London’s iconic black taxi, rescued from bankruptcy five years ago by China’s largest privately-owned carmaker, now occupies pride of place within the stable of its parent Zhejiang Geely Holding Group, in its three-decade journey from fridge maker to a leader in electric vehicles.
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Swiss coach Vladimir Petkovic said that politics and football should “never mix” after two players celebrated goals in a 2-1 victory over Serbia with political gest
Killed and maimed native animals litter the roadsides of Australia’s southern state of Tasmania. It records among the highest rates of roadkill in the world, with between 377,000 and 1.5 million animals killed per year.
The Star Ferry is Hong Kong’s oldest form of public transport, taking passengers across Victoria Harbour between Hong Kong Island and Kowloon.
Seven years after a deadly tsunami ripped through the Tokyo Electric Power plant, tour organisers are bringing curious sightseers to the region as residents who fled the nuclear catastrophe trickle back.
The fourth edition of International Yoga Day will be observed across the world on June 21.
The rate of climate change. In less than a generation, present trends in greenhouse gas emissions are pushing the Earth’s system into an unprecedented global mean temperature rate of change. The speed of change will challenge the world to live through and adapt to a much warmer world.
Despite being a highly urbanised place, Hong Kong’s countryside has a vibrant widlife.
Rice paddy painting has become a tradition in the province of Shenyang in northeast China, attracting tourists from all around the country. Farmers strategically plant different coloured rice saplings that create stunning works of art that can be seen from above.
Macau, a Chinese city that was a Portuguese colony for over 130 years, is celebrating the World Cup and embracing its Portuguese heritage.
Described as the “King of Fruit”, durian is popular among millions of people across Asia. But it’s strong smell divides opinions. Lovers call it fragrant, while detractors call it stinky. But how do you choose a good durian? We visited a popular stand in Singapore to find out.
The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge is ready for its launch, which is scheduled for the second half of this year.
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May 16, 2016, marks the 50th anniversary of the outbreak of the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution.
When completed, the 42km-long Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macau Bridge will be one of the longest bridges above water in the world, constructed with the mission to speed up integration of cities in the Pearl River Delta. Will it be worth its staggering cost?
Sixteen years after its return to China, Macau is a city at the crossroads. In this South China Morning Post multimedia package, Raquel Carvalho delves into its chequered history, charts its meteoric rise and asks what the future holds.
China announced it would abandon the one-child policy. Reuters photographer Carlos Barria shot these intimate portraits of young Chinese people born since the start of the policy in 1979 and captured their raw thoughts on the prospect of having a sibling.
Tree maintenance has come into sharper focus recently following the government’s controversial decision to cut down four giant century-old banyans in August, and the collapse of a number of trees in recent months that have caused injuries. With experts expressing concern over the health and maintenance of trees citywide, the South China Morning Post has put together an interactive guide to the condition of more than 3,000 trees across Hong Kong, based on the latest data contained in a register originally created by the Development Bureau in 2010. Our map contains information on the health of more than 900 trees included in the register along with 2,700 others deemed "failed" or which were removed and not found on the register.
