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What can tourists expect when visiting North Korea? — December 2, 2013 The tour bus bounces along one of North Korea’s potholed roads, pop music blasting out over the Continue Reading ...
Malaysian novelist wins Man Asian Literary Prize — March 15, 2013 Malaysian author Tan Tweng Eng has won this year’s Man Asian Literary Prize for “The Garden Continue Reading ...
Hong Kong’s giant rubber duck — May 2, 2013 Hong Kong’s busy harbor is never short of action, but the great big yellow duck that floated into Continue Reading ...
What China’s post-war refugee exodus tells us about refugee crises today — April 1, 2019 Places such as Hong Kong that accepted refugees benefited from admitting highly motivated people who
Connectography — July 1, 2016 Parag Khanna, the well-travelled author of new book Connectography, can change the way you see the world,
A virus called Wuhan-400 — February 13, 2020 The Eyes of Darkness, a 1981 thriller by bestselling suspense author Dean Koontz, tells of a Chinese
Unravelling your DNA is cheap and easy — June 19, 2016 Kate Whitehead wanted to know more about her ancestry – and was pleased by the results – but also
Discover your backyard — May 25, 2020 I miss travelling. It has been 13 weeks and three days since my last trip and I’m in withdrawal. I
Gay HK policeman’s 1980 gun death — January 15, 2018 Thirty-eight years ago this week, John MacLennan died of gunshot wounds; a public inquiry heard claims