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  • Enchanted Isles

    — September 1, 2015

    When you come from a land where we politely refer to smog as fog and have to have our stomachs pumped if we fall in the harbour, the Galapagos Islands are quite simply a paradise

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  • That floating feeling

    — August 26, 2015

    High in the Andes sits Lake Titicaca. Kate Whitehead meets the floating inhabitants of this remote location

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  • Dark gold of the Amazon

    — August 19, 2015

    Recently confirmed as the global birthplace of chocolate, Ecuador is also seeking to regain its laurels as the world’s finest producer.

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  • 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 it is aiming to return to profitability by the end of the year, marking a reversal of fortunes following three consecutive years of losses.

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  • Queen of Hong Kong’s street art scene

    — August 9, 2015

    Self-taught artist had only been working for a year when she won Hong Kong Secret Walls contest. She’s already making a living from her art thanks to commissions from shops and restaurants

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  • Paul Zimmerman on dodging the military

    — August 9, 2015

    The Southern District councilllor and co-founder of Hong Kong’s Civic Party tells Kate Whitehead about his activist childhood, arriving in the city in 1984 and June 4’s significance for him

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  • Hong Kong Fashion Week Sees Fewer Overseas Buyers

    — August 6, 2015

    This city’s fashion week wrapped up with attendees lamenting the quality of the event, which is essentially a trade show with a smattering of runway shows for emerging brands.

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  • Design duo

    — August 1, 2015

    Coming from two different countries, trained in the US and practising in China with global clients, Lyndon Neri and Rossana Hu show that design has no borders.

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  • Driven by quality

    — August 1, 2015

    As chief exterior designer at Porsche, Hong Kong-born Pinky Lai Ping won plaudits for reworking the 911. After leaving the German firm, he’s setting course for China with a high- performance plug-in car on the cards.

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  • Peru’s new go-to attraction

    — July 26, 2015

    Escape the tourist throng at Inca ruins, and support a site that provides a good living for its workers

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  • The face of Heywood Hill bookstore in Asia

    — July 19, 2015

    Charlotte Merritt, bookseller-at-large for store where Nancy Mitford wrote two novels, sees a bright future for it in Hong Kong, with its ‘very well-educated and culturally engaged audience

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