4 d. ago Robots take centre stage at Canton Fair, defying US tariff concerns

At the autumn session of the twice-yearly Canton Fair – China’s oldest and largest trade exhibition – which opened this week, the busiest pavilions were those showcasing robotics, smart manufacturing and new energy vehicles. At the exhibition halls in Guangzhou, the capital of southern China’s Guangdong province, cameras flashed, crowds surged and long queues formed at booths displaying hi-tech products, with concerns about the shadows cast by US tariff increases thin on the ground. The sales...

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6 d. ago Spirit of Hong Kong Awards: Red Cross team prepares for disasters beyond Ragasa

When Super Typhoon Ragasa hit Hong Kong last month, nearly 80 Red Cross staff and volunteers worked for 74 hours before, during and after the storm to help residents living in flood-prone areas. In Tai O, the team – comprising 43 Red Cross staff and 34 volunteers – helped residents raise their furniture and issued weather alerts to more than 500 people. As the storm intensified, volunteers distributed 200 sandbags to Sai Kung and Sham Tseng, and supported emergency shelters. Afterwards, they...

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1 week ago 2 weeks needed to repair path damaged by typhoon on remote Hong Kong island

A hiking path on a remote Hong Kong island damaged by Super Typhoon Ragasa will require two weeks for repairs, authorities have said, while a green group urged the government to conduct a study on the attraction’s capacity for tourists as it becomes increasingly popular. The eastern island of Tung Ping Chau, which like much of the city was wrecked by Super Typhoon Ragasa in September, has become a major draw among mainland Chinese tourists seeking more novel experiences. But when the Post...

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1 week ago This video does not show Hongkonger knocked over during Super Typhoon Ragasa

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. A Facebook reel was posted on September 24 – the day Super Typhoon Ragasa edged as close as 100km south of Hong Kong – and has since been shared at least 18,000 times. “Typhoon Ragasa hits Hong Kong with 240 mph winds today Sep 24, 2025 [sic],” the...

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1 week ago Does Hong Kong need to criminalise storm chasing or will idea blow over?

Super Typhoon Ragasa recently passed within about 120km of Hong Kong and led to the No 10 warning signal being raised. Thankfully, advance warning of the storm and comprehensive preparations in Hong Kong and mainland China, including the evacuation of nearly 2 million people in high-risk areas of Guangdong, averted catastrophe. Still, the impact was significant, with 101 injuries reported in Hong Kong and substantial property damage. Among the debris left in Ragasa’s wake is a debate over...

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2 w. ago Mainland Chinese visitors seek new adventures on Hong Kong’s far

Mainland Chinese tourists in search of more novel experiences in Hong Kong have been going to far-flung islands and even ventured to the remote Tung Ping Chau, only to find debris left over from Super Typhoon Ragasa’s passage last month. While visitors said the eastern island’s clear waters were mesmerising, others spoke about waiting hours for the only ferry service that could bring them back to Sha Tin’s Ma Liu Shui Pier during Tuesday’s public holiday following the Mid-Autumn Festival. Tung...

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2 w. ago China’s southern provinces brace for Typhoon Matmo as over 150,000 relocate

China’s southern provinces are bracing for Typhoon Matmo, as Guangdong authorities relocated more than 150,000 residents and Hainan has suspended rail services across the island. The National Meteorological Centre on Sunday said Matmo, the 21st typhoon of the year, had strengthened into a severe typhoon that morning and was expected to bring strong winds and heavy rain to areas across Hainan province, Guangdong province and the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region. The storm is expected to move...

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2 w. ago Dried cricket mooncake filling sparks concerns in China about possible roach option

As this year’s Mid-Autumn Festival approaches, a type of novel mooncake has been launched that has attracted public attention in China because its filling is made from crickets. After such cricket mooncakes went viral on social media, internet users in southern China’s Guangdong province, where cockroaches are rampant due to the warm climate, made playful comments that cockroach mooncakes might not be far away. The cricket mooncake is produced by a farming centre in Linyi, Shandong province, in...

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2 w. ago Unrelated clips falsely misrepresented as Super Typhoon Ragasa's impact in China

Unrelated clips falsely misrepresented as Super Typhoon Ragasa's impact in China  Yahoo

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2 w. ago Climate change made damage from Super Typhoon Ragasa significantly worse: study

Climate change may have been responsible for more than a third of the direct damage to homes and property caused by the super typhoon that struck southern China last month, a study has concluded. A warming Earth also made Ragasa – the strongest storm recorded this year – more powerful when it made landfall in Guangdong province, according to researchers from Imperial College London. They added that as the planet continued to warm, tropical cyclones were expected to become increasingly...

