Nest gives budding entrepreneurs their big chance
— May 17, 2013At incubator company Nest, budding entrepreneurs get 15 minutes to wow investors into funding their dreams
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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.
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The rising son
— April 28, 2013Born to Hong Kong parents, Nathanael Wei is the youngest member of Britain’s House of Lords.
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Mohawks in Myanmar
— April 7, 2013Although closed off from the world for 50 years, the reclusive Myanmar still developed a punk rock scene
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Tan Twan Eng wins Man Asian Literary Prize
— March 18, 2013Former lawyer Tan Twan Eng tells Kate Whitehead how his friends planted the seeds of his award-winning novel
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Hotels in Yangon
— March 12, 2013Myanmar might be on the hot list of places to visit, but visitors should be wary of touching down in Yangon without a hotel reservation.
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Eslite Expands Aggressively into China
— April 30, 2013Taiwanese bookstore Eslite is expanding at a time when bookstores around the world are folding.
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Building expectations
— April 21, 2013The 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
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Cheers as passenger attacks air crew
— March 26, 2013Incidents of rage on flights between the city and the mainland are on the rise, as witness tells of passenger who punches stewardess
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Malaysian novelist wins Man Asian Literary Prize
— March 15, 2013Malaysian 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.
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Most influential children’s publisher you’ve never heard of
— March 11, 2013You’ve probably heard of John Wood, the former Microsoft executive who quit his job to change the world.
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