applicationId

articlesQueueName

commentHarrySectionIds

commentQueueLimit

commentQueueName

customContents

dailyPulseTypeUuId

entityId

focusQueueName

highlightQueueName

includeAsiaDiscoveryWidget

includeChinaFutureTechDiscoveryWidget

includeChinaScienceDiscoveryWidget

includeComment

includeFocusArticle

includeMostPopular

includeMultimedia

includeOpenQuestionsSeriesDiscoveryWidget

includePlus

includeThisWeekInAsiaDiscovery

includeTrendingTopics

isPostMagazineSection

isSkipDefaultSectionQuery

isStyleSection

mostPopularQueueName

multimediaQueueName

plusNewsAgendaEndDate

plusNewsAgendaStartDate

plusNewsAgendaTypes

scmpPlusPaywallTypeIds

sectionSpotlightQueueName

sponsorQueueName

trendingTopicsQueueName

sectionPageQuery

filter

section

name

hooksTrackCurrentItemBase

contextsSectionContextProviderSection

sectionSeoSection

defaultSectionQuery

sectionStyleContentQuery

sectionPostMagazineQuery

advertZone

description

entityUuid

image

parentSection

urlAlias

queue

newsletter

Why Hong Kong must be careful about cutting university funding

Opinion

ComplexCon Hong Kong announces Metro Boomin and Zico as 2025 headliners

A meeting of American and Asian hip-hop, the concerts also feature Quavo, Hong Kong favs MC Jin and Jace, and South Korea’s Changmo and B.I.


Tilda Swinton brings Hollywood star power to a conversation on restoring classic films at Hong Kong’s M+

Tilda Swinton recently visited Hong Kong’s M+ art museum, shining her A-list light on the vital role of film preservation in connecting audiences to a more authentic version of cinematic storytelling.


NJZ, formerly NewJeans, are coming to ComplexCon Hong Kong

The K-pop group will debut their new name at ComplexCon Hong Kong 2025, joining acts like Metro Boomin and Quavo from March 21 to 23.


She tried several careers but found her niche in genetic sequencing

PostMag talks to 5 women innovators at the top of their game and pushing the boundaries of scientific discovery – here we meet Angela Wu, a professor at HKUST’s division of life science and department of chemical and biological engineering.


News

China Insider

US demands EU antitrust chief clarify rules reining in Big Tech

US lawmaker demands EU antitrust chief clarify how the Digital Markets Act targets US tech giants.


Shanghai aims to reclaim China’s carmaking crown with 100,000-unit Toyota plant

The Japanese carmaker plans to tap the local supply chain, logistics network and talent pool to produce Lexus-branded EVs from 2027.


Hong Kong campaign group demands probe after HK Express pulls 2 blind people from flight

Travellers, 34 and 27, ordered off plane before take-off for Tokyo, told by crew member they could not fly for ‘safety reasons’.


Swire to turn Zhangyuan’s shikumen cluster into Shanghai’s Covent Garden or Omotesando in massive urban revival project

Zhangyuan biggest draw is its 43 blocks of shikumen buildings, the Shanghai architectural style that blended Western style with Chinese aesthetics.


China to punish data exports to overseas courts as Beijing beefs up defence against US long arm

Clause will fine Chinese companies for sharing data without permission but also shields them from foreign pressure.


China’s leveraged asset buyers must now brace for discounts in their forced fire sales

Don’t be too discouraged by a slowing Chinese economy – a healthier, more sustainable one could in fact present more investment opportunities

Hong Kong government pledges cautious approach to easing mortgage plight of first-time buyers

Drone maker DJI introduces privacy mode after US Army ban

Communist Party expels two former senior military officials over alleged graft

Do some Chinese drivers prefer to kill than just injure pedestrians? US lawyer explains a twisted road logic

It seemed too shocking and warped to be true: that there exists an "unspoken rule" among Chinese drivers that it is better to leave a pedestrian dead than alive if they are accidentally run over by one's vehicle.


Jiang Zemin has how many fingers? Twitter jokes and blocked Weibo posts abound as China holds grand parade

Despicable Me's loveable Minions go bananas on the Great Wall of China

Face to face with a fireball: Tianjin resident captures terrifying moment warehouse is blown to smithereens

‘Is this a nuclear bomb?’: drone captures apocalyptic scenes in Tianjin, China, after industrial explosions

Chinese conjoined twins successfully separated with help of 3-D printing technology

Chinese petrol station worker buys 680,000-yuan car … with a massive stash of coins

Xi Jinping's anti-corruption campaign

Xi Jinping

China Insider

United States & Canada

US demands EU antitrust chief clarify rules reining in Big Tech

US lawmaker demands EU antitrust chief clarify how the Digital Markets Act targets US tech giants.

Shanghai aims for China’s carmaking crown with Toyota plant

HK Express pulls 2 blind people from flight, Hong Kong campaign group urges inquiry

China Business

Swire to turn Zhangyuan’s shikumen into Shanghai’s Covent Garden

Zhangyuan biggest draw is its 43 blocks of shikumen buildings, the Shanghai architectural style that blended Western style with Chinese aesthetics.

Policy

China to punish unauthorised data sharing with overseas law enforcement

Clause will fine Chinese companies for sharing data without permission but also shields them from foreign pressure.

Companies

Exclusive | China’s global asset shoppers brace for haircuts in forced fire sales

Companies

Macroscope | Healthier, more sustainable Chinese economy should present more opportunities

China Business

Update | Government promises to help first-time homebuyers ... but it’s treading softly

Big Tech

DJI introduces privacy mode, 6 weeks after US Army banned use of its products

Politics

Communist Party expels two former senior military officials over alleged graft

China Insider

Do some Chinese drivers prefer to kill than just injure pedestrians? US lawyer explains a twisted road logic

It seemed too shocking and warped to be true: that there exists an "unspoken rule" among Chinese drivers that it is better to leave a pedestrian dead than alive if they are accidentally run over by one's vehicle.

China Insider

Jiang Zemin has how many fingers? Twitter jokes and blocked Weibo posts abound as China holds grand parade

China Insider

Despicable Me's loveable Minions go bananas on the Great Wall of China

China Insider

Video | Face to face with a fireball: Tianjin resident captures terrifying moment warehouse is blown to smithereens

China Insider

‘Is this a nuclear bomb?’: drone captures apocalyptic scenes in Tianjin, China, after industrial explosions

China Insider

Chinese conjoined twins successfully separated with help of 3-D printing technology

China Insider

Chinese petrol station worker buys 680,000-yuan car … with a massive stash of coins

Opinion | Why Hong Kong must be careful about cutting university funding