https://www.scmp.com/rss/326112/feed Cena is a motion graphics designer at Inkstone. He tells stories through motion graphics by bridging the gap between 2D and 3D techniques. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com The seventh day of the seventh month of the lunar calendar is the Qixi Festival. This year, that falls on August 7th. (It was August 17th last year.) It’s also known as China’s Valentine’s Day. In honor of the festival, we’re bringing you the tragic love story behind this festival: the tale of the humble cowherd and the heavenly weaver girl. https://www.scmp.com/china/qixi-festival-and-tale-cowherd-and-weaver-girl/article/3021830?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/china/qixi-festival-and-tale-cowherd-and-weaver-girl/article/3021830?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 07 Aug 2019 10:44:05 +0000 Before Shenzhen was China’s answer to Silicon Valley, it was a small fishing town in southern China, notable mainly for its proximity to Hong Kong. But today the city is an economic powerhouse of 12 million people, a tech hub home to giants like DJI and Tencent – and with a GDP comparable to that of South Africa. The dramatic transformation happened seemingly overnight, and was made possible in part because of Shenzhen’s so-called urban villages, densely packed low-rise apartments in the city’s... https://www.scmp.com/china/how-urban-villages-and-economic-reforms-helped-turn-shenzhen-economic-powerhouse/article/2177989?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/china/how-urban-villages-and-economic-reforms-helped-turn-shenzhen-economic-powerhouse/article/2177989?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 14 Dec 2018 10:03:40 +0000 In the 40 years since China began the process of reform and opening up, it has developed into a nation with the most skyscrapers in the world. That all started in the southern city of Guangzhou, with a hotel called the White Swan. Standing next to colonial-era buildings on historic Shamian Island in the Pearl River, the five-star White Swan opened in 1983. China’s first 100m (330ft) tall building was built by a Hong Kong developer answering former Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping’s call for high-end... https://www.scmp.com/society/how-guangzhous-white-swan-hotel-played-part-chinas-opening/article/2176934?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/society/how-guangzhous-white-swan-hotel-played-part-chinas-opening/article/2176934?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 07 Dec 2018 10:20:32 +0000 Parts of China have been inundated by smog in recent days, choking off cities and leading authorities to issue health warnings. But one group of aunties in the city of Nanjing, in the eastern province of Jiangsu, were intent on getting their exercise. And so they brought their signature activity of “square dancing” – open-air dancing in public squares – into a hotel lobby. https://www.scmp.com/society/last-wonton-chinese-dancing-aunties-take-over-hotel-lobby-avoid-smog/article/2176659?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/society/last-wonton-chinese-dancing-aunties-take-over-hotel-lobby-avoid-smog/article/2176659?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 06 Dec 2018 09:45:30 +0000 First invented in China in 2003, e-cigarettes have since grown into a multi-billion dollar global industry. For some, they're an alternative to smoking. For others, they’re a way to quit. For others still, they’re just great to use for smoke tricks. Because they haven't been around for very long, there's still no definitive answer on how safe vaping is.   But the boom times might be about to run out. In recent years, more than 20 countries have enacted some form of ban on vaping. And now... https://www.scmp.com/health/china-invented-e-cigarette-now-it-might-crack-down-vaping/article/2176311?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/health/china-invented-e-cigarette-now-it-might-crack-down-vaping/article/2176311?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 04 Dec 2018 10:00:45 +0000 When a fire broke out in an apartment block in Xian, northwest China, a baby and an elderly relative were trapped in their home on the 14th floor. Firefighter Li Zhi and a colleague plunged into the gathering smoke to rescue the stranded pair. But Li went above and beyond to keep the infant alive. Check out our video for more. https://www.scmp.com/society/last-wonton-selfless-firefighter-giving-respirator-baby-praised-netizens/article/2175806?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/society/last-wonton-selfless-firefighter-giving-respirator-baby-praised-netizens/article/2175806?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 30 Nov 2018 10:15:06 +0000 A Shaolin monk by the name of Shi Yongchang has demonstrated his strength by breaking bricks in half with his bare hands… while they’re held between blocks of soft, wobbly tofu. Check out the video to see how it’s done. https://www.scmp.com/society/last-wonton-shaolin-monk-breaks-bricks-tofu/article/2175622?