https://www.scmp.com/rss/9236/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Exactly 10 years ago today, Beijing welcomed the world to the 2008 Olympic Games. The sporting extravaganza was dubbed “China’s coming-out party” in international media, and the world’s newest superpower grasped every opportunity to impress, most notably with its magnificent sporting facilities. From the flawless choreography of the Zhang Yimou-directed opening ceremony to eventual domination of the Games’ gold medal count, the message was clear: China had arrived, and its cutting-edge venues,... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/short-reads/article/2158671/beijing-olympics-10-years-legacy-crumbles-birds?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/short-reads/article/2158671/beijing-olympics-10-years-legacy-crumbles-birds?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 08 Aug 2018 00:15:15 +0000 Jointly organised by the Jockey Club Museum of Climate Change, Chinese University of Hong Kong and British-based non-profit arts organisation Project Pressure, the touring exhibition “Vanishing Glaciers” is currently visiting the city. By documenting glaciers on every continent, the initiative encourages visitors to explore and understand the different types found across the globe through large-scale photography and video, and witness how – and how fast – they are retreating due to climate... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/travel/article/2140080/vanishing-glaciers-exhibition-traces-century?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/travel/article/2140080/vanishing-glaciers-exhibition-traces-century?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 03 Apr 2018 23:17:03 +0000 When it comes to power in Hong Kong, the cynical look to big business and the all-encompassing housing and telecommunication giants that control every aspect of where and how we live. Human-rights watchdogs say look north, to the political machinations that go on behind the gates of Zhongnanhai in Beijing. For immediate satisfaction, and a steaming cup of pu-er, however, peer west, to the clanking mini-metropolis that is the Hongkong Electric Company's power station on Lamma. Located at Po Lo... https://www.scmp.com/article/394302/power-people?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/394302/power-people?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 12 Oct 2002 16:00:00 +0000