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Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM)

A German student gained attention on Chinese social media for using traditional Chinese medicine techniques to help a woman having a heart attack while mountain climbing. Photo: SCMP composite/Douyin
Trending in China

Chinese tourist has heart attack, saved by German studying TCM since childhood

He explains his preference for TCM over CPR, citing concerns for patient’s delicate condition.

Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Hong Kong moves to restrict business use of medical terms such as ‘clinical’

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Lessons from China's history

Reflections | How ‘dragon bones’ shed a whole new light on China’s ancient history

Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Shady practices at Hong Kong pain relief, ‘bone-manipulating’ centres spotlighted

Just three convictions due to grey areas in adverts for pain-management services, official says.

Some centres do not state clearly whether their services are provided by professionals, a government official says. Photo: Shutterstock
Profile

Meet a real-life Mr Miyagi based in Fuzhou – but what is Incense Shop kung fu?

Unlike his Karate Kid counterpart, Lin Shan Quan doesn’t do discretion – instead he’s going all out to bring his particular martial art to the uninitiated masses.

Chinese culture

No walnuts in Chinese walnut cookies? A Hong Kong baker explains

Walnut cookies are still made the old-fashioned way – and without any nuts – by Hong Kong baker Man Fuk-on, 73. He talks about the importance of preserving tradition.

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Hong Kong society

‘A way of life’: how Hongkonger is bringing TCM to wider audience

Lam Kar-yeung has been selected as a finalist for the Spirit of Hong Kong Awards 2024 in the culture category.

Lam Kar-yeung says TCM is a practice that goes far beyond herbal remedies, acupuncture, moxibustion and massage therapy. Photo: Kong Yat-pang
Chinese culture

5 popular spices used in Chinese cooking and why people love them

Sand ginger, Chinese cassia, star anise, turmeric and five-spice powder have been used for their taste and health benefits for centuries.

Hong Kong

‘Hong Kong’s Dr Fauci’ on weathering Sars and Covid-19

Yuen Kwok-yung had an impoverished childhood, but went on to become world-changing infectious-disease scholar

Greater Bay Area

Exclusive | Macau neighbour Hengqin eyes Chinese medicine, technology for development

‘Hengqin has cheap land, low tax for both corporations and individuals, and a good living environment,’ official says.

An aerial photo taken on November 4, 2023, shows a view of the Hengqin International Financial Center in Zhuhai, south China’s Guangdong Province. Photo: Xinhua
What to do in Hong Kong

5 Mid-Autumn Festival wellness events in Hong Kong, September 13-19

Health and wellness things to do this Mid-Autumn Festival in Hong Kong include yoga and qigong classes, a comedy show, a self-love workshop and attending an intimate show exploring intimacy and art.

A qigong class for beginners is just one of the wellness events in Hong Kong this Mid-Autumn Festival. There is also a stress-relievin comedy show, and yoga classes for HK$100. Photo: Weixin
Hong Kong society

Opinion | 3 ways Hong Kong can get the most out of Chinese medicine

Chinese medicine needs a focus on practical training and integration with other disciplines to help improve Hong Kong’s healthcare outcomes.

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Viral stories

Japan ‘thought killers’ offer health therapy described as ‘scary’ and ‘intense’

Japanese celebrities are flocking to endorse an extreme version of Chinese acupuncture that uses so many needles clients are described as looking like a hedgehog.

China's economic recovery

Is TCM the cure to China’s investment woes?

Common ingredients used in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) products have seen their prices surge in recent years as users stockpile supplies and available farmland grows scarce.

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Physicians sort traditional Chinese medicine ingredients at a hospital in Shijiazhuang, Hebei province. Photo: Xinhua
Hong Kong economy

Organisers have high hopes for Hong Kong Food Expo, vendors happy with survival

Event will take place from August 15 to 19 at the Convention and Exhibition Centre in Wan Chai and be held in tandem with four other fairs.

Two young promoters offer mooncake samples at a preview tour of the Hong Kong Food Expo. Photo: Xiaomei Chen
Trending in China

China woman who ‘learned’ acupuncture from videos induces heart failure, kills man

A man in China who felt unwell and consulted a woman with a reputation for healing with acupuncture – despite not being formally trained – died after the treatment went horribly wrong.

Science

The viral ‘apple fungus’ that’s intriguing the Chinese internet – and scientists

Medicinal mushroom typically does not grow on acidic fruit, leading researchers in China to track down sample and study the unlikely pairing.

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Nepal

Trading mushrooms for motorbikes spells change for Nepal’s remote Dolpo

Yarsagumba fungus has boasted incomes in the region and paid for Chinese motorbikes and other mod cons, but will authorities be wise enough to recognise looming potholes on the road to development?

Thanks to the arrival of Chinese motorcycles, locals enjoy newfound mobility around Dolpo, part of the rugged region of Dolpa, the largest, but third-most sparsely peopled of Nepal’s 77 districts. However looming potholes on the road to development include concerns about noise and pollution. Photo: Neelima Vallangi
Trending in China

Explainer | Why China pet owners are using acupuncture to treat their cats and dogs

Animal acupuncture dates back centuries in China and the practice is gaining renewed interest across the nation as methods of applying it evolve.

China jobs

In China, jobseekers with chronic illness stand up against discrimination

Health standard that excludes many from public service is now default in other industries, leaving otherwise qualified applicants despondent.

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IPO

Hong Kong’s IPO outlook brightens with 2 Chinese firms submitting applications

Hong Kong stock exchange’s IPO prospects has received a boost after fundraising in the city slumped to a two-decade low in the first half of the year.

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SF Holding, the parent of courier operator SF Express, plans to issue 625.5 million shares in Hong Kong. Photo: Bloomberg
Trending in China

China clinic says needles in the head can boost people’s intelligence

A clinic in China has claimed that it can help people boost their IQ by sticking needles into their heads.

A clinic in China has claimed that it can boost the IQ of people by performing acupuncture on their heads. Photo: SCMP composite/Shutterstock
Trending in China

Former One Direction star Zayn Malik reveals Chinese secret behind his voice

A famous ex-member of the British boy band, One Direction, has revealed that he has China to thank for keeping his singing voice together.

Chinese medicine

Nin Jiom Pei Pa Koa is not a Chinese secret any more

Trending in China

Taiwan woman takes dried seahorses for a decade then flies into synthetic panic

Experts had to be called in after a woman in Taiwan, who had been taking traditional Chinese medicinal dried goods for a decade, started to think they were made of plastic.

Concerns from a woman in Taiwan that her medicinal, wine-soaked traditional Chinese dried goods were made of plastic forced experts to take a closer look. Photo: SCMP composite/Liberty Times/Baidu
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Hong Kong to face healthcare manpower crunch in 2030, health authorities say

City expected to have shortfall of 1,570 doctors and 180 dentists in 2030, but manpower gap projected to narrow gradually.

A ward in Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Yau Ma Tei. The shortage of doctors was projected to ease gradually from 2030. Photo: Felix Wong
Wellness

Can’t sleep? Stressed? How acupressure foot massage and acupuncture can help

Stress, headaches, poor sleep, and menstrual cramps are among the issues foot acupuncture and acupressure foot massage can alleviate, according to traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) practitioners.

Wellness

How Hong Kong plans to integrate more TCM into its healthcare system

Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is gaining wider recognition for helping treat disease and Hong Kong is keen to blend it with Western medicine in its hospitals, but some obstacles stand in the way.

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Latest news and updates about traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), including Covid-19 treatments, food to eat and avoid, acupuncture, gua sha, and how TCM could help with anxiety and pain relief.
last updated:
9 September, 2024
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