64 h. ago Hong Kong TCM hospital to collect data on Chinese, Western medicine interactions

Hong Kong’s first traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) hospital aims to co-develop the world’s first clinical database on interactions between its healing practices and Western treatments to help provide evidence-based therapy guidelines. Dr Cheung Wai-lun, project director of the Health Bureau’s Chinese Medicine Hospital Project Office, said on Sunday that no such database currently existed and hoped the launch of the institute would help to fill that gap. The Chinese Medicine Hospital of Hong...

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5 d. ago Hong Kong’s first TCM hospital: services, prices and what else to expect

Hong Kong’s first hospital dedicated to traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) will open on December 11, offering a range of services complemented by Western medicine. The Chinese Medicine Hospital of Hong Kong, located on Pak Shing Kok Road in Tseung Kwan O, is expected to serve 400,000 outpatients annually, while also operating as a research and teaching hub for three local TCM schools. The Post provides a guide for the new hospital’s services, including details of the treatments and fee...

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6 d. ago Hong Kong’s first TCM hospital sets outpatient fee at HK$180 ahead of debut

Outpatient services for Hong Kong’s first hospital dedicated to traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) will start at HK$180 (US$23.10) per visit, with the operator describing the fees as both affordable and competitive. The Chinese Medicine Hospital of Hong Kong in Tseung Kwan O also said on Wednesday that staff recruitment had been smooth and there would not be any manpower shortages affecting its launch on December 11. Dr Cheung Wai-lun, project director of the Chinese Medicine Hospital Project...

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7 d. ago Beijing exhibition merges traditional Chinese medicine with modern art

Beijing exhibition merges traditional Chinese medicine with modern art  China.org

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2 w. ago Hong Kong autumn 2025 art auctions see the lowest turnover in 8 years

The art market downturn continued to play out at Christie’s, Phillips and Sotheby’s regional headquarters in Hong Kong this past weekend, with the turnover from back-to-back art auctions loitering at an eight-year low. But a handful of records and some last-minute withdrawals – which improved the success ratio of the sales – helped inject long-missing vigour into the sales room during the seasonal marquee modern and contemporary art evening sales, which saw around 100 high-value artworks go...

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3 w. ago How TCM is expanding China’s soft power in Africa – from Tunisia to Chad

Tunisia has unveiled a new Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and Acupuncture Clinical Skills Training Centre, just months after the country’s health minister, Mustapha Ferjani, made a visit to China. The facility, located at Mongi Slim University Hospital, just 18km (11 miles) from the capital Tunis, was opened on Friday and is a direct result of the two nations reaching a series of agreements on health cooperation during the February visit. Chinese ambassador to Tunisia, Wan Li, said the...

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4 w. ago Human fingernails used in TCM to detox, heal wounds after sterilisation in China

A Chinese woman who has been collecting her fingernail clippings since childhood to sell for 150 yuan (US$21) per kg has sparked curiosity online. The woman from northern China’s Hebei province was selling her fingernails as an ingredient for traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). Called jin tui in TCM, human fingernails are said to be effective in clearing heat and toxic elements from a person’s system. They also help wounds heal. The Chinese medical text by Tang dynasty doctor Sun Simiao...

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