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China has quietly launched the world’s biggest innovation contest

THE NEXT EDISON (or Elon) may well be in China this week. The world's largest competition for young inventors has been underway in the country—and came to a climax last night (Tuesday 15 Oct 2024). Hundreds of finalists were in Shanghai for the finals of the China International College Students' Innovation Competition. It's a big…

October 15, 20240Comments ByNury Vittachi

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

Chinese food Culture

Why did the noodle carrier cross the bridge?

TO FEED HER HUSBAND - and launch a celebrated item of Chinese regional cuisine. Visit "the land of eternal spring", southern China's Kunming, and you'll find a celebrated dish often called "crossing-the-bridge rice noodles". This bowl of deliciousness has been on the list of Kunming's intangible cultural heritage since 2008. Yunnan rice noodles (雲南米線) are…

September 26, 20240Comments ByEmily Zhou

Chinese medicine Culture

Scientists find Chinese mushroom fights common form of cancer

A MUSHROOM USED in ancient Chinese remedies successfully battles colorectal cancer, the second most common cause of cancer-related deaths across the world, scientists at a traditional Chinese medicine conference in Hong Kong said this week. It has long been believed that a Chinese mushroom with the scientific name of Amauroderma rugosum has antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, neuroprotective,…

August 16, 20240Comments ByNury Vittachi

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Hong Kong film director’s TV drama revisits Shanghai’s economic opening-up

Directed by renowned Hong Kong film director Wong Kar-wai, the TV drama "Blossoms Shanghai"（《繁花》） was released in the Mainland and Hong Kong to achieve great success and critical acclaim. Adapted from the eponymous novel (originally titled "Blossoms") by renowned writer Jin Yucheng（金宇澄）, the drama is set in 1990s Shanghai. TV drama Blossoms Shanghai features actor…

July 10, 20240Comments ByEmily Zhou

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Hong Kong’s Gold Pen Award fosters spirits of traditional Chinese virtues

A Gold Pen Award (金筆獎) presentation ceremony has been held to honour students from Hong Kong and the Mainland to foster the spirits of traditional Chinese virtues and values. The 2024 Gold Pen Award on penmanship for primary and secondary students on virtues of filial piety and fraternal care was jointly organised by Hong Kong…

July 4, 20240Comments ByH.C. Lu

Chinese food Culture

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

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

Culture

China has quietly launched the world’s biggest innovation contest

The extraordinary ‘warring states’ history of the global west

Why did the noodle carrier cross the bridge?

Scientists find Chinese mushroom fights common form of cancer

Hong Kong film director’s TV drama revisits Shanghai’s economic opening-up

Hong Kong’s Gold Pen Award fosters spirits of traditional Chinese virtues

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

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

Yes, China is preparing to take humans back to the moon

The Last Dance, a thoughtful movie about death, is a surprise hit

Hong Kong firm becomes global leader in hacker-proofing organizations