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 ...
New symbol of Islamic art — December 1, 2015 Forget the murals of camels in the desert and finely woven tapestries – the recently opened Yinchuan
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
Holocaust survivor — January 25, 2019 Budapest-born literary agent Eva Koralnik recalls the 1944 Nazi invasion of Hungary that ended her happy
Hong Kong Book Fair gets professional, goes global — July 7, 2013 The Hong Kong Book Fair, now in its 25th year, remains firmly focused on the Chinese-language titles,
American mum teaches her children to be Chinese — June 8, 2018 Patti Waldmeir, the Financial Times correspondent and author of ‘Chinese Lessons: An American mother
‘Zombie flight’ theory on MH370 mystery — October 9, 2016 Christine Negroni believes lack of oxygen on the flight deck from decompression and the first officer’s