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/society/last-wonton-shaolin-monk-breaks-bricks-tofu/article/2175622?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 29 Nov 2018 09:59:18 +0000 The world of science was rocked this week when a Chinese scientist named He Jiankui announced that he had created the first gene-edited babies. The twins had their DNA edited when they were embryos to make them more resistant to HIV infection, the researcher claimed. But many in the scientific community were appalled by the experiment. The university in southern China that he is affiliated with has distanced itself from the announcement and is investigating what happened. So far, Dr He has not... https://www.scmp.com/science/gene-editing-chinese-embryos-shocks-world-science/article/2175226?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/science/gene-editing-chinese-embryos-shocks-world-science/article/2175226?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 27 Nov 2018 10:00:00 +0000 Shan Yukang has chosen an unusual medium to express his love: chickens. The 22-year-old farmer from Longnan City in China’s northwestern Gansu province scatters chicken feed on the ground in a specific shape… and his 2,000 chickens do the rest. The clip has gone viral on Chinese social media. https://www.scmp.com/society/last-wonton-farmer-spreads-feed-make-chickens-form-heart/article/2174346?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/society/last-wonton-farmer-spreads-feed-make-chickens-form-heart/article/2174346?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 23 Nov 2018 11:30:00 +0000 These husbands are grimacing for a simple reason: they’re experiencing how it feels to give birth. At an expo for expectant mothers in Panzhihua City in China’s western Sichuan province, the men were hooked up to electrodes which simulated the pain of childbirth. Their conclusion: it hurts. A lot. Check out our video for more. https://www.scmp.com/society/last-wonton-chinese-husbands-experience-pain-childbirth/article/2174303?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/society/last-wonton-chinese-husbands-experience-pain-childbirth/article/2174303?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 21 Nov 2018 10:37:33 +0000 This year’s Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit has a few firsts. It’s the first Apec meeting US President Donald Trump has missed in his term, and the first time it’s been held in the bloc’s poorest nation, Papua New Guinea. Trump’s no-show has allowed the spotlight for the summit to fall on Chinese President Xi Jinping. China and Papua New Guinea’s relationship has been bolstered by millions of dollars invested in the island nation by China, with a trove of public works projects. The... https://www.scmp.com/politics/asian-leaders-converge-papua-new-guinea-apec-summit/article/2173620?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/politics/asian-leaders-converge-papua-new-guinea-apec-summit/article/2173620?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 16 Nov 2018 10:00:30 +0000 This little jeep is a little more than meets the eye. A toy car in the northeastern Chinese city of Shenyang was spotted on the streets… transforming into a human. A local inventor had home-made his own Transfomers costume and was taking it out for a spin. https://www.scmp.com/society/last-wonton-man-turns-himself-transformer/article/2173369?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/society/last-wonton-man-turns-himself-transformer/article/2173369?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 15 Nov 2018 10:04:14 +0000 Singles’ Day has become a force of nature in China. It is the single biggest shopping day in the world in terms of sales. Millions of orders are made in a single day. Last year, e-commerce giant Alibaba smashed its all-time Singles’ Day sales record with $25.3 billion in sales. (By comparison, American shoppers spent $5 billion on Black Friday last year.) And the Singles’ Day is predicted to be even bigger this year. Inkstone is owned by Alibaba. But this Black Friday on steroids was not always... https://www.scmp.com/business/how-chinas-singles-day-became-worlds-biggest-shopping-holiday/article/2172503?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/how-chinas-singles-day-became-worlds-biggest-shopping-holiday/article/2172503?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 09 Nov 2018 10:15:30 +0000 Nanjing’s Meiling Palace sits in the center of a carefully planted set of trees, which gives it the effect of a jewel in the middle of a necklace. During fall, the trees turn a vibrant orange. The palace was built by Chiang Kai-shek, the former leader of the Republic of China, for his wife Soong Mei-ling, and named after her. https://www.scmp.com/society/last-wonton-fall-foliage-nanjings-meiling-palace/article/2172428?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/society/last-wonton-fall-foliage-nanjings-meiling-palace/article/2172428?