68 h. ago China’s Ningbo cuisine; Hong Kong goes Back to the Past: 7 Lifestyle highlights

We have selected seven Lifestyle stories from the past seven days that resonated with our readers. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. ‘Umami, salty, stinky’: how 3 flavours define China’s Ningbo cuisine Located directly south of Shanghai across Hangzhou Bay, Ningbo is just a two-hour ride away from China’s biggest city on the high-speed rail. For many, the first thing that may come to mind is the city’s famous tangyuan (glutinous rice dumplings). But...

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5 d. ago China unveils world’s first timekeeping software for the moon, where clocks ticks faster

Chinese researchers have released the world’s first software for lunar timekeeping, a tool designed to support precise navigation and landings as a new global race to the moon gathers pace. Clocks tick faster on the moon than on Earth due to weaker gravity – by about 56 millionths of a second per day. The effect, predicted by Albert Einstein’s theory of general relativity, is tiny but accumulates over time, making Earth time increasingly unreliable for lunar operations. To address this, a team...

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5 d. ago China to define lunar time with world’s first timekeeping software for the moon

China to define lunar time with world’s first timekeeping software for the moon  South China Morning Post

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5 d. ago China’s daring engineering feat, Malaysia border chaos: 5 weekend reads you missed

We have put together stories from our coverage last weekend to help you stay informed about news across Asia and beyond. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. China turns mega-project failure into defining moment in modern engineering China has pulled off a daring underground feat, using a multimillion-dollar tunnel boring machine (TBM) to recover its stranded twin beneath the country’s largest river. 2. System failure at Malaysia-Singapore border...

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8 d. ago INFIFORCE's Isabella Bai at CES 2026: China is Moving from Manufacturing to Defining Next

INFIFORCE's Isabella Bai at CES 2026: China is Moving from Manufacturing to Defining Next-Gen Embodied Intelligence  Morningstar

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1 week ago After Venezuela, China Is Watching How Washington Defines Its Sphere of Influence

After Venezuela, China Is Watching How Washington Defines Its Sphere of Influence  The China-Global South Project

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2 w. ago CGTN anchor's take on the character that defines China's 2025

CGTN anchor's take on the character that defines China's 2025  news.cgtn.com

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2 w. ago Hong Kong’s Starry Lee seeks to unite lawmakers, but quiet about Legco presidency

Hong Kong’s Starry Lee Wai-king has said her roles as a delegate to the National People’s Congress (NPC) Standing Committee and at the Legislative Council do not conflict, but she has stopped short of revealing whether she will run for the latter’s presidency. Lee, a member of China’s top legislative body, on Sunday held off giving a definitive reply about whether she would seek election as Legco president. Details would be clearer during the presidency’s nomination period, after the newly...

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3 w. ago China’s decarbonization is one of defining economic experiments of the time

China’s decarbonization is one of defining economic experiments of the time  Global Times

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