China’s frontiers: Is there anything left to explore? — June 11, 2014 Exploration is challenging. If it’s too easy, then it’s not real exploration. So says Wong Continue Reading ...
What can tourists expect when visiting North Korea? — December 2, 2013 The tour bus bounces along one of North Korea’s potholed roads, pop music blasting out over the Continue Reading ...
Malaysian novelist wins Man Asian Literary Prize — March 15, 2013 Malaysian author Tan Tweng Eng has won this year’s Man Asian Literary Prize for “The Garden Continue Reading ...
Hong Kong’s giant rubber duck — May 2, 2013 Hong Kong’s busy harbor is never short of action, but the great big yellow duck that floated into Continue Reading ...
Urban explorers — March 13, 2014 Urban exploration is an edgy pastime. But give it a Japanese name and this underground community, known
Giving birth in Hong Kong in the pandemic — June 14, 2023 A mother who gave birth in a Hong Kong public hospital during the Covid-19 pandemic recalls a lack of
The Ringmaster — March 5, 2017 Born in northern Germany, the horse lover who spent his early life travelling around the world before
How Hong Kong crime has changed — April 20, 2016 Exhibition marking 30 years of criminology programme at University of Hong Kong shows graduates’ work
Dark gold of the Amazon — August 19, 2015 Recently confirmed as the global birthplace of chocolate, Ecuador is also seeking to regain its laurels
Pay: have the rules of reward changed? — February 6, 2016 Pay rises in parts of Asia are likely to barely hover above inflation in 2016. Is it time to permanently