https://www.scmp.com/rss/519521/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Letters Letters Feel strongly about these letters, or any other aspects of the news? Share your views by emailing us your Letter to the Editor at letters@scmp.com or filling in this Google form. Submissions should not exceed 400 words We were heartbroken to read about the infant found in Causeway Bay on March 23. Now that further details of this tragic case have been made clear, it highlights a deeper and more uncomfortable truth about our city: some people still feel they have no one to turn to when facing a... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3348543/hong-kong-must-better-support-those-facing-unplanned-pregnancies?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3348543/hong-kong-must-better-support-those-facing-unplanned-pregnancies?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 01 Apr 2026 03:30:08 +0000 Matthew Cheng Matthew Cheng Hong Kong’s Baptist University plans to spin off its School of Continuing Education (SCE) as a private university of applied sciences (UAS) next year, according to its president. Unveiling the plan at a media briefing on Thursday, Professor Alexander Wai Ping-kong said a private institution would be more agile and responsive to societal changes than public universities, which often face lengthy funding approvals. “HKBU [Hong Kong Baptist University] will spare no effort to ensure the success of... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3347998/hong-kong-baptist-university-turn-one-its-schools-private?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3347998/hong-kong-baptist-university-turn-one-its-schools-private?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 26 Mar 2026 09:40:44 +0000 William Yiu,Matthew Cheng,Leopold Chen William Yiu,Matthew Cheng,Leopold Chen Hong Kong’s Baptist University placed a big bet when it told the government in 2023 that it was interested in moving its campus from the upmarket Kowloon Tong residential area to a proposed new academic town near the mainland Chinese border. The 70-year-old university’s move to the Northern Metropolis megaproject will mean giving up a prime site for a spot where most of the land has yet to be prepared for construction, although its proximity to mainland tech hub Shenzhen and the Lok Ma Chau... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3347197/too-slow-hong-kongs-new-university-town-faces-questions-over-plans?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3347197/too-slow-hong-kongs-new-university-town-faces-questions-over-plans?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 20 Mar 2026 00:30:07 +0000 Matthew Cheng Matthew Cheng Hong Kong Baptist University is “actively considering” issuing bonds to finance its future development, including campus redevelopment and its new Chinese medicine hospital, according to its president. But Professor Alexander Wai Ping-kong also told the South China Morning Post on Thursday that the public institution would be cautious with bond issuance to avoid creating pressure on future management. “Our university needs funding in many aspects, such as our Chinese medicine hospital and the... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3345579/hong-kong-baptist-university-may-issue-bonds-finance-development?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3345579/hong-kong-baptist-university-may-issue-bonds-finance-development?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 05 Mar 2026 10:07:34 +0000 Sumnima Kandangwa Sumnima Kandangwa Staying true to Gabrielle Chanel’s love of sport and her belief that physical freedom and self-expression are essential in a woman’s life, the CC League is a two-year mentorship programme that treats beauty as a source of power. It goes beyond the more customary Chanel aesthetic, and offers one-on-one guidance and group coaching focused on self-confidence, self-expression and femininity to help each athlete define her own rituals and presence, on and off the field. “To me, being feminine means... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/beauty/wellness/article/3345346/style-edit-chanels-cc-league-empowers-women-athletes-and-field?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/beauty/wellness/article/3345346/style-edit-chanels-cc-league-empowers-women-athletes-and-field?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 05 Mar 2026 02:00:09 +0000 Chloe Loung Chloe Loung This series is based on our reporting on TCM: its history, treatments and growing acceptance around the world. This is the seventh instalment. In the world of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), few remedies carry the legendary status – or the hefty price tag – of Angong Niuhuang Wan, often referred to as the “miracle pill”. The old formula, consisting of 11 herbs and minerals, has long been revered as a top-grade emergency medicine, historically used to treat those who have had a stroke or may... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/article/3344680/how-tcms-miracle-pill-used-treat-strokes-experts-urge-caution?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/article/3344680/how-tcms-miracle-pill-used-treat-strokes-experts-urge-caution?