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US pork exports to China doubled in the second quarter to 60,898 tonnes, which was made possible by a sharp increase in prices on the mainland, helping to offset a 62 per cent tariffs on US exports.
Report about teen caught by her mother after using a device for Lunar New Year assignments alerts a wider audience to the robots, which can copy text and mimic your handwriting.
City has the highest population of residents of Chinese descent of any city outside Asia.
Court orders father to repay his son’s red packet money with interest. Child has rights over his own bank account, judge rules.
Businessman Zheng Daqing flies into Dingziqiao, Sichuan province, laden with money and home appliances.
More than three-quarters of children in Hong Kong are actively saving into bank accounts, according to a survey by AXA Investment Managers.
Vocal vigilante groups are angered by what they see as creeping Islamisation in Chinese society, and fight to ‘take back’ the Year of the Pig from ‘religious extremists’.
The weather was much kinder than the forecasters had predicted, and fog and drizzle held off so visitors mostly enjoyed a clear view of the 23-minute show.
But pro-Beijinger Kenneth Lau puts positive spin on less-than-ideal prophecy, and says ‘we need the public’s support for the government’s policies’.
Digital immersive display at the museum brings royal festivities for the Spring Festival vividly to life; exhibition also features a static display of over 800 cultural relics, including Lunar New Year decorations.
Crowds flocked to Tsim Sha Tsui to watch performances by entertainers both local and from overseas.
One local master offers the exact month during which the president will be most vulnerable to removal proceedings, as feng shui masters divine the year ahead.
Shop owner detained on suspicion of causing illegally stored fireworks to explode.
The public’s interest in the ancient art spiked when video of two performers working on routines went viral on social media. A focus on family and heritage is driving its preservation in southern China.
A dozen mints globally are selling special, uncirculated coins and notes to celebrate the holiday.
When even filmmakers and the army are getting in on the act, there’s no doubt that the popular cartoon character is the face of the Year of the Pig.
James Legge speaks to SCMP journalists, video producers and editors about what stories always come around for Lunar New Year and what stories they’ve found for the coming Year of the Pig
According to legend, the heavenly Jade Emperor wanted to segment time into cycles of 12 years with an earthly animal guarding each cycle.
Across the country breeds are rapidly disappearing, taking signature dishes with them, and there’s little sign of any respite in the Year of the Pig.
Pigs loom large in Chinese culture so it is little wonder that the character for pig, an animal central to traditional village life, is written nestled inside the character for home
Fast paced, light in tone, emotionally cool, and wryly humorous, Pu Songling’s Strange Tales From a Chinese Studio runs to 500 tales of ghosts, demons, monsters, monks, magicians, revived corpses, gods and fox-spirits.
According to feng shui master Kay Tom, those born in the Year of the Pig are honest, not afraid of responsibility and success is a common trait
London-listed Entertainment One, which owns the smiling pink pig cartoon character, sees China as one of its biggest drivers alongside the UK
Founder Theresa Yiu, who first tasted success with her Lunar New Year offerings in 2010, reveals what she learned from ‘ruthless’ Cantonese cuisine legend Pearl Kong Chen