Adam Johnson
— November 3, 2016The Hong Kong International Literary Festival speaker, who won a Pulitzer Prize for The Orphan Master’s Son, talks about his lonely childhood and why his stories tend to veer towards the bizarre
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Home truths
— November 2, 2016Hong Kong-born Richard Bush, a former US Congressional adviser and intelligence officer, sees potential for city but says political mess needs fixing for it to be unleashed, and expects another Occupy-style flare-up
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— April 23, 2015Reigning queen of pop Katy Perry is bringing her lavish stage show to Macau
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Driven by quality
— August 1, 2015As 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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Hong Kong Retailers Hit by Tensions Over China Tourists
— June 11, 2014Debate over a controversial proposal to curb the number of Mainland tourists was already tense with concerns that any cut would hurt the retail sector and put a dent in the economy. Now new figures show retailers have every reason to be concerned, especially those in the jewelry, watch and luxury goods market.
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Retreat to Dalat
— November 1, 2014Breathe in the fresh mountain air and feast your eyes on the fascinating scenery of Dalat – this ‘City of Eternal Spring’ is a remarkable haven that calls for exploration
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Hong Kong police add blue water to armoury
— September 1, 2019Democracy campaigners threw petrol bombs after defying a ban on a march to mark the anniversary of Beijing’s clampdown The protests in Hong Kong turned violent last night as demonstrators threw fire bombs, police used water cannons and tear gas and a tactical squad known as “the Raptors” beat passengers on a train. There was…
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Posing a colonial mystery
— June 16, 2013Christopher New revisits his beloved Hong Kong for a period tale