Kate Whitehead

Volunteers sailing to frozen continent help conduct penguin and seabird surveys, monitor ecological changes, take seawater samples and look out for whales and other marine species

Intelligence Squared’s cultural debate will look at the pros and cons of social media and its place in the evolution of the way people look at art

The Hong Kong Book Fair, now in its 25th year, remains firmly focused on the Chinese-language titles, but has begun to add professional elements and global authors. The Hong Kong Book Fair celebrates its 25 anniversary this year and organizers hope that it will finally see one million visitors pass through the doors. The fair,…

Paul French has published two books this year: City of Devils: A Shanghai Noir and Destination Shanghai

The Eyes of Darkness, a 1981 thriller by bestselling suspense author Dean Koontz, tells of a Chinese military lab that creates a virus as part of its biological weapons programme. The lab is located in Wuhan, which lends the virus its name, Wuhan-400. A chilling literary coincidence or a case of writer as unwitting prophet?In The…

Planning a trip to North Korea’s seldom visited north-east? Kate Whitehead provides a guide to the best hotels