Ken Liu’s Silkpunk
— November 26, 2017Multifaceted Chinese-American author describes his unique path to a career that has brought professional acclaim and personal fulfilment
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24 Hours in Venice
— November 15, 2017A city impossible not to fall in love with
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On the right track
— November 15, 2017The romance of train travel maintains its timeless lure
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Why China won’t rule the world in the 21st century
— November 14, 2017The author, a former editor of the Post, tells Hong Kong literary festival audience the potential for ‘emperor’ Xi Jinping to stumble, party’s refusal to liberalise, adverse demographics and pollution will stop nation dominating
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Campaign of ‘lawfare’
— November 14, 2017Dapiran covered Article 23, the government’s campaign of ‘lawfare’ and the expulsion of pro-democracy lawmakers at the Hong Kong International Literary Festival, but says he still has great hope for the city’s future
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Min Jin Lee
— November 13, 2017Korean American recalls growing up speechless and confused in New York, and says how hurt she’s been that Koreans haven’t embraced her work, and why we shouldn’t be so fascinated with young people, who ‘just have smoother skin’
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Smashing stereotypes
— November 13, 2017The Wangs vs. the World author, who appeared at the 2017 Hong Kong International Literary Festival, wants Asian characters to be written more authentically because there are more than just ‘stories of pain’ to be told
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“My books are still banned in China”
— November 10, 2017Wild Swans author, who appeared at the 2017 Hong Kong International Literary Festival, still has mixed feelings about China. She admitted good things have happened there, but notes ‘my books are still banned’
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Future of Irrawaddy Literary Festival in doubt
— November 9, 2017The situation got so bad at last weekend’s event that one Myanmese writer stood up during a gala dinner for 200 guests and made an impromptu speech criticising the festival for its disorganisation
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The House that Jack Ma Built
— November 8, 2017Duncan Clark, a former Morgan Stanley investment banker and author of Alibaba: The House that Jack Ma Built, set out to write about the company but inevitably stories about its founder feature – including how a holidaying Australian family bought Ma his first flat
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Colour schemes
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Depth charged
— October 26, 2015Tiny battery-operated electronic ingestible devices are set to replace some traditional medicines in treating a range of diseases
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Andy Murray’s decadent, boutique hideaway
— January 25, 2015Sporting legend Andy Murray’s new Scottish hotel
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Why toilet paper becomes a hot ticket item in a crisis
— February 25, 2020The panic buying seen in the past few weeks as people rush to stock up on essentials during the coronavirus outbreak caught Hong Kong by surprise. First it was face masks – understandable given the nature of the virus – but then it was rice and toilet paper. We’ve seen people queuing overnight for goods, there was…
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Go all James Bond at the JW Marriott Venice Resort & Spa
— June 28, 2015What is it? A brand new 266-room hotel on its own island (below) within the Venice lagoon. Isola delle Rose is an artificial island, built in the 19th century, and JW Marriott spent several years transforming what had been a sanatorium before the hotel opened in March.