Physicist dreams of sending his pocket craft into space
— July 14, 2013Physicist Michael Johnson is drumming up support and funding for his project, to launch tiny spacecraft into space and to the moon
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Gallery – North Korea
— July 9, 2013Getting to North Korea is the easy part – the real dilemma is whether or not to go. By visiting one of the world’s most isolated regimes are you condoning what goes on there, does it mean you’re ok with throwing political prisoners in labor camps – for three generations? It’s one of the few places…
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Hong Kong Book Fair gets professional, goes global
— July 7, 2013The Hong Kong Book Fair, now in its 25th year, remains firmly focused on the Chinese-language titles, but has begun to add professional elements and global authors. The Hong Kong Book Fair celebrates its 25 anniversary this year and organizers hope that it will finally see one million visitors pass through the doors. The fair,…
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Hachette UK’s Tim Hely Hutchinson Sees Big Potential In Asia
— July 2, 2013HONG KONG: Asia is an important growth market for Britain’s second-largest publisher, Hachette UK. Sales in the region have grown faster than European markets and Group Chief Executive Officer Tim Hely Hutchinson sees no sign of slowing.
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Posing a colonial mystery
— June 16, 2013Christopher New revisits his beloved Hong Kong for a period tale
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Healthy, wealthy and wise
— June 9, 2013Multitasking, adventure-loving, billionaire Jim Rogers on his latest big thing
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Christopher Doyle
— July 7, 2013Christopher Doyle is fresh off the plane from Toronto and says he’s sipping his first Bloody Mary of the day, but is it really? You have to wonder.
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Hong Kong Book Fair pulls in crowds but needs to attract bigger-name authors
— July 6, 2013Hong Kong’s own book fair celebrates 25 years with rising attendances, but the line-up of visiting authors leaves room for improvement
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Psychoactive drugs may be effective treatments for some disorders
— June 23, 2013Sacked British adviser fights lonely battle to prove psychoactive drugs may be effective in treating depression and post-traumatic stress
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North Korea Has a Thing for High-Voltage Fences
— June 12, 2013As the country is wracked by power shortages, some of the fences are live and some aren’t. Good luck figuring out which is which
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Mindfulness meditation adapted for city life
— June 9, 2013Mindfulness meditation, a form of the Buddhist practice developed in the West and now available in Hong Kong, can restructure the brain
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Mind Your Manors
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Partition, romance and a murder
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Child’s death sparks HospitalAdvisor
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Home truths
— November 2, 2016Hong Kong-born Richard Bush, a former US Congressional adviser and intelligence officer, sees potential for city but says political mess needs fixing for it to be unleashed, and expects another Occupy-style flare-up