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Party Secretary of Kunming Liu Hongjian
The swimming pool at Andaz One Bangkok, Thailand. Photo: courtesy Andaz One Bangkok
Trip Inspiration

Asia’s new hotels: from Kyoto to Bangkok, luxury awaits

Discover Asia’s most captivating new luxury hotels – from Kyoto’s geisha-haunted Imperial to Lugu Lake’s matrilineal retreat – where heritage craftsmanship meets cutting-edge design.

Hong Kong economy

Budding Mother’s Day competition as Hong Kong florists prune prices

China trade

Durian Express? China brings in cheaper fruit with new Southeast Asia train

Accidents and disasters in China

Southwestern China’s busiest airport hit by massive hailstorm

Flights grounded and aircraft damaged in Kunming as ‘unusually severe’ weather spawns hailstones as big as fists.

The storm hit Kunming’s suburbs as well, puncturing car windscreens and greenhouses. Photo: Handout
Science

‘Big shout-out’ to China’s environmental leadership from UN agency head

On the sidelines of a Central Asia summit in Astana, UNEP’s Inger Andersen says China has always been active in multilateralism.

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China Railway

China on track to complete world’s ‘most difficult’ railway project before 2030

330km Dali-Ruili Railway is expected to transform transport in Yunnan’s mountainous west, and better link China to South and Southeast Asia.

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China’s Communist Party

Why is Xi Jinping putting the political heat back on illegal villas and resorts?

Xi highlights the luxury developments as proof of the need to promote sustainability and combat graft.

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Chinese President Xi Jinping visited a nature reserve in the Qinling Mountains in Shaanxi province in 2020 to send a message about illegal luxury developments. Photo: Xinhua
Science

Could there be a link between glucose levels in the brain and Alzheimer’s?

Mice with late-stage symptoms showed improvement in memory loss and reduced brain plaque after experimental treatment, Chinese study finds.

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Accidents and disasters in China

11 killed, 2 hurt after test train crashes into workers in southwestern China

Chinese news outlet says preliminary investigations indicate crash may have occurred when workers headed onto the track early.

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Myanmar

China brokers Myanmar rebel pullback from ruby mining town

Rebels abandon key areas Mogok and Momeik after Beijing-led talks, signalling a shift in the civil war’s dynamics.

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Members of ethnic rebel group Ta’ang National Liberation Army take part in a training exercise at their base camp in the forest in Myanmar’s northern Shan State in 2023. Photo: AFP
SCMP Highlights

China’s double threat, a hidden card in the trade war: 7 science highlights

From an ancient scroll being brought back to life to China’s rail line to potassium in Laos, here are some highlights from SCMP’s recent science reporting.

An outbound freight train heads for Laos from Huaihua, a city in central China’s Hunan province. Picture: Xinhua
Architecture and design

A playful reimagining of a traditional Chinese siheyuan

Children are at the centre of a redesigned courtyard house in Kunming, where cheerful circles and curves spark joy and curiosity.

Food and Drinks

An American student’s quest to discover the secrets of tea

Jason Cohen tells PostMag about his 20-year journey from exchange student to researcher in the world of Chinese tea.

Climate change

Opinion | Dry June, wet July: climate whiplash is on Hong Kong’s doorstep

Climate change fuelling extreme weather is no longer a future we must prepare for. It’s happening now and Hong Kong must pull out all the stops.

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A cyclist moves through a flooded pedestrian tunnel in Tseung Kwan O district on August 5. Parts of Hong Kong were brought to a standstill by flooding caused by heavy rains on August 5, after the highest-tier rainstorm warning was issued for the fourth time in eight days. Photo: AFP
India-Pakistan tensions

No India, no go? Why a new China-led South Asian bloc may falter

China and Pakistan are reportedly leading a push to replace the defunct Saarc with a new bloc without India’s involvement.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi meets Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Muhammad Ishaq Dar in Tianjin, China, on Wednesday. Photo: Xinhua/EPA
China economy

China’s visa-free boom picks up steam as entries soar in 2025

Foreign arrivals surge more than 50 per cent as visa measures boost tourist and business travel, immigration officials say.

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Asia travel

Insiders’ guide to Kunming: what to eat, drink and do in Yunnan’s capital

Enjoy a vegetarian meal at a Buddhist temple, local beer at Chaba Brewing and a hot springs dip at Yunshang Spring.

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Science

China boosts Southeast Asian populations overlooked in Human Genome Project

Before China took a role in the research, fewer than 200 indigenous genomes from MSEA existed in global databases, according to Nature paper.

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Kunming Institute of Zoology is working to rectify the underrepresentation of mainland Southeast Asia populations in the Human Genome Project. Image: Shutterstock
South China Sea

Opinion | How China’s maritime strategy is swapping force for research diplomacy

With heavy investment in ocean technology and scientific expeditions, China is set to shape a collaborative scientific agenda in the region.

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China food security

How is Yunnan helping as China looks to Asean for more food?

Province’s agricultural imports from largest trading partner up 26.5% in first quarter of this year.

IPO

China fresh-tea brand Chagee follows Mixue, Guming in IPO rush

Company receives approval for Nasdaq or NYSE listing after Beijing’s pledge to help more mainland companies raise funds.

Chagee launched its first Hong Kong store at K11 Art Mall in Tsim Sha Tsui in 2024. Photo: InvestHK
China-Asean relations

China, Thailand begin joint military drills as Beijing boosts defence ties

11 days of exercises in Kunming are focused on fighting terrorism, deploying unmanned combat devices ‘under complex situations’.

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The “Strike-2024” joint military exercise is scheduled for 11 days near the Chinese city of Kunming. Photo: PLA
Hong Kong property

Hang Lung Properties’ profit sinks 56% amid Hong Kong, mainland China slowdown

First-half net profit fell to HK$1.06 billion (US$135.7 million), from HK$2.39 billion a year earlier on lower rental revenues, higher costs.

Environment

China applauds global COP15 progress in lead-up to biodiversity meeting

Framework is intended to set new goals to conserve biodiversity and reverse nature loss by 2030, and live in harmony with nature by 2050.

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UN Biodiversity Conference set to move from China to Canada after Covid delays

Sources say the event that had been scheduled to be held in Kunming in December will move to Montreal instead.

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The event in the southwestern Chinese city has been postponed several times. Photo: Xinhua
Environment

UN’s COP15 biodiversity summit in limbo as Omicron uncertainty threatens date

Summit in China is meant to finalise a global framework to halt loss of animal and plant species, but its timing is in doubt after a UN meeting was postponed.

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The venue of the UN Biodiversity Conference (COP 15) in Kunming. Photo: AFP
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