Yeewan Koon revived Chinese art history courses at the University of Hong Kong, advises top art institutions, and wrote a book on Japanese artist Yoshitomo Nara Yeewan Koon, associate professor and chair of the art history department at the University of Hong Kong (HKU), is not only super smart but sassy as well. It’s a…
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Adam Zagajewski’s exile-tinged poems strike a chord on the mainland
Christine Negroni believes lack of oxygen on the flight deck from decompression and the first officer’s failure to don his oxygen mask in time led to the loss of the Malaysia Airlines flight in 2014, although hers is one of many theories
Born with spinal muscular atrophy, Carmen Yau is a sex rights advocate for people with disabilities ‘I talk about sexuality and sex rights for people with disabilities. I also talk about body positivism and how disabled women can be more independent’ Late diagnosis: I was born in 1981. My parents were working as managers at a…
The musical artist found fame after his songs appeared on television shows and streaming services End of empire My mum is from Singapore and my dad, a barrister, is from Cheshire, in England. They met at a party in Hong Kong. I was born at the Matilda hospital (on The Peak) in 1984. My elder brother,…
Hong 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
Paul French has published two books this year: City of Devils: A Shanghai Noir and Destination Shanghai