beating third-quarter profit estimates on the back of lower-than-expected medical costs. The number two U.S. health insurer raised its outlook for the third time this year, saying it now expected 2021 adjusted profit to exceed $25.85…


Patriotic Moment: Customers Stopping to Sing ‘Star-Spangled Banner’ at Walmart Caught on Video

When one patriotic customer burst into a rendition of “The Star-Spangled Banner” in a Texas Walmart store over the Independence Day weekend, it set off a chain reaction. Within seconds, other shoppers with their carts joined in and began singing, forming a spontaneous choir that brought tears to the eyes of many. A Walmart customer…