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China revives sky lantern tradition, after making them safe and non-polluting

THE BEAUTIFUL TRADITION of flying lanterns has been revived in China. To avoid pollution and fire hazards, the lanterns contain LED "candles" and are tied to the users. This 27 Dec 2025 video (below) is from Gexian Village in Jiangxi province, home of a mountain immortal from the Taoist faith. China developed the first hot…

1 day ago0Comments ByNury Vittachi

I worked at a law firm on the Chinese mainland – here’s what I learned

A young law student from Hong Kong took a working journey deep into mainland China’s Shanxi province. Tang Chun-man found extraordinary reminders of the country’s dramatic history – but he also found himself taking an internal journey to gain an appreciation of two legal systems, different in many ways, but both grounded in the universal…

December 10, 20250Comments ByTang Chun-man

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Scientists find ‘feminist paradise’ existed more than 4 millennia ago

SCIENTISTS DISCOVERED a female-led society that was so successful that it lasted for more than 10 generations in ancient China. Women-led clans existed for 250 years at a place called Fujia more than four millennia ago, DNA evidence showed. The late stone age community lived in Shandong province from 2750 BC onwards, a study in…

October 13, 20250Comments ByNury Vittachi

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How to see the rabbit on the moon: and 7 other ways to mark mid-autumn festival

CHINESE PEOPLE OFTEN celebrate the west’s Christmas traditions—so it’s nice if foreigners join in with Chinese holiday rituals too. Here are eight ways anyone can mark the Mid-Autumn Festival—and our image shows how to “see” the rabbit on the moon (details below). If you're a purest eat an salted egg yolk mooncake -- but other…

October 6, 20250Comments ByNury Vittachi

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China’s ‘dragon man’ skull forces re-think of man’s journey from Africa

SCIENTISTS ARE IN SHOCK today after the discovery of a million-year-old early human skull in China. The finding of the Homo longi (“dragon man”) skull in China will force a re-examination of long-held beliefs about the journey of modern humanity across the world, from its roots in the Australopithicine proto-humans which originated from Africa.…

October 3, 20250Comments ByNury Vittachi

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7 things worth knowing about China’s National Day on Oct 1

1. National Day is not a day – it’s a week. It starts on National Day, 1st of October, but the State Council adds another six days of holiday to turn it into Golden Week in the Mainland China. 2. Many people wrongly believe that the first National Day was Mao Zedong’s proclamation of the…

October 3, 20250Comments ByNury Vittachi

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Today’s shifting allegiances reminds me a shocking true tale of wartime tragedy

HERE'S A SHOCKING TRUE STORY. Americans torpedo a ship. British victims are drowning. Japanese soldiers fire guns to kill survivors. Chinese fishermen come to the rescue. This unbelievable but true story is a complex real life incident. It took place more than 80 years ago, during World War II, but I was reminded of it…

April 22, 20250Comments Bykenneth Li

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The US-China etiquette gap: one society has historically valued order

IN RECENT YEARS, the US has been governed in ways that come across as difficult to understand, even bizarre. Now billionaire Elon Musk has exposed much corruption in government—and people feel even more deeply that the United States is not governed in a way that is orderly and follows the natural paths in which human…

March 8, 20250Comments ByWilson Chan

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The extraordinary ‘warring states’ history of the global west

Yes, the west IS addicted to war. We may think that all nations or regions have a similar propensity to conflict - think of China's "warring states" period. But when we consider history, we find that the global west actually has a significantly higher propensity to take up arms against whoever it wants to. Richard…

October 3, 20240Comments ByRichard Cullen

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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

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China revives sky lantern tradition, after making them safe and non-polluting

I worked at a law firm on the Chinese mainland – here’s what I learned

Scientists find ‘feminist paradise’ existed more than 4 millennia ago

How to see the rabbit on the moon: and 7 other ways to mark mid-autumn festival

China’s ‘dragon man’ skull forces re-think of man’s journey from Africa

7 things worth knowing about China’s National Day on Oct 1

Today’s shifting allegiances reminds me a shocking true tale of wartime tragedy

The US-China etiquette gap: one society has historically valued order

The extraordinary ‘warring states’ history of the global west

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

Six steps the world needs to take right now about the US and Venezuela: Jeffrey Sachs

China revives sky lantern tradition, after making them safe and non-polluting

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