https://www.scmp.com/rss/514251/feed A. Christian van Gorder is an associate professor of world religions and Islamic studies in Baylor University Religion Department en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com A. Christian van Gorder,Peta Tomlinson A. Christian van Gorder,Peta Tomlinson It’s a Covid story with a difference – how the pandemic altered Harsh and Priyanka Maheshwari’s plans for the renovation of their newly purchased Hung Hom apartment. The couple were on a trip to India in 2022 when snap travel restrictions delayed their return to Hong Kong by five months. Priyanka had already interviewed multiple Hong Kong designers, none of whom gelled, so she used the downtime to look in the city of her birth, Mumbai. Thus ensued a collaboration with reD Architects, with whom... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/design-interiors/article/3290634/how-couple-used-covid-downtime-abroad-find-designer-their-new-hong-kong-home?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/postmag/design-interiors/article/3290634/how-couple-used-covid-downtime-abroad-find-designer-their-new-hong-kong-home?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 17 Dec 2024 03:15:07 +0000 The United Nations denounced Sunday a failure to get desperately needed aid to war-torn regions of Syria, while warning that the death toll of nearly 30,000 from an earthquake that also devastated Turkey could at least double. A UN convoy with supplies for northwest Syria arrived via Turkey, but the agency’s relief chief Martin Griffiths said much more was needed for millions whose homes were destroyed. “We have so far failed the people in northwest Syria. They rightly feel abandoned. Looking... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/middle-east/article/3209962/turkey-syria-quake-un-warns-aid-failure-syria-death-toll-nears-30000?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/middle-east/article/3209962/turkey-syria-quake-un-warns-aid-failure-syria-death-toll-nears-30000?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 12 Feb 2023 13:52:58 +0000 US-China disagreements over a host of issues, including Hong Kong, Taiwan, Xinjiang and Tibet, are complicated. The issues demand thoughtful discussions rooted in mutual respect, not shrill, one-sided remonstrations. Relations between these two most powerful nations in the world are at a recent low. In the last six years, anti-China rhetoric rooted in American political fevers has left many peace-loving Chinese-Americans facing scorn, even violence, from fellow Americans. In trying to root out... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3200902/us-and-china-must-bring-back-constructive-people-people-exchanges?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3200902/us-and-china-must-bring-back-constructive-people-people-exchanges?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 27 Nov 2022 17:00:17 +0000