https://www.scmp.com/rss/330291/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Foxconn Technology Group, the Taiwanese contract manufacturer of iPhones and other products for US tech giant Apple, has reassured workers and officials in Chengdu, capital of southwestern Sichuan province, that it remains committed to local production amid growing concerns in China that the company may relocate factories to countries like India. Foxconn chairman and chief executive Liu Young-way visited Chengdu last week, telling workers that the company has no plans to leave the city and that... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3219921/foxconn-chairman-plays-down-iphone-relocation-talk-reassuring-workers-and-officials-chengdu-factory?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3219921/foxconn-chairman-plays-down-iphone-relocation-talk-reassuring-workers-and-officials-chengdu-factory?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 09 May 2023 10:00:23 +0000 Sichuan cuisine is known for its numbingly spicy flavors, and there’s no better place to test your palate than the province’s capital, Chengdu. This is the heartland of Sichuan cuisine, and it’s home to a vibrant street food culture. Here, you can get delicacies like meat pie, rabbit head, and ice jelly on the go. The secret is the numbingly spicy kick that comes from chili and Sichuan peppercorn. We roamed the streets of this southwestern city for the best eats. Most of these items can be... https://www.scmp.com/food/chengdu-china-street-food-paradise/article/3020809?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/food/chengdu-china-street-food-paradise/article/3020809?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 31 Jul 2019 09:16:40 +0000 A video of a hundred Chinese people staring into a camera and stating their age from 0 to 100 is going viral—and some of them don’t look a day over 90. The video was shot in the southwestern city of Chengdu by Dutch filmmaker Jeroen Wolf. It’s the latest in his long-running series documenting how people age in different countries. So far, he’s done similar videos in the United States, Morocco, Senegal, Spain, and his native Netherlands. But Wolf had always wanted to go to China—“a big country... https://www.scmp.com/culture/viral-video-shows-chinese-people-age-0-100/article/3019204?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/culture/viral-video-shows-chinese-people-age-0-100/article/3019204?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 18 Jul 2019 12:57:42 +0000 Leslie Cheung was one of Asia’s hottest superstars in the 1980s and ’90s. His dashing good looks and silky voice made him a sensation, not just in his home city of Hong Kong but also in mainland China, where he was many people’s first exposure to outside pop music. Despite his success in music and film, Cheung struggled with depression and ultimately committed suicide in 2003. His death shocked fans around the world. But his memory lives on in a small cafe in Chengdu, about 1,000 miles away from... https://www.scmp.com/travel/leslie-cheung-cafe-chengdu-china/article/3016516?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/travel/leslie-cheung-cafe-chengdu-china/article/3016516?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 28 Jun 2019 09:31:40 +0000 Xiaolongkan, one of China’s largest hot pot chains, is bringing its famous spicy soup to New York as early as the first quarter of next year, the company says. The Chengdu-based chain recently signed a lease for a 500-square-meter space in a new commercial complex in Flushing, one of New York’s biggest Chinatowns. It will be the chain’s first outpost in the United States. Xiaolongkan has over 800 locations in China. Although just five years old, it’s become one of the most popular hot pot... https://www.scmp.com/food/xiaolongkan-chinese-hot-pot-chain-new-york-city/article/3014839?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/food/xiaolongkan-chinese-hot-pot-chain-new-york-city/article/3014839?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 17 Jun 2019 08:04:45 +0000 She’s worked with some of the world’s best choreographers, appeared on Ellen—and she’s just 10 years old. Amy Zhu is a bona fide hip-hop prodigy, moving with the grace, confidence, and attitude of a pro three times her age. Whenever she dances, her videos get hundreds of thousands of views in China and the United States.         View this post on Instagram                       A post shared by Sinostage-Amy (@sinostage_amy) on Jan 15, 2019 at 7:35pm PST But if her age... https://www.scmp.com/culture/10-year-old-chinese-girl-whos-owning-hip-hop-scene/article/3000512?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/culture/10-year-old-chinese-girl-whos-owning-hip-hop-scene/article/3000512?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 17 Jan 2019 10:53:59 +0000 On an April afternoon, I convince the team to hop in a car and head out of the comfortable  urban confines of Chengdu into the jungle. We drive to a small village of Hongzhi in Jiulong Gou Scenic Area, a series of residential homes tucked away on mountainous winding roads surrounded by a deep green where wild giant pandas have been known to reside. A cherub-faced man named Zhang Wenjun greets us, flanked by his wife and grandmother. Immediately, we are given lunch—a wonderful spread of... https://www.scmp.com/travel/boom-rural-farm-table-dining-china/article/2160885?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/travel/boom-rural-farm-table-dining-china/article/2160885?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 22 Aug 2018 11:45:15 +0000