Chinese scientists create a ‘storm eye’ for PLA forces in electronic warfare
Chinese scientists have developed an advanced electronic warfare technique that can create a zone of electromagnetic calm, similar to the eye of a storm...
Why Nanking massacre remains such a powerful Chinese cultural symbol
This summer, two Chinese films – Dead To Rights and 731 – have stirred strong public reactions. Focusing on some of the darkest chapters...
China Takes Back Hong Kong, But Messes It Up—Shenzhen and Hong Kong Collapsing Together
As 2025 approaches, Shenzhen’s economic data paints a grim picture. Key indicators like investment and exports are all on a downward spiral. Is this...
Should Hong Kong’s baby bonus scheme include talent to boost birth rate?
Questions have been raised about the effectiveness of potentially extending a baby bonus scheme to talent admitted to Hong Kong to boost the birth...
China boy writes to marine park about missing fish, gets personal reply, invitation
A six-year-old boy who is besotted with fish wrote to an ocean aquarium after noticing some sea life had disappeared, and surprisingly received a...
‘Shrimp among whales’: South Korea faces stark choices amid US-China rivalry
Published: 8:00am, 3 Aug 2025Updated: 8:02am, 3 Aug 2025 The Korean peninsula has once again become a fulcrum of global anxiety, as South Korea...
Meta changes course on open-source AI as China pushes ahead with advanced models
Facebook parent Meta Platforms, a major proponent of open-source artificial intelligence (AI) models with its Llama family, has indicated it would be more “careful”...
More than just fun: how China is using theme parks to fuel consumer spending
As temperatures soared to a sweltering 39°C, thousands of families still lined up for the launch of China’s first Legoland resort, undeterred by the...
China in Panic: Chikungunya Outbreak, White Smoke Everywhere, “Virus Queen” Shi Zhengli Reappears
In July 2025, the outbreak of Chikungunya fever (CHIK) in Foshan, Guangdong, began spreading rapidly. Recently, the Beijing authorities held a national meeting to...