A portion of China’s Greater Bay Area has been named the world’s largest innovation cluster, underscoring Beijing’s drive for technological self-reliance at a time of rising geopolitical uncertainties with the United States. The Shenzhen-Hong Kong-Guangzhou technology hub – the heart of the bay area plan – has overtaken Tokyo-Yokohama to become the world’s largest innovation…
With the rise of social media and generative AI, how much of what we see online is true? In this new series, SCMP Fact-Check, the Post investigates claims circulating online and debunks viral misinformation impacting the daily lives of Hongkongers. “Typhoon Wipha Signal #10 Hits Hong Kong July 20,2025,” reads a Facebook post by a…
The retirement needs of Hong Kong’s baby boomers consist of three pillars: stable income, access to affordable and quality healthcare, and reasonably priced accommodation, according to the chief executive of BOC Life. “These aspirations of a generation with significant wealth now entering retirement are easily attainable, as the quality of cross-border healthcare services improves and…
The retirement needs of Hong Kong’s baby boomers consist of three pillars: stable income, access to affordable and quality healthcare, and reasonably priced accommodation, according to the chief executive of BOC Life. “These aspirations of a generation with significant wealth now entering retirement are easily attainable, as the quality of cross-border healthcare services improves and…
Earlier this year, Hong Kong launched its first fully electric ferry. In June, jurisdictions within the Greater Bay Area development zone marked a national event for the environment. Against this backdrop, a quiet but important shift is under way. Policymakers in the Greater Bay Area are no longer just thinking about sustainability; they are setting…
Earlier this year, Hong Kong launched its first fully electric ferry. In June, jurisdictions within the Greater Bay Area development zone marked a national event for the environment. Against this backdrop, a quiet but important shift is under way. Policymakers in the Greater Bay Area are no longer just thinking about sustainability; they are setting…
Sunday, July 20, 2025 This was supposed to be a nondescript weekend for thousands upon thousands of travelers and city dwellers across Hong Kong and southern China, but now it’s looking more like the fury of Typhoon Wipha, only without the flooding. Hong Kong raised its storm warning to its highest level and closed its…
Hundreds of thousands of people in southern China have been evacuated and flights and trains cancelled as a result of Typhoon Wipha. The China Meteorological Administration issued an orange typhoon warning, the second highest level in the four-tier system, on Sunday, expecting Wipha to make landfall between Zhuhai and Zhanjiang in Guangdong province on Sunday…
This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. New users who download our updated app get a seven-day free trial. Hong Kong is experiencing its first No 10 hurricane signal in two years with Typhoon Wipha expected to skirt the city at…
Hong Kong authorities have temporarily barred a contractor from bidding for public road and drainage contracts following an accident in which a worker was killed by a falling steel beam at a site near the cross-border bridge to Macau and Zhuhai on Thursday. The Development Bureau said on Friday that the temporary ban was effective…