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 28 Feb 2026 23:15:08 +0000 Oscar Liu Oscar Liu A power outage briefly plunged Hong Kong’s Kowloon City, a densely populated neighbourhood, into darkness on Thursday, with traffic lights malfunctioning, people trapped in lifts and about 5,000 households affected. Police said they received a report at 4.18pm that people were trapped in a lift at Kowloon City Plaza and that the shopping centre was in total darkness. The case was later classified as “assistance not required”. At 5.04pm, another report was filed with the force about... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3336960/power-outage-briefly-leaves-5000-hong-kong-households-darkness?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3336960/power-outage-briefly-leaves-5000-hong-kong-households-darkness?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 18 Dec 2025 13:59:22 +0000 Elizabeth Cheung Elizabeth Cheung A “Hong Kong model” being developed by the city’s first Chinese medicine hospital that integrates traditional and Western practices will be easier for overseas institutions to adopt, offering a niche for promoting such treatments worldwide, experts have said. With the opening of the Chinese Medicine Hospital of Hong Kong on Thursday, a German facility that earlier signed an agreement with the new institution told the Post that the two sides were exploring potential areas of collaboration and... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3336126/why-hong-kong-model-combining-chinese-and-western-medicine-could-go-global?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3336126/why-hong-kong-model-combining-chinese-and-western-medicine-could-go-global?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 12 Dec 2025 00:30:09 +0000 Jiang Chuqin,Susan Su Jiang Chuqin,Susan Su Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) has suspended the operation of its student union after removing messages from campus that demanded justice for victims of the Tai Po fire, days after police made arrests for alleged sedition in connection with the blaze. According to the union, they were informed by the university on Thursday night that their operations had been halted until further notice. The university did not specify whether the suspension was linked to the union’s recent posts about the... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3335334/hong-kong-baptist-university-suspends-student-union-amid-fire-related-messages?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3335334/hong-kong-baptist-university-suspends-student-union-amid-fire-related-messages?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 05 Dec 2025 08:24:46 +0000 Yu Shiying Yu Shiying Last month, the first university jointly established by Hong Kong and the Chinese mainland, Beijing Normal-Hong Kong Baptist University (BNBU), celebrated its 20th birthday. When the mainland opened up its education sector in 2003 with its new Regulations on Sino-Foreign Cooperation in Running Schools, Baptist University was the only Hong Kong university that took the political, academic and administrative leap into the new territory. Amid waves of doubt and criticism, BNBU, then known as United... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/hong-kong-opinion/article/3334552/why-hong-kong-universities-are-heading-north-mainland-collaborations?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/hong-kong-opinion/article/3334552/why-hong-kong-universities-are-heading-north-mainland-collaborations?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 02 Dec 2025 01:30:10 +0000 William Yiu William Yiu The debut ranking of Hong Kong’s largest teacher training institution in the top 10 per cent of universities worldwide fosters better self-awareness, its president has said, while stressing the school is defined by more than the rating. Education University of Hong Kong (EdU) president John Lee Chi-kin told the Post in an exclusive interview that the institution took part in the ranking exercise by the prominent British publication, Times Higher Education, following the suggestions of some... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3330293/debut-ranking-top-10-globally-boosts-self-awareness-hong-kongs-eduhk-head?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3330293/debut-ranking-top-10-globally-boosts-self-awareness-hong-kongs-eduhk-head?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 25 Oct 2025 10:00:25 +0000 Letters Letters Feel strongly about these letters, or any other aspects of the news? Share your views by emailing us your Letter to the Editor at letters@scmp.com or filling in this Google form. Submissions should not exceed 400 words As a Yuen Long resident, I regularly travel to Kowloon and Hong Kong Island. Like many in the northwest New Territories, I often face severe congestion on Tuen Mun Highway/New Territories Circular Road, especially during peak hours. For people in Tuen Mun, the situation is even... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3329094/quick-fix-traffic-congestion-hong-kong-smarter-tolls?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3329094/quick-fix-traffic-congestion-hong-kong-smarter-tolls?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 17 Oct 2025 03:30:10 +0000 SCMP Editorial SCMP Editorial With five local universities ranked among the world’s top 100, the “Study in Hong Kong” brand continues to attract the brightest from the mainland and overseas. But it also lures those who think they can cheat the stringent admission system as the door for non-local students opens wider. The authorities and the institutions must not condone such fraud as the city strives to consolidate its status as an international education hub. Vigilance has rightly been stepped up after some non-local... