https://www.scmp.com/rss/328900/feed Elaine Ly is the Post's leading studio host, presenting and producing interviews and video segments. She also manages the usage and daily operations of the studio.  Elaine has launched a female empowerment series where she interviews impactful and high-achieving women across Asia. She also reports on topics related to politics, tech and US-China relations.  She previously worked for CNN International's flagship global affairs interview program in London, Amanpour, as well as the NBC... en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com As a journalist, you want to report the story – you never want to be the story. So after weeks of covering the coronavirus crisis, it was a shock to learn I had tested positive for Covid-19. Unfortunately, though I did not know it at the time of my diagnosis, my story with the disease would soon be taking an even darker turn when it left my 73-year-old mother Lien comatose and struggling for her life. I had arrived in Hong Kong from Britain on Monday March 23, following a holiday to see my... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3083593/coronavirus-survivors-i-fought-covid-hong-kong-karate-champ-while?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3083593/coronavirus-survivors-i-fought-covid-hong-kong-karate-champ-while?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 09 May 2020 11:00:10 +0000 A Hong Kong karate athlete who tested positive for the coronavirus after returning from a training camp in Europe has been discharged following nearly a month of treatment at hospitals in the city. What does she want to do first? Take a hot shower, eat a big hamburger and then go for a run. Tsang Yee-ting, 27, was excited to learn she could finally go home, but admitted she felt drained by the ordeal. “I was just told by a nurse at 9.30pm that my stool test was negative,” she told the Post on... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3080445/coronavirus-leading-hong-kong-karate-athlete?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3080445/coronavirus-leading-hong-kong-karate-athlete?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 17 Apr 2020 09:31:09 +0000 Michelle Sun is CEO of First Code Academy, a coding school for young people that she started in Hong Kong in 2013 and which now spans Macau, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Singapore and Taiwan. She recently visited the South China Morning Post to explain how kids as young as four years’ old can learn how to code and create mobile applications. Coding is the computer language employed to build the software, websites and apps that people use on their smart devices everyday. Here’s what you need to know about... https://www.scmp.com/tech/start-ups/article/3003326/women-tech-ceo-coding-school-chinese-kids-says-she-wants-empower?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/start-ups/article/3003326/women-tech-ceo-coding-school-chinese-kids-says-she-wants-empower?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 26 Mar 2019 22:00:12 +0000 US President Donald Trump’s demands for China to protect intellectual property rights and to conduct fairer trade practises are “actually good for China”, Jin Keyu, an associate professor of economics at the London School of Economics, said. “What the US are demanding of China to do in terms of better protection of intellectual property and fairer trade practises are all good things for China in the long run,” said Jin in an interview this week. “What President Trump is asking China to do is... https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/2186362/donald-trumps-fair-trade-and-intellectual-property-demands?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/2186362/donald-trumps-fair-trade-and-intellectual-property-demands?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 15 Feb 2019 12:02:34 +0000 For many teenagers, their lives typically might revolve around schoolwork and spending time with friends. Not so for Emma Yang. At the age of 14, the Hong Kong-born Yang has already created her own mobile app for Alzheimer’s patients, which has impressed the likes of Microsoft Corp founder Bill Gates and Alibaba Group Holding executive vice-chairman Joseph Tsai. The Timeless app, which Yang spent two years developing and refining, comes with several core features. It uses an artificial... https://www.scmp.com/tech/apps-social/article/2183948/how-14-year-old-hongkonger-built-app-help-alzheimers-patients?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/apps-social/article/2183948/how-14-year-old-hongkonger-built-app-help-alzheimers-patients?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 28 Jan 2019 23:00:30 +0000 Sinsa is a popular Seoul neighbourhood just a stone’s throw from Gangnam station, hot spot for plastic surgery in South Korea. It is home to the first Apple store in the country and is surrounded by independent fashion stores. Take a turn into any of the side streets, and you’ll find some of Seoul’s trendiest boutiques and cafes. Despite the many attractions within the area, there is one building that catches the attention of many tourists, foreigners or English speakers who walk by. People look... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/fashion-beauty/article/2172265/designer-vaginas-south-korea-we-talk-asias-first-cosmetic?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/fashion-beauty/article/2172265/designer-vaginas-south-korea-we-talk-asias-first-cosmetic?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 17 Nov 2018 11:15:30 +0000 As 16-year-old Bae Yu-jin enters the room, she presents herself politely with a simple bow, her hands placed gently on top of each other – a traditional and respectful Korean gesture when meeting someone new or older. With darker skin than the average Korean in a nation where pale skin is highly sought after and long, straight, sleek black hair dominates, her Afro hairstyle stands out. The Korean beauty industry: ugly face of a national obsession Her individuality makes her a draw on the... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/fashion-beauty/article/2166815/teenage-nigerian-korean-model-breaks-down-barriers-asian?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/fashion-beauty/article/2166815/teenage-nigerian-korean-model-breaks-down-barriers-asian?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 05 Oct 2018 00:45:15 +0000