https://www.scmp.com/rss/328595/feed Claudia Hinterseer is lead video producer at the Post. Passionate about visual storytelling, she is the founder of NOOR, a prestigious documentary photo agency. She also teaches AI-Assisted Reporting and Entrepreneurial Journalism at Hong Kong Baptist University. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Claudia Hinterseer Claudia Hinterseer As German Chancellor Friedrich Merz prepares for his high-stakes visit to Beijing from February 24 to February 27, he faces a new reality – China has become less reliant on Germany. While China is once again Germany’s top trading partner, the relationship has become distorted by a record €89 billion (US$105.6 billion) trade deficit. China’s economic slowdown has cut demand for German exports while the German appetite for Chinese goods grows. SCMP Plus subscribers enjoy early access to selected... https://www.scmp.com/plus/news/china/diplomacy/article/3344105/china-germany-ties-ahead-merzs-visit?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/plus/news/china/diplomacy/article/3344105/china-germany-ties-ahead-merzs-visit?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 20 Feb 2026 07:30:34 +0000 Ayman Ragab,Claudia Hinterseer Ayman Ragab,Claudia Hinterseer China has said it will no longer seek developing country benefits in the World Trade Organization (WTO). In 2001, China was admitted to the WTO under special status as a developing country, which brought with it privileges including longer transition periods for implementing agreements and access to trade capacity-building and technical assistance. Analysts say relinquishing them bolsters Beijing’s position as a defender of the multilateral trading system amid Washington’s protectionist trade... https://www.scmp.com/plus/article/3330585/chinas-developing-country-status?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/plus/article/3330585/chinas-developing-country-status?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 28 Oct 2025 06:24:40 +0000 Claudia Hinterseer Claudia Hinterseer Relations between China and the European Union remain tense despite expectations that the return of US President Donald Trump to the White House in January 2025 would bring the world’s second- and third-largest economies closer together. Talks between Brussels and Beijing have failed to resolve many of the issues that divide them. This video explores the pain points that have dogged China-EU relations, from tit-for-tat tariffs to Europe’s concerns about Chinese dominance of the supply of... https://www.scmp.com/plus/article/3320924/china-eu-trade-tensions?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/plus/article/3320924/china-eu-trade-tensions?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 06 Aug 2025 08:06:28 +0000 Claudia Hinterseer Claudia Hinterseer In the concrete and steel jungle of Hong Kong, bamboo remains a widely used building material. The organic material is shaped into rapidly constructed scaffolding that covers new developments or supports workers doing building renovations. Bamboo scaffolding even forms entire venues for pop-up Cantonese opera theatres and cultural events. Hong Kong is one of the last bastions of bamboo scaffolding in the world. The city’s enduring reliance on it is the result of a unique blend of heritage and... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3317869/how-bamboo-scaffolding-helped-build-hong-kong-and-still-holds-despite-uncertain-future?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3317869/how-bamboo-scaffolding-helped-build-hong-kong-and-still-holds-despite-uncertain-future?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 13 Jul 2025 01:45:07 +0000 Claudia Hinterseer,Jonathan Vit Claudia Hinterseer,Jonathan Vit US President Donald Trump has promised for years to bring manufacturing back to American soil. Since returning to office in January, he’s started a trade war with China in bid to make this happen. SCMP Plus subscribers enjoy early access to selected SCMP videos. https://www.scmp.com/plus/article/3307782/trump-challenges-china-bid-make-american-manufacturing-great-again?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/plus/article/3307782/trump-challenges-china-bid-make-american-manufacturing-great-again?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 24 Apr 2025 10:16:19 +0000 China’s role in Africa reflects one of the most significant shifts in global alliances and economic power dynamics over the past decade. In 2024, China’s trade with Africa increased nearly 5 per cent year on year. Initiatives like the Belt and Road Initiative, Beijing’s plan to grow global trade, and the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation have contributed to the rise of China as the continent’s top trading partner. Despite its domestic economic slowdown, China’s relationship with African nations... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3305229/how-china-reshaping-its-economic-ties-africa?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3305229/how-china-reshaping-its-economic-ties-africa?