https://www.scmp.com/rss/500749/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Navigating disputes between neighbours is a part of adulthood the world over, and sometimes the bickering can spiral out of control and transform into full-blown feuds. This appears to be the case in Nanjing, in Jiangsu province in eastern China, where residents on the upper and lower floors of an old residential building have engaged in a three-year-long legal row over a stalled lift installation. The basics are that residents of the bottom floors appear to have blocked the construction of a... https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/trending-china/article/3166381/bad-neighbours-nanjing-residential-lift?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/trending-china/article/3166381/bad-neighbours-nanjing-residential-lift?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 10 Feb 2022 01:00:13 +0000 China’s eastern Jiangsu province has applied blockchain technology in prison management for parole, commutation and prisoner assessments, a local newspaper reported. The official Xinhua Daily in Jiangsu reported last week that the blockchain-supported smart prison system used in 21 prisons in the province has been endorsed by the Ministry of Justice, which recommended promoting the idea to the more than 600 prisons nationwide. According to the report, the platform adopted by the provincial... https://www.scmp.com/tech/policy/article/3159799/chinese-province-applies-blockchain-smart-prison-system-cut-corruption?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/policy/article/3159799/chinese-province-applies-blockchain-smart-prison-system-cut-corruption?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 15 Dec 2021 13:00:22 +0000 Soup dumplings originated in China, but they are now popular around the world and come in various shapes and sizes. The standard soup dumpling, xiaolongbao 小笼包, is about the size of a golf ball. Eating it requires great care, as the skin is delicately thin and the filling consists of piping hot broth. Few soup dumplings, though, are as big as the tangbao 汤包, which is twice the size of a standard xiaolongbao, putting it more on part with a bagel than a dumpling. It still needs a delicate skin,... https://www.scmp.com/food/tangbao-soup-dumpling/article/3126150?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/food/tangbao-soup-dumpling/article/3126150?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 19 Mar 2021 08:20:41 +0000 A Chinese province of 80 million people has claimed that only 17 residents, from six families, remain in poverty, sparking intense debate about the veracity of official anti-poverty statistics. The coastal province of Jiangsu is the first to declare a near elimination of absolute poverty – which is defined in China as per capita net income of 2,300 yuan ($331) in 2011 prices – as part of President Xi Jinping’s drive to wipe it out and build China into a comprehensive well-off society by... https://www.scmp.com/society/chinese-province-questioned-claiming-poverty-near-eliminated/article/3045323?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/society/chinese-province-questioned-claiming-poverty-near-eliminated/article/3045323?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 09 Jan 2020 09:12:23 +0000 https://www.scmp.com/story/im-pei-louvre-architect-china/article/3010737?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/story/im-pei-louvre-architect-china/article/3010737?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 17 May 2019 14:59:18 +0000 Humans might still be debating the authenticity of certain Chinese dishes, but factories in China believe robots already have the answer. More than 10 manufacturers of mass-produced Chinese food products have been using taste-testing robots for over three years now to ensure the quality and authenticity of their products, according to a report submitted to the Chinese government last month. The foods tested include cured pork belly, black rice vinegar, fine dried noodles, Chinese yellow wine,... https://www.scmp.com/food/ai-robot-factory-taste-test-authentic-chinese-food/article/3009173?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/food/ai-robot-factory-taste-test-authentic-chinese-food/article/3009173?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 07 May 2019 07:37:09 +0000