Geneticist Zhang Huarong walks through the forest near his Hong Kong research lab, gesturing towards a rotting incense tree ...

Amid Hong Kong’s bustling cityscape, a group of urban designers hope to direct people’s focus to the plants blossoming quietly in this concrete jungle – more than just decor, they are a ...

Illegal incense tree felling soared twelvefold in 2023 compared to the previous year. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Agarwood is created when incense trees are cut, which causes the plant to produce a dark resin to prevent infection. The product then takes the form of fragrant resinous wood. Hong Kong ...

Geneticist Zhang Huarong walks through the forest near his Hong Kong research lab ... from the city's urban centre are forests home to trees that produce fragrant -- and valuable -- agarwood ...