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 09 Nov 2018 10:00:00 +0000 Wood carver Kang Ping doesn’t do things on the small scale. He carves giant tree trunks into life-sized statues of the great and good. He’s created sculptures of everyone from Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh to classical Chinese poet Du Fu and master tactician Zhuge Liang. How long did it take him to get this good? 10 years. Better grab that chainsaw… https://www.scmp.com/society/last-wonton-chinese-man-carves-celebrities-out-wood/article/2171692?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/society/last-wonton-chinese-man-carves-celebrities-out-wood/article/2171692?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 05 Nov 2018 10:00:45 +0000 This weekend, people in the US and Canada will be moving their clocks back an hour as Daylight Saving Time comes to an end. Most of Europe did it a week ago. China is one of several countries that doesn’t have DST, and its daily clock remains unchanged throughout the year. 32 years ago, China briefly followed DST: but it abandoned the practice just three years later. In fact, the whole of China has one single time zone: Beijing Standard Time. Watch our video above to find out why. Follow... https://www.scmp.com/china/why-doesnt-china-have-daylight-saving-time/article/2171440?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/china/why-doesnt-china-have-daylight-saving-time/article/2171440?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 02 Nov 2018 11:00:30 +0000 Giant pandas Sijia and Youyou frolicked in the first snowfall of the year at their home in northeast China’s Yabuli. Nearly eight inches of snowfall left them with plenty to play in. https://www.scmp.com/society/last-wonton-pandas-excited-first-snow-northeast-china/article/2171033?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/society/last-wonton-pandas-excited-first-snow-northeast-china/article/2171033?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 31 Oct 2018 09:09:11 +0000 A 68-year-old grandpa in northeastern China has created a so-called “leopard fitness” regime to keep himself in tip-top shape. Every day, Mi Youren is spotted as he runs, jumps, crawls and climbs in a leopard suit at Hero Mountain, a popular tourist destination in Shandong province. Check out our video, above, for more. https://www.scmp.com/society/last-wonton-chinese-grandpa-works-out-every-day-leopard/article/2170169?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/society/last-wonton-chinese-grandpa-works-out-every-day-leopard/article/2170169?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 25 Oct 2018 10:15:00 +0000 A skydiving competition has kicked off in Anshun City, located in southwest China. The BASE Jumping International Invitational Tournament brings together 30 professionals from 13 countries and regions. BASE is an acronym that stands for four categories of fixed structures that participants jump from: buildings, antennas, spans (bridges) and earth (cliffs). Some skydivers designed stunts, making the competition more thrilling and eye-catching. Check out our video, above, for more. https://www.scmp.com/society/last-wonton-skydivers-jump-370-meter-high-bridge-southwest-china/article/2169984?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/society/last-wonton-skydivers-jump-370-meter-high-bridge-southwest-china/article/2169984?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 24 Oct 2018 10:15:15 +0000 These two dogs both wanted to get a workout at the gym, but one of them was clearly more motivated than the other. The video was filmed in Ziyang, a city in the western Chinese province of Sichuan. Watch our video, above, to see how much doggy determination there was to exercise. https://www.scmp.com/society/last-wonton-two-dogs-get-workout-gym/article/2169784?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/society/last-wonton-two-dogs-get-workout-gym/article/2169784?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 23 Oct 2018 08:45:00 +0000 Cena Lau Cena Lau China’s social media users are rising to a new internet challenge, called the Falling Stars challenge, to show off their worldly possessions. Participants post photos of themselves lying face down on the street, posing as if they had tripped while getting out of their cars and spilled their bags, accessories and even wads of cash all over the place. Known literally as the “flaunt your wealth” challenge in Mandarin, the trend originated in Russia and has recently taken off in China. Chinese... https://www.scmp.com/society/last-wonton-chinese-millennials-flaunt-wealth-falling-stars-challenge/article/2169648?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/society/last-wonton-chinese-millennials-flaunt-wealth-falling-stars-challenge/article/2169648?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 22 Oct 2018 10:15:00 +0000 A talented artist in eastern China has carved images of several Chinese celebrities on apples. Who has he depicted so far? Superstars including Jet Li and Wong Ka Kui. Check out our video, above, for more. https://www.scmp.com/society/last-wonton-artist-carves-chinese-celebrities-apples/article/2169326?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/society/last-wonton-artist-carves-chinese-celebrities-apples/article/2169326?