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/comment/article/3329076/hong-kong-must-step-efforts-against-fraudulent-university-applications?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/comment/article/3329076/hong-kong-must-step-efforts-against-fraudulent-university-applications?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 15 Oct 2025 22:45:08 +0000 William Yiu William Yiu More than 125 reports of fraudulent academic qualifications involving students at Hong Kong universities were filed in the first seven months of this year, police have said, with information about alleged unlawful intermediaries shared with mainland Chinese authorities. In a reply to the Post, the force said on Tuesday that 55 people accused of using fake credentials were arrested between January 2022 and July this year, and six were eventually convicted. The University of Hong Kong (HKU) and... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3328941/126-fake-academic-credential-reports-logged-first-7-months-hong-kong-police?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3328941/126-fake-academic-credential-reports-logged-first-7-months-hong-kong-police?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 14 Oct 2025 07:48:24 +0000 Jimmy Chow Jimmy Chow At just 23, university student Bianca Sadhwani has become a familiar face on Hong Kong’s streets, her smile and kindness lighting up evenings as she hands out meals to the homeless alongside her father. The young volunteer, a finalist in this year’s Spirit of Hong Kong Awards in the Youth category, has turned her family’s compassion into a bridge that connects cultures and hearts. The Spirit of Hong Kong Awards is co-organised by the South China Morning Post and Sino Group to recognise the... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3328677/spirit-hong-kong-awards-student-who-helps-her-father-give-meals-homeless?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3328677/spirit-hong-kong-awards-student-who-helps-her-father-give-meals-homeless?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 12 Oct 2025 04:51:58 +0000 SCMP Editorial SCMP Editorial As the only city in the world with five universities among the global top 100, Hong Kong has long cemented its leading position in higher education in the region. It has scaled new heights with a record six institutes in the latest world top 200 ranking by Times Higher Education, further reinforcing its aspiration to become an international study and talent hub. The Education University of Hong Kong is to be commended for attaining the 195th spot for its first appearance in the list, while the... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/comment/article/3328491/hong-kongs-universities-go-strength-strength?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/comment/article/3328491/hong-kongs-universities-go-strength-strength?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 10 Oct 2025 23:15:13 +0000 William Yiu William Yiu Six Hong Kong institutions have been listed among the world’s top 200 universities, a record for the city, with the British compiler of the table attributing their higher rankings to increased investments in research and staffing. The University of Hong Kong (HKU), the city’s oldest, rose from 35th to 33rd place, the highest among all the local institutions, while the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) registered the biggest jump, moving from 66th to 58th. Renowned British... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3328255/6-hong-kong-universities-set-new-record-global-top-200?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3328255/6-hong-kong-universities-set-new-record-global-top-200?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 08 Oct 2025 23:00:09 +0000 Leopold Chen Leopold Chen Hong Kong’s first traditional Chinese medicine hospital will start operating in December, with the city’s health chief expecting it to play a central role in the industry’s development regionally and nationally. Secretary for Health Lo Chung-mau also said on Tuesday that he hoped the Chinese Medicine Hospital of Hong Kong would be a “bridgehead” for the sector’s march overseas. The University of Hong Kong, the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) and Baptist University signed collaborative... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3324950/hong-kongs-first-traditional-chinese-medicine-hospital-set-open-december?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3324950/hong-kongs-first-traditional-chinese-medicine-hospital-set-open-december?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 09 Sep 2025 16:38:32 +0000 SCMP Editorial SCMP Editorial Amid intense superpower tech rivalry, it’s somewhat comforting that there are still neutral events where global talent can learn and compete with each other in a friendly and productive environment. One such major event is the annual Silicon Valley International Invention Festival, held in Santa Clara, California, earlier this month. It aims to showcase cutting-edge inventions from around the world and connect inventors with manufacturers, commercial agents, investors and promoters. It’s a place... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/comment/article/3322122/hong-kongs-tech-talent-tomorrow-shines-amid-us-china-rivalry?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/comment/article/3322122/hong-kongs-tech-talent-tomorrow-shines-amid-us-china-rivalry?