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Jane Sun, chief executive of Ctrip, outside the company’s headquarters in Shanghai, China.

China technology

Rising Sun: how Ctrip’s chief executive came full circle

By Zigor Aldama

16 Dec 2018 6

After studying overseas and cresting the Silicon Valley wave, Jane Sun returned to China, where she now helms the nation’s largest online travel agent and advocates for gender equality

OPINION | Column

How greedy landlords are killing Hong Kong’s culinary creativity

By Bernice Chan

14 Dec 2018 15

The closure of Italian restaurant Mercato last month shows that even successful restaurants find it hard to afford rising rents

Hong Kong’s first test-tube baby, who was born in 1986. Pictures: SCMP

‘We strongly oppose’: Catholic response to Hong Kong’s first IVF baby

14 Dec 2018

From our archives

How George H.W. Bush honoured governor Sir Edward Youde

7 Dec 2018

A look from Lois Hazel, one of the Melbourne-based brands participating in the pop-up.

Fashion in Hong Kong and China

Australian fashion showcase of emerging labels pops up at PMQ

1 Dec 2018

A man holds a sign in Chinese asking for money to support his travels. Photo: Nora Tam

OPINION | Opinion

Begpackers in Hong Kong: are they all fake or lazy?

2 Nov 2018 15

The Prince and Princess of Wales at the opening of the Hong Kong Cultural Centre in 1989. Picture: SCMP

From our archives

When Prince Charles and Princess Diana visited Hong Kong in 1989

2 Nov 2018

Gordon Wu (right), with his wife Ivy and son Thomas, in 1994.

From our archives

Which businessman in Hong Kong was kidnapped while still a child?

26 Oct 2018

Artist Ernest Chang hopes his “Rigidity and Resilience” show will help raise awareness of youth issues and the work that organisations such as Kely do to support those in need.

Art

Struggling with his sexuality, artist Ernest Chang turned to drugs

22 Oct 2018 1

If “bastardising xiaolongbao is sacrilege”, then these Iberico pork soup dumplings are prime offenders. Picture: Jonathan Wong

Food and Drinks

In pursuit of Michelin stars, Chinese chefs are going too far

24 Oct 2018 6

The Hong Kong Cricket Club in Central, with the Supreme Court in the background, in 1974. Picture: SCMP

From our archives

How the old Hong Kong Cricket Club made way for Chater Garden

18 Oct 2018 1

“The amity of Guan and Bao” describes the relationship between best friends in China. Picture: Alamy

Lessons from China's history

Ancient Chinese tale of friendship emphasises importance of kindness

17 Oct 2018

Musicians are submerged in individual glass tanks for AquaSonic, an underwater concert by Between Music.

Performing arts in Hong Kong

Underwater musicians? Hong Kong to host a concert to remember

15 Oct 2018

As Sino-British talks resumed in the 1980s to decide on the territory’s political future, tensions flared in Hong Kong, leading to an exchange rate that was described at one point as being at ‘banana republic levels’

From our archives

How the Hong Kong dollar peg saved the day in 1983

12 Oct 2018

Hong Kong’s first Harley-Davidson Hong Kong Charity Ride, in 2016. Picture: David Wong

Explore Hong Kong

Calling all Hong Kong Harley-Davidson fans as iconic bike turns 115

8 Oct 2018 1

Bin bags full of tree debris that would naturally decay were it not wrapped in plastic, have become a common sight in the wake of Typhoon Mangkhut. Picture: Antony Dickson

Typhoon Mangkhut

Surely there’s a better way of disposing of Typhoon Mangkhut tree debris?

5 Oct 2018 1

With its egg-shaped done, the Space Museum is a Tsim Sha Tsui landmark, offering visitors a chance to experience “space travel without ever leaving Earth”

From our archives

Space Museum’s 1980 opening was Hong Kong’s entry into ‘space age’

4 Oct 2018 1