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2 w. ago How China was ready for Super Typhoon Ragasa – and what still needs to be done

Super Typhoon Ragasa may have been the biggest storm of its kind in the world this year, but when it made landfall in mainland China last month, it left no fatalities in its wake. Rewind to 2018 when Mangkhut, the last super typhoon to hit Guangdong province, struck and at least four people were killed in southern China. Typhoon Hato also left nine dead in Guangdong in 2017, and Typhoon Fanapi caused 34 deaths in the coastal province in 2010. The contrast is even sharper when compared with the...

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2 w. ago Waterbomb Hong Kong music festival postponed this weekend due to typhoon forecast

A water-themed music festival scheduled for this weekend has been postponed due to a forecast of possible strong winds and an approaching typhoon. Waterbomb Hong Kong 2025 said on Wednesday that tickets purchased would be refunded in accordance with the policies of each ticketing platform, and further details regarding the rescheduled date would be announced as soon as possible. The organiser said it had learned from the impact of Super Typhoon Ragasa, which caused significant damage across Hong...

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3 w. ago Fourth storm in five weeks threatens after Hong Kong recovers from Ragasa

This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. Hong Kong is bracing for its fourth storm in five weeks, with a typhoon forecast to move close to the city this weekend, hot on the heels of Super Typhoon Ragasa which brought life to a standstill for two days last week. The Hong Kong Observatory said on Wednesday that a tropical depression formed earlier in the day to the east of the Philippines would...

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3 w. ago Fourth storm in 5 weeks threatens after Hong Kong recovers from Ragasa

This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. Hong Kong is bracing for its fourth storm in five weeks, with one forecast to move close to the city this weekend, hot on the heels of Super Typhoon Ragasa, which brought life to a standstill for two days last week. The Hong Kong Observatory said on Wednesday that a tropical depression formed earlier in the day to the east of the Philippines would intensify...

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3 w. ago Hong Kong’s extreme weather body tasked with bolstering typhoon response works

Hong Kong’s leader has tasked the government’s steering committee on handling extreme weather with improving works and facilities in typhoon-vulnerable areas after the city was brought to a standstill by Super Typhoon Ragasa last week. Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu said on Tuesday that the government had managed to minimise and swiftly recover from the damage of Ragasa, allowing business activities to resume last Wednesday night and society to largely return to normal the next day. Lee said...

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3 w. ago China’s largest provincial economy Guangdong has new governor

Meng Fanli, the party chief of Shenzhen, has been promoted party chief of Guangdong’s government, a job that effectively makes him the governor-in-waiting of China’s largest provincial economy. Meng, 60, was moved to Guangdong in 2022, when he was assigned as party chief of Shenzhen city, according to the province’s official news outlet Nanfang Daily’s social media account. The title of party chief of the provincial government doubles with the position of governor, and Meng’s appointment in that...

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3 w. ago Developing | China’s largest provincial economy Guangdong has new governor

Developing | China’s largest provincial economy Guangdong has new governor-in-waiting  South China Morning Post

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3 w. ago Ragasa’s wake brings pride and important lessons for Hong Kong

Last week, Hong Kong braved the strongest storm of the year in the world as Super Typhoon Ragasa ripped through the city as well as the Philippines, Taiwan, Macau and coastal mainland China, causing havoc. Compared with the devastation caused by Super Typhoon Mangkhut in 2018, Hong Kong did well this time. Mangkhut sank boats, damaged infrastructure, left roads strewn with debris, injured hundreds of people and caused economic losses estimated at HK$4.6 billion (US$591.3 million). Economist...

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3 w. ago Why is Shenzhen, China’s balmy southern tech hub, becoming a skiing destination?

Some Chinese skiers are travelling to an unexpected destination to take part in the winter sport: the hot and humid tech hub of Shenzhen in southern China’s Guangdong province, during next month’s eight-day National Day holiday, also known as the “golden week”. Qianhai Huafa Snow World, which is being touted as the world’s largest indoor ski resort, is set to open there on Monday as authorities look to tie the winter sports economy to efforts to boost consumption. The 10-hectare (24.7 acre)...

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3 w. ago China’s Hainan Island braces for typhoon, suspending flights and closing port

The southern Chinese city of Sanya has suspended all flights and neighbouring Haikou closed its port as Hainan Island braced for the arrival of Typhoon Bualoi on Sunday. Bualoi, coming close on the heels of Super Typhoon Ragasa, is expected to skim the island and come ashore in Vietnam later on Sunday. According to the China Meteorological Administration, the typhoon’s centre as of 10am local time Sunday was about 160 kilometres (99 miles) from Sanya and most of Hainan Island is within the...

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