An American citizen who works for the US government has been blocked from leaving China for months, possibly on national security grounds, after travelling there recently, the South China Morning Post has learned. A source familiar with the matter said that a naturalised US citizen, originally from China, was detained by authorities upon landing in…
Opening on Wednesday, this year’s Hong Kong Book Fair centres on the theme of “Food Culture – Future Living”. Organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), the seven-day event – the book fair’s 35th edition – has expanded beyond literature, running alongside the Hong Kong Sports and Leisure Expo and the World of…
Officials across China are avoiding dining out to “play safe”, as the country’s latest austerity drive spirals into an overbearing campaign of excessive control like many similar ones before it. Several officials interviewed said that the lifestyle change, even if temporary, was largely prompted by the ever-shifting local austerity measures, which could be even more…
Overseas visitors to China are often mesmerised by the multifarious culinary dishes the country boasts. As a result of the vast expanse of the nation and the different lifestyles of its varied populations, some offerings which are seen as delicacies by locals appear grotesque to others. We look at four of the most bizarre dishes…
At least 30 people are missing after a landslide in southwestern China on Saturday, according to state media. The landslide occurred in the village of Jinping in Sichuan province at around 11.50am, burying at least 10 houses, state broadcaster CCTV reported. The village is part of the city of Yibin. Emergency workers pulled two people…
Can humans and robots face off in a full race? It will happen in Beijing this spring. For the first time, dozens of humanoid robots are expected to join a half-marathon to be held in the capital’s Daxing district in April, according to local authorities. This comes as China ramps up efforts to develop artificial…
Archaeologists continuing their hunt in the remarkable Sanxingdui ruins in southwest China have written about unearthing more than 10,000 relics and artefacts from two new pits in recent years. The latest discoveries were found buried under hundreds of elephant tusks, according to details published in the journal Sichuan Cultural Relics last month. The dazzling finds…