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 17 Aug 2025 22:45:12 +0000 Fionnuala McHugh Fionnuala McHugh On June 24, at the Biennale Danza in Venice, Italy, a new work was unveiled by acclaimed British choreographer Sir Wayne McGregor who, as it happens, is also the artistic director of the international contemporary dance festival. His piece is called On the Other Earth. No dancers were physically present. It takes place within a cylinder, four metres (13 feet) high with an eight-metre diameter, encircled by the world’s first 360-degree stereoscopic LED cinematic screen. The immersive installation... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts/article/3321448/hong-kong-ballet-and-top-british-choreographer-break-new-ground-venice?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts/article/3321448/hong-kong-ballet-and-top-british-choreographer-break-new-ground-venice?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 12 Aug 2025 04:15:07 +0000 SCMP Reporter SCMP Reporter Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) has awarded a fellowship to a South China Morning Post senior correspondent in a one-of-its-kind programme designed to raise industry standards for journalists working in the city. Natalie Wong, who specialises in political news at the Post, was among three journalists selected for the Professional Journalism Fellowship programme on Wednesday. The trio will take a funded absence from work to attend undergraduate or postgraduate courses as auditors for one or... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3321001/south-china-morning-post-journalist-awarded-hong-kong-baptist-university-fellowship?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3321001/south-china-morning-post-journalist-awarded-hong-kong-baptist-university-fellowship?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 06 Aug 2025 14:48:33 +0000 Eric Ng Eric Ng Beijing’s move to simplify the process for approving oral proprietary Chinese medicine (PCM) from Hong Kong to be sold across the border has created new opportunities for firms in the city to exploit the mainland’s 450 billion yuan (US$62.8 billion) market, according to Hong Kong’s trade promotion body. The streamlined procedures have opened a more convenient channel for Hong Kong companies to expand into the mainland, the Hong Kong Trade Development Council said in a report published on... https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3319483/hong-kong-firms-eye-proprietary-chinese-medicine-opportunities-mainland-hktdc?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3319483/hong-kong-firms-eye-proprietary-chinese-medicine-opportunities-mainland-hktdc?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 24 Jul 2025 12:30:15 +0000 Xinlu Liang Xinlu Liang Over the past month, one of the biggest hit streaming shows globally has been a fictional drama about a young man who plots revenge after his family is murdered. The made-in-China historical fantasy is the latest major production to showcase the growing international influence of one of the country’s fastest growing cultural exports – storytelling. In the week after its May 18 debut, Legend of Zang Hai topped multiple overseas rankings in 15 regions, including the No 1 spot on Disney+ in Taiwan... https://www.scmp.com/culture/article/3316205/palace-intrigue-conquers-global-screens-are-c-dramas-chinas-new-soft-power?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/culture/article/3316205/palace-intrigue-conquers-global-screens-are-c-dramas-chinas-new-soft-power?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 28 Jun 2025 22:00:14 +0000 William Yiu William Yiu Six public universities in Hong Kong have risen in a global ranking, with the city’s oldest jumping to 11th place and beating two prestigious mainland Chinese institutions. Britain-based education information firm Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) said the city’s new “Study in Hong Kong” brand should help it attract global talent and cement its reputation as a premier academic destination amid the government’s funding cuts. The latest edition of QS’ world rankings, released on Thursday, saw the... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3314972/6-public-universities-hong-kong-rise-global-rankings?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3314972/6-public-universities-hong-kong-rise-global-rankings?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 18 Jun 2025 23:01:07 +0000 Zhao Ziwen Zhao Ziwen Greta Thunberg, the Swedish environmental activist once widely criticised on Chinese social media, appears to be receiving a rare wave of support in the country, particularly after her bid to call attention to the Israel-Hamas conflict was stopped by Israeli forces who ended her attempt to sail to Gaza. The 22-year-old activist, along with 11 others, set sail this month for Gaza hoping to “break Israel’s siege” of the Palestinian territory in a show of solidarity. The boat, carrying aid, was... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3314834/greta-thunberg-once-unpopular-chinese-social-media-rises-esteem-over-gaza?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3314834/greta-thunberg-once-unpopular-chinese-social-media-rises-esteem-over-gaza?