Luk Man Hon is a man who wears many hats. The Hong Kong-born 42-year-old defines himself as a vinyl dealer, DJ, photographer and poker player. But he is also an entrepreneur, as the pitmaster and owner of Uncle Hon’s BBQ, an Asian-style barbecue at the canalside cocktail bar All My Friends in Hackney Wick, East … Read more
A knife-wielding brawl in the southwestern province of Sichuan ended with the fatal stabbing of a man, in China’s third deadly episode in recent days. According to Chengdu police, a 35-year-old man surnamed Zhu stabbed a man on Monday afternoon after a traffic dispute. The victim died despite medical treatment. Zhu has been placed under … Read more
US semiconductor giant Intel said it would expand its chip packaging and testing base in Chengdu, in a show of commitment to the mainland market despite a recent call by a Beijing-backed cybersecurity group to review the company’s products. In addition to enlarging packaging and testing capacity for server chips, the facility will also establish … Read more
China is reviving aspects of a Mao Zedong-era plan to relocate critical facilities away from the country’s most densely populated areas to its western hinterlands. Mao’s 1964 “Third Front Construction” initiative was motivated by Cold War fears of nuclear attack, fuelled by the deepening American involvement in Vietnam and increased hostility between China and the … Read more
Senior Buddhist figures in China have emphasised the importance of government approval in the recognition of reincarnated Tibetan religious leaders, at a meeting this week less than a year before the Dalai Lama is expected to announce his succession plan. More than 50 Tibetan Buddhist monks and religious experts attended a seminar in Lanzhou, Gansu … Read more
“We have made some breakthroughs … in product research and development in the past year, and we’re now at the forefront of the industry,” 31-year-old Peng declared at the online video launch of the company’s new-generation humanoid robots. Backed by venture capital firm HongShan, Agibot on Sunday introduced five models of wheeled and biped humanoid … Read more
A Chinese crime ring has been accused of stealing more than 4,000 dead bodies from crematoriums and medical laboratories to use their bones for dental grafts. The case caused widespread public anger after a well-known criminal lawyer published details of the case on social media on Thursday. Yi Shenghua, president of the law firm Beijing … Read more
China is stepping up its use of technology such as satellites and radar in disaster relief work as extreme weather events become more frequent. Lessons have been learned from the rescue efforts of the devastating 2008 earthquake in Sichuan in 2008 that killed more than 69,000 people and wounded more than 370,000, according to Weng … Read more
The incident occurred three months after 51 people died in a similar highway collapse in Meizhou, a city in southern Guangdong province. 02:07 Bridge collapse in northwest China kills at least 12 amid heavy rain Bridge collapse in northwest China kills at least 12 amid heavy rain At least 10 people were also reported dead … Read more
Makers of the Chinese spirit baijiu are reformulating the fiery grain liquid to appeal to a wider client base, including cocktail drinkers in New York, Los Angeles and London. While sales in China are still rising, top baijiu makers such as Kweichow Moutai face far slower growth than in the past as younger consumers increasingly … Read more