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 06 Apr 2025 01:30:22 +0000 The Mid-Autumn Festival is a traditional Chinese holiday held on the 15th day of the eighth month in the lunar calendar. This year the festival falls on September 17. The Post explains the traditions and stories behind the second biggest holiday in China. https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/article/3278375/what-mid-autumn-festival-and-why-do-chinese-families-celebrate-it?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/article/3278375/what-mid-autumn-festival-and-why-do-chinese-families-celebrate-it?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 15 Sep 2024 03:00:13 +0000 Two Hong Kong-made toy cameras gathered a cult following and set off a worldwide aesthetic trend. The Holga photo camera appeared in the 1980s when the city was a global manufacturing centre for plastic toys. While Holga production only ran between 1982 and 2015, its photographic aesthetic became wildly popular and gave rise to a spiritual successor, the Diana, another cheap camera which was made in Hong Kong in the 60s and 70s. Although few photographers went as far as Billy Ka Ho (owner of... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/3250960/holga-diana-iconic-hong-kong-toy-photo-cameras-sparked-worldwide-retro-aesthetic-trend?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/3250960/holga-diana-iconic-hong-kong-toy-photo-cameras-sparked-worldwide-retro-aesthetic-trend?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 05 Feb 2024 05:49:14 +0000 On June 16, 2020, an inter-Korean liaison office was demolished in North Korea after Kim Yo-jong said it was “useless” and would soon be seen "completely collapsed.” Many were intrigued by the high-profile remarks from the only sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, who is emerging as an apparent close ally and even a potential heir to her brother’s leadership role. https://www.scmp.com/politics/who-north-koreas-kim-yo-jong/article/3089714?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/politics/who-north-koreas-kim-yo-jong/article/3089714?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 19 Jun 2020 11:03:37 +0000 It is the 2020 Lunar New Year holiday, and 11-year-old Xiaoxiao and her little brother are at home with their grandparents in a remote part of central China. They are anxiously waiting for the Spring Festival reunion dinner when their parents return from their jobs in southern Guangdong province. Like hundreds of millions of rural migrant workers in China, Chen and Liu travel home only once a year. The travel rush over the holiday period, which lasts up to 40 days, is considered the largest... https://www.scmp.com/china/getting-home-lunar-new-year/article/3047201?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/china/getting-home-lunar-new-year/article/3047201?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 27 Jan 2020 10:24:41 +0000 What would be a more terrifying fact? That we are surrounded by innumerous extraterrestrial civilizations? Or that we are completely alone?  In Hong Kong and Macau, a community of UFO enthusiasts are convinced there is something out there. We talk with experts Cheuk Fei and Osiris So to learn more about the community, and the differences between them and their Western counterparts. https://www.scmp.com/society/asias-ufo-community-bound-firm-desire-open-our-eyes-and-find-aliens/article/3039366?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/society/asias-ufo-community-bound-firm-desire-open-our-eyes-and-find-aliens/article/3039366?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 26 Nov 2019 09:11:33 +0000 Bruce Lee wasn't just an actor and kungfu master, he founded his own hybrid philosophy of martial arts called Jeet Kune Do. Tragically, Lee died in Hong Kong at the age of 32 from cerebral edema on July 20, 1973, the same year his film Enter the Dragon was released posthumously.  The action film would go on to become a smash box-office hit that sparked worldwide interest in martial arts.  Following Lee’s death, combat sports grew in popularity around the world. While most people credit the US... https://www.scmp.com/sports/did-bruce-lee-create-mixed-martial-arts-hong-kong/article/3031962?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sports/did-bruce-lee-create-mixed-martial-arts-hong-kong/article/3031962?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 08 Oct 2019 11:30:05 +0000 Singapore has stopped a massive shipment of illegal elephant ivory and pangolin scales that was on its way from the Democratic Republic of Congo to Vietnam. The 9.7 tons of ivory is the largest seizure of elephant ivory in Singapore to date. https://www.scmp.com/society/largest-ivory-bust-ever-singapore-seizes-tusks-300-elephants/article/3019896?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/society/largest-ivory-bust-ever-singapore-seizes-tusks-300-elephants/article/3019896?