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Getting to the roots of Rodrigo Duterte
— November 6, 2018Why does Duterte dislike the Catholic Church? How did the privileged son of a provincial oligarch develop
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Cheryl Strayed on death, divorce and heroin
— November 2, 2018Following the death of her mother and the break-up of her marriage, the author embarked on a life-changing
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Hong Kong trades and the artisans keeping them alive
— September 25, 2018Author Lindsay Varty travelled across the city to talk to artisans working in trades that are fast dying
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Final word on suspicious death of troubled officer
— February 18, 2018Nigel Collett’s book answers the big questions surrounding the scandal of John MacLennan’s death
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Why China won’t rule the world in the 21st century
— November 14, 2017The author, a former editor of the Post, tells Hong Kong literary festival audience the potential for
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Millennial artists in China
— November 5, 2018Artists featured in a new book by curator Barbara Pollack were all born after Mao Zedong’s death and
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Fat is still a feminist issue
— October 27, 2018In town for the Hong Kong Literary Festival, the British psychoanalyst, writer and activist talks about
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The book that will make you want to visit Pakistan
— April 27, 2018British journalist Isambard Wilkinson, inspired by his Indian grandmother’s tales of life before partition,
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Ken Liu’s Silkpunk
— November 26, 2017Multifaceted Chinese-American author describes his unique path to a career that has brought professional
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Campaign of ‘lawfare’
— November 14, 2017Dapiran covered Article 23, the government’s campaign of ‘lawfare’ and the expulsion of pro-democracy
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