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 19 Oct 2018 10:00:30 +0000 Fall has arrived in China, and around the Great Wall the leaves are turning vivid hues of burning red and warm orange. Do some virtual leaf peeping with our video, above. https://www.scmp.com/society/last-wonton-fall-leaves-china/article/2168282?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/society/last-wonton-fall-leaves-china/article/2168282?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 12 Oct 2018 08:15:30 +0000 A new Guinness World Record was set over the weekend in Wuqiang County, China’s northern Hebei province. A grand total of 666 pianos were played simultaneously by 639 people. Those taking part came from eight countries, as well as from across China. Players included teachers, students and the blind. The pianos were said to have a combined value of about $7.3 million. https://www.scmp.com/society/last-wonton-666-pianos-played-simultaneously-set-new-world-record/article/2167844?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/society/last-wonton-666-pianos-played-simultaneously-set-new-world-record/article/2167844?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 10 Oct 2018 09:45:45 +0000 Golden Week sees hundreds of millions of Chinese take advantage of the seven-day holiday to go on vacation. On the first day of the holiday alone, 122 million Chinese people traveled around the country. And that number is only growing. The downside: with a hundred million extra people around, it won’t be easy to get that perfect Instagram snap. https://www.scmp.com/society/last-wonton-chinese-tourist-spots-inundated-golden-week/article/2166965?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/society/last-wonton-chinese-tourist-spots-inundated-golden-week/article/2166965?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 04 Oct 2018 09:37:14 +0000 At 14,000 feet above sea level, a group of scientists winds their way up the Urumqi No.1 Glacier like small ants. Twice a year, glaciologist Li Zhongqin and his team come to the Tianshan Mountains in western China to check up on the health of this majestic mountain of ice. Beneath their feet, this “frozen reservoir” that irrigates a vast arid region of Central Asia is melting away rapidly, as the result of climate change. “If the air temperature grows at the current rate, this glacier will melt... https://www.scmp.com/science/chinas-glaciers-are-melting-record-speed-thanks-climate-change/article/2164251?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/science/chinas-glaciers-are-melting-record-speed-thanks-climate-change/article/2164251?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 14 Sep 2018 10:15:00 +0000 In The Grapes of Wrath, John Steinbeck wrote about the Dust Bowl in the 1930s that forced a quarter million Americans to move from the Great Plains to California. Today, China faces a much bigger crisis: deserts cover more than a quarter of the country and are growing. Nearly 400 million people face the consequences of increasingly frequent sandstorms and drought. In the face of desertification, many have chosen to move away. But Wang Tianchang, a 75-year-old farmer from northwestern China, did... https://www.scmp.com/china/china-builds-great-green-wall-trees-fight-against-desertification/article/2163557?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/china/china-builds-great-green-wall-trees-fight-against-desertification/article/2163557?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 10 Sep 2018 10:15:00 +0000 Zhang Keliang was just 20 years old when he entered his first coal mine. Crammed into a narrow shaft with dozens of co-workers, Zhang dived into the center of the earth, his heart sinking every time that darkness embraced him. “It was a dreary experience,” he tells Inkstone. “Those who were less brave screamed out loud.”   Zhang, now 50, has taken this 2,600-foot journey every working day for three decades. When he started mining back in 1988, it was a highly sought-after job in Huainan, a city... https://www.scmp.com/china/impact-chinas-shift-away-coal-its-economy-environment-and-people/article/2163221?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/china/impact-chinas-shift-away-coal-its-economy-environment-and-people/article/2163221?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 07 Sep 2018 10:15:00 +0000 Five young Chinese women were seen balancing on a single scooter on a busy road in southern China’s Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region. The fearsome fivesome snaked through traffic and ran multiple red lights. Local police posted footage of the five online, and were able to track down the women – who handed themselves in the next day. They had all just graduated from high school, and were apparently unaware of traffic laws… a lot of traffic laws. https://www.scmp.com/society/last-wonton-five-chinese-women-ride-single-scooter-chinese-road/article/2161831?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/society/last-wonton-five-chinese-women-ride-single-scooter-chinese-road/article/2161831?