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 24 Jul 2019 10:38:57 +0000 After a largely peaceful demonstration against the Hong Kong government’s now-suspended extradition bill on Sunday, a smaller group of protesters clashed with police in the commercial district of Mong Kok. https://www.scmp.com/politics/protesters-and-police-clash-night-mong-kok-after-mass-rally-against-hong-kong-extradition-bill/article/3017710?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/politics/protesters-and-police-clash-night-mong-kok-after-mass-rally-against-hong-kong-extradition-bill/article/3017710?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 08 Jul 2019 11:21:18 +0000 The United States has threatened to stop sharing intelligence with any nation using Huawei equipment in their 5G infrastructure. Washington has warned that Huawei poses a national security threat to the US. American intelligence agencies have alleged that allowing the Chinese company to be part of the country’s telecommunications networks would enable Beijing to spy on the US. But that hasn’t prevented all countries from signing deals with Huawei to have the company supply 5G gear. Watch the... https://www.scmp.com/china/which-countries-use-huawei-5g/article/3010650?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/china/which-countries-use-huawei-5g/article/3010650?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 17 May 2019 08:41:18 +0000 Vast seas of flowers reminiscent of the Dutch countryside are blooming in China’s eastern Jiangsu and southeastern Anhui provinces. Add a few windmills to the backdrop, and you could be right in the Netherlands – and China’s tourists agree. Check out our video, above, for more. https://www.scmp.com/china/last-wonton-tulip-fields-and-windmills-china/article/3004405?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/china/last-wonton-tulip-fields-and-windmills-china/article/3004405?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 03 Apr 2019 09:34:44 +0000 Nineteen-year-old Martin Kuok admits it’s hard to describe why he likes to watch and hear people eat. “It’s a feeling,” is about all he can say. For years, he’s been falling asleep to videos of people eating, productions which emphasize sounds that can create what’s become knowns as autonomous sensory meridian response, or ASMR. Last year, he decided to start creating his own ASMR videos from his home in Hong Kong, which give some people “the tingles” as they watch and listen to him eat. https://www.scmp.com/food/hong-kong-youtuber-eating-his-way-asmr-fame/article/3002488?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/food/hong-kong-youtuber-eating-his-way-asmr-fame/article/3002488?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 20 Mar 2019 09:03:57 +0000 Hong Kong-born Wilma Komala was already in her 40s when she started surfing – and that was more than 20 years ago. She fell for the sport and its laid-back lifestyle so much that she moved to the city’s beachside village of Big Wave Bay. Today, the grandmother can be found riding the waves most weekdays. Wilma says that while Hong Kong may not have the best waves in the world, it’s enough to keep her happy – and it’s home. https://www.scmp.com/sports/hong-kongs-surfing-grandma/article/3001492?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sports/hong-kongs-surfing-grandma/article/3001492?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 13 Mar 2019 09:23:05 +0000 Chinese tourists are pouring into Pattaya, one of Thailand's biggest tourist towns.  Pattaya is known for its red-light district and bars, but it’s becoming increasingly popular with tourists of all kinds from China. They’re becoming one of the biggest revenue sources for the whole of Thailand's tourism industry. A tour boat accident in Phuket in 2018, which lead to the death of 47 Chinese tourists, lead to a drop in tourism across Thailand. But now, almost a full year later, the tourists are... https://www.scmp.com/china/thailand-becoming-playground-chinese-tourists/article/3001056?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/china/thailand-becoming-playground-chinese-tourists/article/3001056?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 05 Mar 2019 09:55:31 +0000 Jeffrey Andrews is the first Hongkonger with Indian roots to become a qualified registered social worker in the city. Andrews says he decided to serve his community out of frustration about his experiences with discrimination, and his first-hand look at how ethnic minorities are treated in Hong Kong despite its claim to be a global city. A decade into his career, Andrews remains a proud Hongkonger, using his fluent Cantonese and unique perspective to work with refugees from the Christian Action... https://www.scmp.com/society/hong-kong-social-worker-jeffrey-andrews-educating-city-about-discrimination/article/3000949?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/society/hong-kong-social-worker-jeffrey-andrews-educating-city-about-discrimination/article/3000949?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 26 Feb 2019 09:25:55 +0000