Partition, romance and a murder
— October 30, 2015The fashion designer tells Kate Whitehead about being uprooted by the partition of India, her doomed romance with a Bollywood star and witnessing a killing at her restaurant.
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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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The Temple House, Chengdu
— October 21, 2015There’s been plenty of buzz around The Temple House since it opened in the summer, and for good reason.
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Other strings to his bow
— October 17, 2015Hong Kong-bound British-Norwegian musician, one of the hottest stars of classical music, explains how he manages a hectic concert schedule as well as forays into the worlds of fashion and pop
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The five must-see authors
— October 15, 2015Novelist Margaret Drabble the biggest draw of two-week festival that starts on October 26; Chinese American chef Ken Hom and philosopher A.C. Grayling among the authors you shouldn’t miss
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Beijing’s Bookworm
— October 5, 2015Ten-year-old Chinese bookstore chain The Bookworm, founded by two expats, has become a go-to-destination in Asia for touring authors, with 3,000 hosted so far
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Is emotional intelligence more than just a fad?
— October 1, 2015Everyone who’s worked in a large organisation will have their own story of a senior individual whose academic prowess was outdone only by their inability to communicate with their peers. We might write off such an employee as simply not being a ‘people person’. But, according to its adherents, what they’re really suffering from is…
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Fat is still a feminist issue
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Hong Kong trades and the artisans keeping them alive
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Nest gives budding entrepreneurs their big chance
— May 17, 2013At incubator company Nest, budding entrepreneurs get 15 minutes to wow investors into funding their dreams
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Room On Board
— March 8, 2017Annual Community Business report marking International Women’s Day highlights slow progress in rectifying gender imbalance on boards, and founder Shalini Mahtani says companies should call time on the old boys’ network
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Boris Johnson’s youngest brother Max on Hong Kong, Covid frustrations, and a special trip with dad
— April 14, 2024Max Johnson, 21 years younger than his half-brother, the former British prime minister, speaks Russian, lived in Beijing and Hong Kong, and married a Brazilian I was born in 1985 in Brussels, where my father was working for the European Commission. My sister, Julia, is three years older than me and I have four half-siblings…
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Leader of the pack
— February 1, 2016Tasked with building upon one of Hong Kong’s greatest success stories, Aron Harilela shares his vision for growing his father’s legacy, the family hotel business and why he thinks Hong Kong will continue to be a global economic hub