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 29 Aug 2018 10:00:30 +0000 A simian shoplifter caused chaos last Friday in a convenience store in Guiyang City, in southwest China’s Guizhou Province. The monkey snuck into the shop and was rapidly chased away – but undeterred, the primate soon returned for a second round of shoplifting. This time, the store owner was having lunch. She claims the monkey managed to chow down on 3,000 yuan ($441) of food before being tranquilized and taken away by police. https://www.scmp.com/society/last-wonton-monkey-breaks-chinese-convenience-store/article/2161506?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/society/last-wonton-monkey-breaks-chinese-convenience-store/article/2161506?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 27 Aug 2018 11:00:45 +0000 A Chinese delivery guy has been fired – for helping himself to a meal ordered by his customers. The man, from the southern province of Guangdong, was caught on an elevator’s CCTV taking bites of food and sips of soup from two lunchboxes. He later delivered the food to the customers. Food delivery platform Meituan apologized after the CCTV footage was posted online. The company says it has sacked the employee and notified “the whole food delivery industry” not to hire the peckish employee. https://www.scmp.com/china/last-wonton-delivery-man-caught-eating-customers-food/article/2160687?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/china/last-wonton-delivery-man-caught-eating-customers-food/article/2160687?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 21 Aug 2018 10:00:00 +0000 The seventh day of the seventh month of the lunar calendar is the Qixi Festival. This year, that falls on August 7th. (It was August 17th last year.) It’s also known as China’s Valentine’s Day. In honor of the festival, we’re bringing you the tragic love story behind this festival: the tale of the humble cowherd and the heavenly weaver girl. https://www.scmp.com/china/love-week-qixi-festival-and-tale-cowherd-and-weaver-girl/article/2160206?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/china/love-week-qixi-festival-and-tale-cowherd-and-weaver-girl/article/2160206?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 17 Aug 2018 10:00:45 +0000 The 2018 Drone Champions League (DCL) came to the Chinese capital of Beijing this weekend. The sport has picked up a keen following in recent years, and features drone racers navigating their craft at top speeds of 87 miles per hour through complex racecourses around some of the world’s best-known landmarks. The weekend’s venue: the Great Wall of China. The race ended with the UK, the US and the Czech Republic winning the top three places. This is the first time that the DCL has taken place in... https://www.scmp.com/sports/last-wonton-drone-champions-league-held-great-wall-china/article/2159472?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sports/last-wonton-drone-champions-league-held-great-wall-china/article/2159472?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 13 Aug 2018 10:30:15 +0000 This tube-like device is able to cook your breakfast — using power of the sun. Himin Solar Energy Group, organised a food festival in China’s eastern Shandong province to show off the apparatus. It wants to convince chefs and home cooks to try out their invention, claiming it reduces carbon emissions and still cooks a mean bowl of noodles. The chefs insert food into a mirrored vacuum tube. The sun’s heat is concentrated in the tube, cooking the dish. Roughly 600 million of China's 1.4 billion... https://www.scmp.com/food/last-wonton-solar-cooking-device-aims-woo-chefs-and-reduce-carbon-emissions/article/2159168?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/food/last-wonton-solar-cooking-device-aims-woo-chefs-and-reduce-carbon-emissions/article/2159168?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 10 Aug 2018 09:30:45 +0000 Atkins, Dukan, keto – there’s a different diet for every day of the week, each telling you to cut out something different. But now a new study says that the only thing that makes you fat – is fat itself. Scientists at the University of Aberdeen and the Chinese Academy of Sciences fed 30 different diets to lab mice, which are similar in physiology and metabolism to humans. And they found that the amount of fat in the mice’s diet was the primary factor in whether or not they gained weight. The... https://www.scmp.com/health/new-study-says-only-thing-makes-you-fat-fat-itself/article/2157127?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/health/new-study-says-only-thing-makes-you-fat-fat-itself/article/2157127?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 27 Jul 2018 08:30:30 +0000 Time is up on Beijing’s deadline for foreign airlines to fall into step with its demands. China wants them to recognize Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau as part of China, in a demand that expires on July 25. Hong Kong and Macau are both highly autonomous regions governed by China, whereas Taiwan is a self-ruled island which China sees as a province to be brought back into the fold. China warned of “severe consequences” if airlines didn’t comply… and most, including major US carriers, seem to be... https://www.scmp.com/politics/airlines-meet-chinese-deadline-recognise-taiwan-hong-kong-and-macau-part-china/article/2156828?