Hong Kong’s giant rubber duck
— May 2, 2013Hong Kong’s busy harbor is never short of action, but the great big yellow duck that floated into town on Thursday captured the city’s attention.
Continue Reading ...Hong Kong’s busy harbor is never short of action, but the great big yellow duck that floated into town on Thursday captured the city’s attention.
Continue Reading ...Taiwanese bookstore Eslite is expanding at a time when bookstores around the world are folding.
Continue Reading ...The winner of this year’s Pritzker Prize, Toyo Ito tells Kate Whitehead that the 2011 Tohoku earthquake taught him a great lesson and explains why architecture must be felt with your entire body
Continue Reading ...Incidents of rage on flights between the city and the mainland are on the rise, as witness tells of passenger who punches stewardess
Continue Reading ...Malaysian author Tan Tweng Eng has won this year’s Man Asian Literary Prize for “The Garden of Evening Mists,” set in the aftermath of the Japanese occupation of Malaysia.
Continue Reading ...You’ve probably heard of John Wood, the former Microsoft executive who quit his job to change the world.
Continue Reading ...Born to Hong Kong parents, Nathanael Wei is the youngest member of Britain’s House of Lords.
Continue Reading ...Although closed off from the world for 50 years, the reclusive Myanmar still developed a punk rock scene
Continue Reading ...Former lawyer Tan Twan Eng tells Kate Whitehead how his friends planted the seeds of his award-winning novel
Continue Reading ...Myanmar might be on the hot list of places to visit, but visitors should be wary of touching down in Yangon without a hotel reservation.
Continue Reading ...Burma’s largest city is buzzing and change is in the air—nightlife included
Continue Reading ...A fall on a beach left Animals Asia charity founder Jill Robinson with a fractured vertebra and a diagnosis of severe osteoporosis Known as the silent disease, it is caused by a drop in bone density. Lifestyle changes can build it back up, as can exercise, a doctor and a therapist explain In October 2018,…
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