China Life sets up semiconductor fund amid Beijing’s call for ‘patient’ capital
Companies backed by the state and provincial governments in China have announced new funds to focus on the semiconductor industry, which requires a large...
Could China’s lunar laser tower bring Nikola Tesla’s free energy dream to life?
Legendary inventor Nikola Tesla’s dream of transmitting electricity wirelessly never became a reality on Earth. But more than a century later, Chinese scientists believe...
Japan’s Invasive Raccoons May Be Spreading Food Poisoning Bacteria
A genetic analysis of river water, wild raccoons and human infections suggests Japan’s invasive raccoons may help spread Escherichia albertii, a foodborne bacterium linked...
How can Hong Kong age well?
NEWSCMP Hong Kong Series With Hong Kong’s population rapidly greying, the South China Morning Post’s Health Matters series examines how older adults and the...
Five Guys to open in Beijing as more US chains hunger for success in China
American burger chain Five Guys will debut its first Beijing store next month, the company said last week, joining a group of US fast-food...
‘I’m lonely’: why do Hong Kong’s elderly feel isolated – and how can they be helped?
Published: 7:00pm, 12 Jul 2026Updated: 8:50pm, 12 Jul 2026 In the first of a five-part Health Matters wellness series on ageing in Hong Kong,...
Brace for heavy rain and squally thunderstorms, Hong Kong Observatory warns
Published: 7:00pm, 12 Jul 2026Updated: 9:59pm, 12 Jul 2026 Hong Kong’s Observatory has warned of heavy showers and squally thunderstorms over the city in...
65 arrested as Hong Kong police raid unlicensed nightclubs, gambling dens
Published: 6:20pm, 12 Jul 2026Updated: 9:30pm, 12 Jul 2026 Hong Kong police have arrested 65 people in a crackdown on a criminal syndicate accused...
Why China’s ethnic unity law marks shift in policy towards assimilation
China’s new law on ethnic unity signals a shift in Beijing’s focus from handling specific ethnic matters to assimilation, according to a party ethnologist....