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/politics/airlines-meet-chinese-deadline-recognise-taiwan-hong-kong-and-macau-part-china/article/2156828?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 25 Jul 2018 10:00:15 +0000 Tired of vanilla soft-serve with Oreos? In Hong Kong, you can have your McFlurry mixed with the smelliest fruit in the world: durian. Durian lovers formed long lines at McDonald’s on Monday as the fast food chain brought back its popular D24 Durian McFlurry to Hong Kong. We visited a McDonald’s branch in Hong Kong to try it for ourselves. Check out our video, above. Native to Southeast Asia, the durian fruit has green spikes on the outside and yellow mushy flesh on the inside. It’s famous for... https://www.scmp.com/food/mcdonalds-launches-durian-flavored-mcflurry-hong-kong/article/2156460?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/food/mcdonalds-launches-durian-flavored-mcflurry-hong-kong/article/2156460?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 23 Jul 2018 10:15:15 +0000 Hong Kong-based 9GAG serves up memes, gifs and videos to 150 million users a month.  The site has more than 45 million Instagram followers, and 39 million likes on Facebook. The site’s come under fire for re-posting content from other websites, but that hasn’t hurt its popularity.  Inkstone spoke to the site’s founder and CEO Ray Chan about the increasingly short lifespan of memes, and having to stay up to date with the internet – even when you only understand half of it. https://www.scmp.com/tech/9gag-founder-ray-chan-running-one-worlds-most-popular-meme-sites/article/2154825?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/9gag-founder-ray-chan-running-one-worlds-most-popular-meme-sites/article/2154825?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 11 Jul 2018 09:45:30 +0000 The traditional Chinese practice of “ear picking,” in which fine instruments are used to remove ear wax and “massage” the ear canal, dates back generations. It’s particularly popular in the southwestern Chinese city of Chengdu, where ear pickers roam the city’s tea houses and public parks, offering a clear head for just 60 yuan ($9). But one ear picking practitioner has joined the trade much later in life. Retired teacher Chen Xiaolin is doing it out of necessity. He’s taken over his daughter’s... https://www.scmp.com/china/chinese-father-becomes-ear-picker-help-pay-daughters-cancer-treatment/article/2152353?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/china/chinese-father-becomes-ear-picker-help-pay-daughters-cancer-treatment/article/2152353?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 25 Jun 2018 10:15:45 +0000 The world's longest sea bridge is finally ready for the public. The 34-mile-long, $18.4 billion mega infrastructure project has been plagued by delays and cost overruns. It links the Chinese city of Zhuhai with the semi-autonomous Chinese cities of Hong Kong and Macau, slashing drive times between the cities from three to four hours to just 30 minutes. The bridge is scheduled to open to traffic in the second half of this year. https://www.scmp.com/china/hong-kong-zhuhai-macau-bridge-ready-open/article/2151842?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/china/hong-kong-zhuhai-macau-bridge-ready-open/article/2151842?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 21 Jun 2018 09:45:30 +0000 Housing prices seem to be ever on the rise in Hong Kong, pushing young professionals into ever-shrinking living spaces. Meet finance worker Adrian Law, 25, who paid more than $765,000 two years ago for his tiny 292 square foot studio apartment. Meanwhile teacher Jezz Ng, 29, has chosen to live in a new co-sharing apartment to cut down on costs. Watch our video to find out more. https://www.scmp.com/society/housing-prices-rise-hong-kongs-professionals-are-squeezed-micro-flats/article/2151637?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/society/housing-prices-rise-hong-kongs-professionals-are-squeezed-micro-flats/article/2151637?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 20 Jun 2018 09:30:45 +0000 The leaders of the US and North Korea will be meeting for a historic summit in Singapore. The city-state is best known for its clean streets, a long-standing ban on bubble gum and a stunning airport. What may be less well known is that its a multi-ethnic city state with citizens who speak a colorful, distinctive dialect of English, called Singlish. We run you through a few of the Singlish phrases which Trump and Kim might be employing on June 12. https://www.scmp.com/politics/singlish-guide-north-korea-summit/article/2149881?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/politics/singlish-guide-north-korea-summit/article/2149881?