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 17 Jun 2025 17:05:06 +0000 Nancy Wang Nancy Wang As university graduation season comes around again, more students in mainland China and Hong Kong are tossing away traditional mortarboards and gowns for alternatives that are more colourful and fashionable. On the social media platform RedNote – also known as Xiaohongshu – white graduation dresses are a much-discussed topic, with views of related posts reaching over 2 million. Meanwhile, more than 174,000 posts on Instagram have the tag #graduationdress. Chinese-American freestyle skiing world... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/fashion-beauty/article/3314593/chinese-students-spice-graduation-dresses-gowns-and-caps-more-fashionable-looks?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/fashion-beauty/article/3314593/chinese-students-spice-graduation-dresses-gowns-and-caps-more-fashionable-looks?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 16 Jun 2025 23:15:07 +0000 Willa Wu Willa Wu Baptist University has said it can handle a 3 to 5 per cent cut in public funding over the next three years in the face of the Hong Kong government’s fiscal deficit, a day after City University indicated the same. Baptist University president Alexander Wai Ping-kong on Friday also expressed confidence his institution could win the bid for the city’s third medical school with an expert advisory committee that “would not be exposed to geopolitical risks”. Earlier this month, finance chief Paul... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3298736/hong-kongs-baptist-university-cityu-can-afford-3-5-spending-cut?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3298736/hong-kongs-baptist-university-cityu-can-afford-3-5-spending-cut?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 14 Feb 2025 09:29:13 +0000 Sammy Heung Sammy Heung A university in Hong Kong will provide free traditional Chinese medicine treatments to 5,000 people who suffer from depression, anxiety or insomnia under a three-year project, with a goal of establishing related protocols for mental health issues. Baptist University said on Monday that it had launched the city’s first large-scale community project that promoted the use of Chinese medicine in treating mental health issues in collaboration with the New Life Psychiatric Rehabilitation... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3290049/help-5000-hong-kong-traditional-chinese-medicine-mental-health-project?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3290049/help-5000-hong-kong-traditional-chinese-medicine-mental-health-project?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 09 Dec 2024 13:10:43 +0000 Three public universities in Hong Kong have made it into the top 10 in a major annual ranking of Asian institutions, the most the city has achieved since the standings were first compiled 16 years ago. British firm Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), which compiles the annual Asian University Rankings, said the city’s “Study in Hong Kong” campaign would stand it in good stead to attract global talent and expand its international student base. Among the 11 universities in Hong Kong in the latest ranking,... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3285414/3-public-universities-hong-kong-among-top-10-major-ranking-asian-institutions?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3285414/3-public-universities-hong-kong-among-top-10-major-ranking-asian-institutions?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 06 Nov 2024 10:00:40 +0000 Hong Kong public universities have pressed ahead with efforts to admit more non-local students after authorities doubled their intake limits, with one institution saying the number of first-year undergraduates it has from outside the city has risen by nearly 200 per cent. The University Grants Committee (UGC), which allocates funds to local tertiary education institutions, said efforts to admit more non-local students would be gradual and take into account each university’s capacity. The... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3276702/universities-hong-kong-welcome-more-non-local-students-after-city-doubles-intake-limit?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3276702/universities-hong-kong-welcome-more-non-local-students-after-city-doubles-intake-limit?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 01 Sep 2024 00:30:12 +0000 Hong Kong police have arrested three people on suspicion of defrauding a university student union of more than HK$1.3 million (US$166,670) using fake invoices. Two suspects were Baptist University students – the chairwoman, 23, and a member, 20, of the union’s acting executive committee – a source familiar with the matter said on Monday. The third suspect, 27, is reported to be the woman’s boyfriend. The chairwoman was a fourth-year student while the 20-year-man, a union finance committee... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3275958/3-arrested-hong-kong-alleged-hk13-million-fake-invoices-fraud-student-union?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3275958/3-arrested-hong-kong-alleged-hk13-million-fake-invoices-fraud-student-union?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 26 Aug 2024 09:18:00 +0000 A Chinese research ship has embarked on a deep-sea expedition with an international team on board, heading to the western Pacific on a mission to explore the ocean’s depths in one of the most advanced Chinese submersibles. The 45-day mission, launched on Saturday, aims to explore seamounts – underwater mountains that are among the least-surveyed places on Earth. The international crew of 60 aboard the Shenhai Yihao, the mother ship of the Jiaolong submersible, includes researchers from mainland... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3274083/china-sends-international-crew-mission-explore-underwater-mountains-submersible?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3274083/china-sends-international-crew-mission-explore-underwater-mountains-submersible?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 11 Aug 2024 12:12:49 +0000 President Xi Jinping has taken a rare step to engage the business community as he urged Hong Kong entrepreneurs with familial ties in a mainland port city to make greater contributions to the nation’s modernisation, a move experts see as a way to show confidence in the faltering private sector. Xi’s remarks on Tuesday were in a letter written in response to Hong Kong business leaders who are descendants of pioneering Ningbo-born entrepreneurs of the city. They include Anna Pao Pui-hing, eldest... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3272845/xi-jinping-sends-rare-letter-hong-kong-entrepreneurs-play-major-role-nations-reform?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3272845/xi-jinping-sends-rare-letter-hong-kong-entrepreneurs-play-major-role-nations-reform?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 01 Aug 2024 15:23:28 +0000 Nine-year-old Bryan Leung Chi-yan never intended to ace part of this year’s university entrance exams in Hong Kong and only ended up taking the tests after watching a YouTube video that challenged him more than his classes did. Neither is Bryan in any rush to skip any more grades after learning on Wednesday he achieved 5* in the compulsory part of mathematics and 5** in the extended module of algebra and calculus in the Diploma of Secondary Education (DSE) exams. Jumping up the grade ladder, he... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3270850/how-9-year-old-boy-scored-top-marks-hong-kongs-dse-exams-year-and-whats-next?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3270850/how-9-year-old-boy-scored-top-marks-hong-kongs-dse-exams-year-and-whats-next?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 17 Jul 2024 13:32:54 +0000 Allegations that Chinese companies have been using the same trucks to transport fuel and cooking oil are likely to be raised at a key political meeting next week and could prompt Beijing to tighten food safety policies, observers say. An investigative report by state-backed Beijing News last week said the tankers were being used for both fuel and food products like cooking oil, soybean oil and syrup. It said it was an “open secret” that the tankers did not get cleaned between deliveries to save... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3269969/cooking-oil-scandal-may-prompt-china-tighten-food-safety-policies-observers-say?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3269969/cooking-oil-scandal-may-prompt-china-tighten-food-safety-policies-observers-say?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 10 Jul 2024 15:00:12 +0000 One of the landmark works of 20th century literature, One Hundred Years of Solitude (1967), by Colombian author Gabriel Garcia Márquez, tells the story of the rise and fall of the Buendía family over seven generations and the fictional town they established. A foundational text of magical realism, which juxtaposes the mundane with the wildly fantastic, the book is also a caustic comment on Colombia’s self-interested elites. Hong Kong contemporary artist Hilarie Hon Hang-lam tells Richard Lord... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/books/article/3266240/how-gabriel-garcia-marquezs-one-hundred-years-solitude-changed-artists-life?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/books/article/3266240/how-gabriel-garcia-marquezs-one-hundred-years-solitude-changed-artists-life?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 13 Jun 2024 09:15:09 +0000 Hong Kong is keen to integrate traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) into its healthcare system, although regulatory barriers and the need for clinical research remain challenges, according to TCM experts from Hong Kong and mainland China. At the Asia Summit on Global Health, held in Hong Kong earlier this month, educators, researchers and medical practitioners discussed TCM’s role in contemporary medical treatment. TCM has been gaining greater recognition worldwide both in clinical practice and as... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/article/3264401/how-traditional-chinese-medicine-and-western-medicine-could-be-combined-hong-kong-hospitals?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/article/3264401/how-traditional-chinese-medicine-and-western-medicine-could-be-combined-hong-kong-hospitals?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 28 May 2024 23:15:08 +0000 Fresh sparks are flying as risks associated with an overcapacity overflow in China’s electric vehicle (EV) industry have turned up the heat between Beijing and the West, intensifying frictions and hearkening back to ghosts of trade past. With demand unleashed amid Beijing’s policy blessings to rev up the green transition over the past several years, the EV and other green industries saw a steady build-up of capacity – widely viewed as the tip of China’s hi-tech-manufacturing iceberg. Back in... https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3262505/how-chinas-ev-overcapacity-has-come-head-after-15-years-and-whats-store-industrial-policy-race-us?