Dai pai dong an endangered species in Hong Kong
— July 21, 2014Dai pai dong are an important part of local culture, but are we doing enough to keep them alive
Continue Reading ...Dai pai dong are an important part of local culture, but are we doing enough to keep them alive
Continue Reading ...The 21st edition of Hong Kong Fashion Week wrapped its four-day run late last week
Continue Reading ...A small group of artists are hoping to inspire change in Hong Kong’s attitude towards the environment.
Continue Reading ...Exploration is challenging. If it’s too easy, then it’s not real exploration. So says Wong How Man, a Hong Konger who in 1974 began leading expeditions into what was then one of the world’s most isolated countries — China. “It was a time when China had very few friends, so we decided to step in…
Continue Reading ...The power had gone out. I was lying on the floor in the pitch black, listening to waves crashing on the beach outside, wondering whether the late North Korean leader Kim Jong-il had heard similar sounds as he fell asleep here.
Continue Reading ...It’s a village not a town. So say residents of Bathurst, a magnet for the creative and curious located in the Eastern Cape of South Africa, approximately 12 kilometers from Port Alfred. Residents are proud of the eccentricity of their town. Or village. “You’ve got to have certain things to be a town, like a…
Continue Reading ...Gripping novel spans centuries in China as modern Beijinger is stalked by sinister mystery soul mate
Continue Reading ...Debate 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.
Continue Reading ...An initiative to promote informal discussion with experts about science topics is gaining popularity
Continue Reading ...Planning a trip to North Korea’s seldom visited north-east? Kate Whitehead provides a guide to the best hotels
Continue Reading ...The dire state of mainland orphanages 15 years ago spurred filmmaker Jenny Bowen into action. Her charity, Half the Sky, has been a huge success and now works with officials across the country
Continue Reading ...Networking cuts to the chase with PechaKucha Nights, a quick and fun way to create social connections in an informal setting
Sacked British adviser fights lonely battle to prove psychoactive drugs may be effective in treating depression and post-traumatic stress
Ten years ago, the number of Western visitors to North Korea was well below a thousand a year, with Americans permitted by Pyongyang to visit only during the summer Mass Games.
The restored Kenwood House in London is the perfect window on Georgian design and home to a collection of Old Masters
Patrick Vanhoebrouck, resident anthropologist at the Amanjiwo resort, talks about discovering the secret sites of Indonesian island and becoming a healer
Mike Warde, whose company plans to open 30 branches of American restaurant chain in East Asia, denies waitresses need big breasts to work there, but a job applicant tells a different story