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 ...
Kumi kidnapped as a kid, found freedom on Lamma — April 30, 2021 The founder of Hong Kong’s Drum Jam tells Kate Whitehead about growing up in a controlling home and
Urban explorers — March 13, 2014 Urban exploration is an edgy pastime. But give it a Japanese name and this underground community, known
Rani Hong wants to end modern slavery — September 8, 2018 India-born human rights advocate was sold into slavery as a child. Now she works to end the trade in
Happiness is a laptop and the open road — February 25, 2019 Transformative travel enables people to break away from the stresses of modern life by finding eco-villages,
The North Korean Fashion Customer — October 28, 2013 Thoughts of North Korea and its citizens’ wardrobes are likely to conjure up images of drab dresses
Students set sights on Mars landing — August 25, 2013 Thousands, including two from Hong Kong, apply for the ultimate reality show – a one-way trip to