Chinese Medicine

Tu Zhiliang: The man who believes Chinese medicine can save the world

Just as Chinese restaurants thrive wherever there is an ethnic Chinese community, Gu Sheng Tang TCM CEO Tu Zhiliang wants the same for TCM services. Lianhe Zaobao senior lifestyle correspondent Dennis Ng speaks to the wuxia fan with a vision of saving the world through traditional Chinese medicine.

Dennis Ng

11 Mar 2026

Chinese medicine injections face rigorous regulation for the first time

China’s once-booming market for traditional medicine injections is facing tough scrutiny as regulators demand modern proof for age-old remedies.

Caixin Global

15 Dec 2025

Innovative drugs: The new battleground in US-China rivalry

The race for innovative drugs has become a defining front in US-China competition. While the US leads in original innovation, China is rapidly advancing through strategy, scale and efficiency, shaping the future of global pharmaceutical development, says NUS Emeritus Professor Ong Choon Nam.

Ong Choon Nam

09 Dec 2025

Controversial mind-body therapy attracts over 1 million Chinese seeking miraculous cures

Ajitai Health Group’s Mongolian mind-body interactive (MBI) therapy is captivating over a million Chinese with promises of miraculous cures. This controversial programme, blending modern psychology with traditional medicine, stirs debate between faith and science. While patients flock to its sessions for hope, critics warn of the dangers of its unverified claims.

Caixin Global

18 Jul 2025

Acupressure points and acupuncture: How does it work?

Is it true that by applying pressure at different points and parts of the body through needle acupuncture or acupressure massage, one's health can improve? What is the logic behind this?

Lim Yin Jia

07 Aug 2020

The TCM way to staying healthy amid the pandemic

Anticipating a long-drawn-out fight against Covid-19, Prof Goh Chye Tee says it is now more important than ever, to strengthen one's immune system. In the language of traditional Chinese medicine, that means getting "vital qi" or the body's means to fight diseases, to surpass "evil qi" or pathogenic elements.

Goh Chye Tee

20 Jul 2020

Western medicine or Chinese medicine? China's TCM regulations spark debate

TCM treatment is said to have played a role in the fight against Covid-19 in China. The Beijing authorities recently sought public views on a set of proposed regulations on traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), which includes articles that mention punishments for those who "defame and slander" TCM. A furore ensued as the public worried about the expansiveness of the proposed law. Oxford University visiting researcher Hayson Wang thinks hard about what lies at the nub of the issue and what TCM proponents must do to bring TCM practice into the mainstream.

Hayson Chenyu Wang, M.D.

19 Jun 2020

The TCM way to Covid-19: Treat the body, not the virus

Professor Goh Chye Tee from Nanyang Technological University explains the treatment protocols recommended by the Chinese authorities in using traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) remedies in the treatment of Covid-19. He posits that one path to health can be a person-centric approach, where the focus lies on restoring balance in the body, rather than the virus that is making the attack.

Goh Chye Tee

19 Jun 2020