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 08 Jun 2018 10:00:00 +0000 Police pulled over a woman last Thursday who was driving a bumper car down the road in south China’s Guizhou province. She seemed oblivious to the traffic speeding past her. The cops conficated her unusual vehicle. But why was she riding it? Turns out, she owned a bumper car business… and she had to get them home somehow. https://www.scmp.com/society/last-wonton-woman-drives-bumper-car-down-chinese-road/article/2148822?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/society/last-wonton-woman-drives-bumper-car-down-chinese-road/article/2148822?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 01 Jun 2018 09:00:30 +0000 Online meal delivery platform Ele.me has launched a drone food delivery service in Shanghai. The service dramatically reduces delivery time, but currently is only available in the city’s Shanghai Jinshan Industrial Park, over a 22 square mile range. China’s online food delivery industry is huge. Last year food delivery apps in the country made $33 billion, with a user base of 343 million – more than the US population. Consequently demand for food couriers is high, but the job is dangerous and... https://www.scmp.com/tech/eleme-launches-drone-food-delivery-shanghai/article/2148624?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/eleme-launches-drone-food-delivery-shanghai/article/2148624?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 31 May 2018 10:15:45 +0000 China is aggressively developing its next generation of nuclear weapons, conducting an average of five tests a month to simulate nuclear blasts, according to a major Chinese weapons research institute. https://www.scmp.com/tech/china-steps-pace-new-nuclear-arms-race/article/2148310?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/china-steps-pace-new-nuclear-arms-race/article/2148310?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 29 May 2018 10:45:45 +0000 Shop owner Yuan Xuhao threw himself in front of a three-wheeled vehicle to rescue a two-year-old girl who was clinging to the handlebars in Kaifeng City, central China’s Henan province. The three-wheeler was heading straight for a wall when Yuan rushed into action. The girl had been left with the vehicle while her parents went to do the shopping. They had left the key in the ignition, and when the girl grabbed the handlebars the three-wheeler set off. Thankfully, the girl was unharmed. Yuan... https://www.scmp.com/society/last-wonton-shop-owner-throws-himself-front-vehicle-save-two-year-old-girl/article/2147764?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/society/last-wonton-shop-owner-throws-himself-front-vehicle-save-two-year-old-girl/article/2147764?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 25 May 2018 08:00:15 +0000 The Limestone Gallery art museum in China’s southwest Guizhou province has yet to open to the public. But it’s already famous because of its unique location and design – it’s perched on top of a 540-foot cliff. https://www.scmp.com/arts/last-wonton-limestone-gallery-cliffside-floating-museum/article/2147113?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/arts/last-wonton-limestone-gallery-cliffside-floating-museum/article/2147113?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 21 May 2018 10:45:00 +0000 A private Chinese space company has blasted off into the sky. Space start-up OneSpace launched its first self-made rocket on Thursday morning. The OS-X rocket is a small one – 30 feet long and 7.2 metric tons in weight, compared to SpaceX’s 230-foot rockets. It was at least the second such launch this year, after Beijing-based Space Honor tested a small Hyperbola-1S rocket in April. China’s state space agency has ambitious plans that include a space station and a manned landing on the moon. But... https://www.scmp.com/science/private-chinese-space-company-onespace-launches-its-first-rocket/article/2146587?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/science/private-chinese-space-company-onespace-launches-its-first-rocket/article/2146587?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 17 May 2018 10:26:17 +0000 Both Beijing and Taipei agree there is only one China. The issue is over who should be in charge. Watch the video above to get to know how the disagreement came to be and where it stands today. https://www.scmp.com/politics/china-taiwan-and-one-china-explained/article/2146227?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/politics/china-taiwan-and-one-china-explained/article/2146227?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 15 May 2018 10:15:15 +0000 Ever wondered why everyone's squabbling over the South China Sea? This hotly contested area is full of disputed boundaries and islands. One of the reasons is that the sea is rich in natural resources — including plentiful fishing grounds. A prime example? This six-foot-long grouper caught by a group of five Chinese fishermen last week. It netted them more than $2,500. https://www.scmp.com/china/last-wonton-six-foot-grouper-caught-south-china-sea/article/2146198?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/china/last-wonton-six-foot-grouper-caught-south-china-sea/article/2146198?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 15 May 2018 09:15:45 +0000