https://www.scmp.com/rss/324115/feed Laura Warne is a former digital consultant at the Post. She previously held senior digital roles at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) and News Corp Australia. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com China’s Premier Li Keqiang vowed to “make our skies blue again” in his annual work report in Beijing on Sunday. If the past seven days are anything to go by, he has a big job ahead of him. While the air over Beijing was clear in the early days of last week, by Thursday smog began to descend on the city, just as the country’s top political officials were arriving for the annual “two sessions” plenary meetings of the National People’s Congress and Chinese People’s Political Consultative... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2076431/blue-skies-smog-and-back-again-what-week-beijing-looks?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2076431/blue-skies-smog-and-back-again-what-week-beijing-looks?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 06 Mar 2017 11:45:15 +0000 New technology may have influenced the way Hong Kong celebrates Lunar New Year, but many traditions are still going strong. One of the city’s busiest temples has rolled out a host of social media promotions to connect with young worshippers over the Lunar New Year. Automatic fortune-telling booths were launched this week at Wong Tai Sin Temple, allowing visitors to find out how they will fare in the Year of the Rooster. However, despite the new gadgets, traditional worshipping practices... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/2066024/then-and-now-lunar-new-year-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/2066024/then-and-now-lunar-new-year-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 27 Jan 2017 10:00:15 +0000