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3262505/how-chinas-ev-overcapacity-has-come-head-after-15-years-and-whats-store-industrial-policy-race-us?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 13 May 2024 22:00:34 +0000 Alisa Chen, a postgraduate student from China at New York’s Columbia University, feels the recent wave of pro-Palestine protests on campus is justified. However, as many of her peers rallied behind calls for Columbia to cut all financial ties with Israel, she chose to stay away. “I don’t think any side of the war is 100 per cent right,” said Chen, who enrolled at Columbia last year. “Plus, there might be consequences, such as the risk of the school suspending your class or terminating your... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3262337/why-are-chinese-students-who-feel-gaza-choosing-stay-away-pro-palestine-protests-sweep-us-campuses?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3262337/why-are-chinese-students-who-feel-gaza-choosing-stay-away-pro-palestine-protests-sweep-us-campuses?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 12 May 2024 11:00:15 +0000 Attentive film-goers will know Saville Chan Sum-yiu from the numerous best original film song honours he has won, and the nominations he has garnered, at the Hong Kong Film Awards and the Golden Horse Awards in Taipei. But in the next couple of years or so, his name is likely to be much further up the screen as the credits roll. In a video call, the Hong Kong native refers to himself as a “veteran lyricist”, having co-written songs for The Way We Dance (2013), She Remembers, He Forgets (2015)... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/film-tv/article/3262157/how-hong-kong-movie-producer-screenwriter-and-lyricist-saville-chan-wants-add-feature-film-director?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/film-tv/article/3262157/how-hong-kong-movie-producer-screenwriter-and-lyricist-saville-chan-wants-add-feature-film-director?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 11 May 2024 09:15:10 +0000 Payal Shah is deeply entrenched in Hong Kong’s art and tech scenes. Her jewellery company L’Dezen, founded more than 12 years ago, was one of the first to incorporate non-fungible tokens (NFTs), allowing customers to assume both physical and digital ownership of her pieces. Shah, who has over 115,000 followers on Instagram, has always been both artistic and tech-savvy. She is one of the most vocal voices on X posting about Web3, and was named by Tatler Asia as one of the 30 most influential... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/lifestyle/leisure/article/3260523/meet-hong-kongs-web3-entrepreneur-bringing-ai-masses-jeweller-stars-payal-shah-focused-educating?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/lifestyle/leisure/article/3260523/meet-hong-kongs-web3-entrepreneur-bringing-ai-masses-jeweller-stars-payal-shah-focused-educating?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 01 May 2024 04:00:15 +0000 The latest film by Japanese filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki has received a mixed response in China, with some accusing the animation master of “insufficient reflection” over Japan’s war history as ties between Beijing and Tokyo worsen. The film The Boy and the Heron, which was released in mainland China in early April, has gained praise but also received far more criticism compared to Miyazaki’s earlier works. The movie features the surreal adventure of a Japanese boy during World War II as he is torn... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3259758/chinese-nationalists-take-aim-japanese-animation-master-miyazakis-wwii-film?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3259758/chinese-nationalists-take-aim-japanese-animation-master-miyazakis-wwii-film?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 21 Apr 2024 02:00:28 +0000 Against the backdrop of intensifying divisions over China’s overcapacity in green technology exports and “difficult conversations” on national security, US Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen wound down her China trip by flagging potential opportunities for cooperation during upcoming economic and financial working groups. And before her planned departure on Tuesday, Yellen on Monday also highlighted an area in which the two economies were able to find common ground, via a new... https://www.scmp.com/economy/global-economy/article/3258269/janet-yellen-china-difficult-conversations-and-overcapacity-spat-put-hopes-common-ground-question?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/global-economy/article/3258269/janet-yellen-china-difficult-conversations-and-overcapacity-spat-put-hopes-common-ground-question?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 08 Apr 2024 12:29:04 +0000 A new study on mice has found that a protein in muscles plays a key role in recovery after exercise, and the researchers say it could potentially be used to improve sports performance. The international team found that the protein – called brain-derived neurotrophic factor, or BDNF – signals to the body to replenish energy reserves following a workout. This answers a long-standing question about the mechanisms behind how the body responds to and recovers from exercise. BDNF was initially... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3256115/protein-muscles-plays-key-role-recovery-after-exercise-study-finds?