China’s frontiers: Is there anything left to explore? — June 11, 2014 Exploration is challenging. If it’s too easy, then it’s not real exploration. So says Wong Continue Reading ...
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 ...
Not THAT Gordon Chang — September 3, 2016 Being mixed up with China sceptic is ‘the bane of my life’, says Gordon H. Chang, recently in Hong
Namibia’s dessert lions — December 16, 2016 The Namibia-born, Cambridge-educated conservation expert has been tracking the desert lions of Namibia
Mind Your Manors — September 1, 2014 Country properties in the UK are attracting Asian buyers for various reasons, from contract farming and
Li-Ning Losses Narrow in First Half — August 13, 2015 HONG KONG — Chinese sportswear giant Li-Ning on Thursday reported a narrower first-half loss and said
The Big Freeze — December 31, 2015 Kate Whitehead puts on the layers and finds out just how cool Antarctica really is