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1. China think tanks must be ‘self-centred’ to project nation’s soft power: expert

   China’s think-tanks should pay more attention to the nation’s actual conditions and rely less on Western knowledge, according to a leading Chinese scholar, who said policy advisers could better reflect and project the country’s soft power by incorporating “Chinese characteristics”. Professor Zheng Yongnian, a political economist with the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, who is also a...

2. ‘More than a restaurant’: Hongkongers bid farewell to social enterprise eatery

   Hundreds of diners flocked to a small restaurant in one of Hong Kong’s poorest neighbourhoods on Sunday, taking selfies and lining up to secure their favourite order for one last time. Unlike many other restaurants in recent months that have fallen victim to the sluggish spending environment, social enterprise Agape Garden was forced to close its doors after the government abruptly decided to...

3. Hong Kong Covid facility at old airport takes off as youth hostel, culture hub

   An unused Covid-19 isolation facility at a prime sea-view site in the heart of Hong Kong will be transformed into a youth hostel and cultural hub, offering 2,900 units at affordable rates and expected to debut in September. The project, renamed “Runway 1331” and located at the former Kai Tak airport, is expected to provide young people with opportunities for entrepreneurship, cultural exchange...

4. Chinese satellites appear to dock in orbit for historic refuelling mission

   Two Chinese satellites may have docked in geostationary orbit for a historic refuelling mission, an autonomous satellite servicing feat the United States has yet to achieve. China’s Shijian-21 and Shijian-25 “appeared visually merged in optical sensor data” between July 2 and July 6, US-based space situational awareness software provider COMSPOC said on Saturday in a social media post. “Given...

5. Frugal Chinese man spends under US$1 per meal, saving to buy flat, car for parents

   A 29-year-old Chinese man has stunned many online with his extreme frugality, revealing that he spends only a few yuan (under US$1) per meal, and this habit has enabled him to save 1.3 million yuan (US$180,000) in just six years. Known online as “Little Grass Drifting North,” he is a live-stream host at a major internet company in Beijing and manages a self-media business. His exact earnings...

6. Chinese team says carbon dioxide can be turned into sugar

   Chinese scientists have developed a method to turn the alcohol methanol into white sugar, which they say could allow captured carbon dioxide to be converted into food. The team’s biotransformation system produces sucrose without the need to grow sugar cane or sugar beets – crops that require large amounts of land and water resources. Their method to convert methanol – which can be derived from...

7. Hong Kong should ban deepfake porn to protect victims: NGO and lawmakers

   Hong Kong should step up victim protection by outlawing deepfake pornographic content, advocates and lawmakers have said, after a university student was accused of using artificial intelligence (AI) to generate explicit images of his classmates. The Education Bureau weighed in on the case on Sunday, saying publicly funded universities had autonomy in how they managed students, while one lawmaker...

8. ‘No tunnel, no waste’: China’s Inner Mongolia uranium mine signals nuclear leap

   China has made a breakthrough in uranium mining and processing by unlocking complex sandstone deposits once seen as too challenging to develop, as Beijing ramps up efforts towards a green transition and energy security. The country’s largest natural uranium project had yielded its first barrel, China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) announced on Saturday. The “National No 1 Uranium”...

9. Hong Kong property buyers snap up most flats at Novo Land and 9 Eastern Street

   Buyers flocked to two new residential projects on Sunday, buoyed by an ongoing stock market rally and low interest rates – signalling a sustained rebound in Hong Kong’s property market. Developer Million Nice (Hong Kong) sold 62 of the 69 units at 9 Eastern Street in Sai Ying Pun, according to agents. Meanwhile, Sun Hung Kai Properties (SHKP) sold all 110 units in the third round of sales at...

10. China and Japan trade barbs after latest close encounter between warplanes

    China and Japan have traded accusations after a series of close encounters between their warplanes last week. On Sunday the Chinese defence ministry accused Japanese reconnaissance aircraft of “repeatedly” entering China’s air defence identification zone in the East China Sea. The comments followed a Japanese statement issued three days earlier that accused a Chinese JH-7 fighter-bomber of...