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3256115/protein-muscles-plays-key-role-recovery-after-exercise-study-finds?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 21 Mar 2024 01:00:17 +0000 Stella Lu, an interpreter in China’s southern metropolis of Guangzhou, has been on the hunt for safe investment products with a decent return. She, like many of the country’s middle class, is left with limited onshore options, and Beijing’s capital controls make overseas investment a non-starter. As real estate and A-share stocks have lost their appeal amid slowdowns, gold and termed deposits have become two popular alternatives – even with the rate offered by Chinese banks being less than half... https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3255948/chinas-aspiring-investors-eager-options-feeling-lukewarm-cross-boundary-offerings?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3255948/chinas-aspiring-investors-eager-options-feeling-lukewarm-cross-boundary-offerings?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 19 Mar 2024 12:00:12 +0000 A university based in one of the richest areas of Hong Kong has told the government it is interested in moving its entire operation or part of it to a new academic town near the border with mainland China, a concept floated by the city’s leader last year. Alexander Wai Ping-kong, president of Baptist University, confirmed on Thursday that the government was told last year the institution was interested in relocating from its Kowloon Tong campus, one of the city’s prime residential areas, to the... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3252105/hong-kongs-baptist-university-says-it-interested-relocation-new-northern-metropolis-university-town?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3252105/hong-kongs-baptist-university-says-it-interested-relocation-new-northern-metropolis-university-town?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 15 Feb 2024 13:05:13 +0000 Beijing’s reluctance to go full throttle in boosting economic growth – combined with an absence of clear directives for reform – could further dampen an already dreary climate, experts and foreign business groups have warned. China’s subdued economic recovery, its restraint in employing strong stimulus measures and mixed policy signals continue to weigh on both domestic and foreign investment as well as consumer confidence, they said. Despite those concerns, during Wednesday’s meeting of the... https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3250614/chinas-economic-plenum-still-unscheduled-observers-worry-politics-remain-command?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3250614/chinas-economic-plenum-still-unscheduled-observers-worry-politics-remain-command?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 01 Feb 2024 15:00:16 +0000 China’s yuan has become the “primary” foreign currency for Russia’s overseas economic activity, according to Russian central bank governor Elvira Nabiullina, as Western sanctions choke its economy and push Moscow closer to Beijing. Russia was expelled from the Swift financial messaging system in February 2022 following its invasion of Ukraine, and it has become increasingly dependent on the yuan. Beijing had already been ramping up efforts to boost the yuan’s global appeal as an alternative to... https://www.scmp.com/economy/global-economy/article/3250599/chinas-yuan-replaces-us-dollar-euro-russias-primary-foreign-currency-overseas-economic-activity?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/global-economy/article/3250599/chinas-yuan-replaces-us-dollar-euro-russias-primary-foreign-currency-overseas-economic-activity?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 01 Feb 2024 13:00:30 +0000 Researchers have analysed early Covid-19 cases and challenged a conclusion about how the pandemic started. A previous study concluded that a market in the central Chinese city of Wuhan was the early epicentre of the Covid-19 pandemic but a pair of statisticians in Germany and Hong Kong said the “the statistical conclusion is invalid”. Dietrich Stoyan, a mathematician at TU Bergakademie Freiberg in Germany, and Chiu Sung-nok, a professor in the department of mathematics at Hong Kong Baptist... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3250106/covid-19-origins-researchers-challenge-early-paper-pointing-wuhan-market-epicentre-pandemic?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3250106/covid-19-origins-researchers-challenge-early-paper-pointing-wuhan-market-epicentre-pandemic?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 29 Jan 2024 04:16:09 +0000 China’s southern powerhouse of Guangdong province has pledged to exhaust all efforts to boost the Greater Bay Area as a top priority in 2024, as it seeks to shoulder a greater role for economic growth. Governor Wang Weizhong also told a provincial parliament meeting on Tuesday that Guangdong would aim to grow its economy by 5 per cent this year, putting it in the lower band of the goals set by other regional powerhouses. It came after disappointing 4.8 per cent year-on-year growth in 2023 saw... https://www.scmp.com/economy/economic-indicators/article/3249453/chinas-guangdong-shoulder-major-responsibility-aid-2024-economic-growth-makes-greater-bay-area-top?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/economic-indicators/article/3249453/chinas-guangdong-shoulder-major-responsibility-aid-2024-economic-growth-makes-greater-bay-area-top?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 23 Jan 2024 05:35:04 +0000