China think tanks must be ‘self-centred’ to project nation’s soft power: expert
China’s think-tanks should pay more attention to the nation’s actual conditions and rely less on Western knowledge, according to a leading Chinese scholar, who...
‘More than a restaurant’: Hongkongers bid farewell to social enterprise eatery
Published: 9:39pm, 13 Jul 2025Updated: 11:06am, 14 Jul 2025 Hundreds of diners flocked to a small restaurant in one of Hong Kong’s poorest neighbourhoods...
Hong Kong Covid facility at old airport takes off as youth hostel, culture hub
Published: 9:16pm, 13 Jul 2025Updated: 9:29pm, 13 Jul 2025 An unused Covid-19 isolation facility at a prime sea-view site in the heart of Hong...
Chinese satellites appear to dock in orbit for historic refuelling mission
Published: 9:08pm, 13 Jul 2025Updated: 9:10pm, 13 Jul 2025 Two Chinese satellites may have docked in geostationary orbit for a historic refuelling mission, an...
Frugal Chinese man spends under US$1 per meal, saving to buy flat, car for parents
A 29-year-old Chinese man has stunned many online with his extreme frugality, revealing that he spends only a few yuan (under US$1) per meal,...
Chinese team says carbon dioxide can be turned into sugar
Chinese scientists have developed a method to turn the alcohol methanol into white sugar, which they say could allow captured carbon dioxide to be...
Hong Kong should ban deepfake porn to protect victims: NGO and lawmakers
Published: 7:32pm, 13 Jul 2025Updated: 7:35pm, 13 Jul 2025 Hong Kong should step up victim protection by outlawing deepfake pornographic content, advocates and lawmakers...
‘No tunnel, no waste’: China’s Inner Mongolia uranium mine signals nuclear leap
China has made a breakthrough in uranium mining and processing by unlocking complex sandstone deposits once seen as too challenging to develop, as Beijing...
Hong Kong property buyers snap up most flats at Novo Land and 9 Eastern Street
Buyers flocked to two new residential projects on Sunday, buoyed by an ongoing stock market rally and low interest rates – signalling a sustained...