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Delicious staple food Naan in Xinjiang

Kashgar(喀什), the last city in China to see the sunrise. At nine o'clock Beijing time, people are just coming out of their houses. At this time of day, the brightness in Kashgar is about the same as it is in Beijing at seven in the morning. Along with the taste buds of the Xinjiang people,…

July 4, 20240Comments ByEmily Zhou

Chinese history Culture

TV drama of Kazakh mountain herders in Xinjiang is a surprise hit

A TV drama series about the lives of Kazakh cattle herders as they move huge numbers of animals across the Altai mountains of Xinjiang has been a surprise hit across China. Emily Zhou reports. THE NEW CHINESE TV series “To the Wonder” (《我的阿勒泰》) will be representing China at the famous Cannes film festival in…

June 27, 20240Comments ByEmily Zhou

Culture Hong Kong News Opinion

Hong Kong’s miracle public transport system reminds me why I love this place

The western grouches who back the hostile narrative about the city get the headlines, but the simple truth is that the place remains an enchanting wonder - and when you consider its public transport system, it's a genuine modern urban miracle, writes Richard Cullen VARIOUS PEOPLE HAVE expressed widely differing views on the radical,…

June 26, 20240Comments ByRichard Cullen

China news News

China’s leader creation system is extraordinary

You need literally no political experience to become US president, as long as you have about US$1 billion to campaign for the job. The Chinese method is very different, with a rigorous system to identify capable, intelligent people, and send them to serve at village and county levels before they return to high leadership roles.…

June 21, 20240Comments ByHenry Ho and HC Lu

Culture Hong Kong News

Hollywood to set “John Wick” spinoff movie in Hong Kong

FORGET ALL THAT boring, negative geopolitics stuff. For many teenagers and young adults around the world, mention "Hong Kong" and what comes to mind is the location of some superb movies and games—and there are more in the pipeline. But let me share a favorite of mine - and not just mine. Movie fans appear…

June 18, 20240Comments ByJasmine Yeung

China news News

Criminal probe shines light on anti-China group’s wide links

AS INVESTIGATORS probe the links of arrested Epoch Times finance chief Bill Guan, the spotlight is spreading to include other individuals and organizations. Anti-China campaigner John Zhong Zhang, Epoch Times founder and CEO, resigned. He and Guan have been replaced by a temporary board. Li Hongzhi, leader of the Falun Gong religious cult behind the…

June 18, 20240Comments ByNury Vittachi

Hong Kong News News

Speedboat fugitive “heading to USA”, court hears

THE EXTRAORDINARY TRUTH about 12 people arrested on a boat in Chinese waters in 2020 came out in recent days with two people involved in that case appearing at the trial of publisher Jimmy Lai in Hong Kong. One of the men involved admitted that he was expected to land in Taiwan first—but then he…

June 6, 20240Comments ByNury Vittachi

Hong Kong News News

Remarkable family has kept HK’s buses running for a century

SEE THIS GUY? His company probably paid your bus fare at least once. Seriously. Hong Kong is famous for its cheap and efficient public transport, moving millions of people a day. But few people realize that the owner of the biggest bus fleet in the city, the Kowloon Motor Bus Company, is a private firm…

June 6, 20240Comments ByNury Vittachi

Chinese food Culture

The curious link between snails and the world’s most aromatic noodles

IT'S LIKELY THAT few people outside China know the secret of "snail noodles". But the word is spreading. The Chinese dish known as Luosifen (literally "snail rice noodles") is spreading, and there are restaurants selling them outside mainland China, in Hong Kong and even in the United States. But where do they come from? Liuzhou,…

June 6, 20240Comments ByEmily Zhou

Culture Hong Kong News

Finance-mad Hong Kong has a surprisingly strong spiritual side

PEOPLE ARE OFTEN surprised to discover that Hong Kong is a spiritual place. Although one might be forgiven for assuming this global finance center would be hardnosed and irreligious business city, this is not the case. About half of the population belong to organized belief groups, such as Buddhism, Taoism or Christianity. Are the other…

June 6, 20240Comments ByNury Vittachi

Delicious staple food Naan in Xinjiang

TV drama of Kazakh mountain herders in Xinjiang is a surprise hit

Hong Kong’s miracle public transport system reminds me why I love this place

China’s leader creation system is extraordinary

Hollywood to set “John Wick” spinoff movie in Hong Kong

Criminal probe shines light on anti-China group’s wide links

Speedboat fugitive “heading to USA”, court hears

Remarkable family has kept HK’s buses running for a century

The curious link between snails and the world’s most aromatic noodles

Finance-mad Hong Kong has a surprisingly strong spiritual side

Space: a new business frontier is opening up over our heads

2,600+ Chinese Mainland companies open offices in Hong Kong

Hong Kong quietly becomes major tennis hub for the world