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Posing a colonial mystery
— June 16, 2013Christopher New revisits his beloved Hong Kong for a period tale
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North Korea Has a Thing for High-Voltage Fences
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Healthy, wealthy and wise
— June 9, 2013Multitasking, adventure-loving, billionaire Jim Rogers on his latest big thing
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Mindfulness meditation adapted for city life
— June 9, 2013Mindfulness meditation, a form of the Buddhist practice developed in the West and now available in Hong Kong, can restructure the brain
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