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Infographics

Hong Kong, air epicentre

Tuesday, 1 October, 2013, 3:55pm

Thanks to its geographical location, Hong Kong enjoys a fascinating twist: half of the world's population lies within a five-hour direct flight.

ITALY

US$800m operation to raise Costa Concordia

16 Sep 2013

All the superlatives apply to the marine salvage operation about to unfold off the Italian island of Giglio - it's the largest, the most expensive and the most complicated. And it's the first of its kind.

Entomophagy

Entomophagy, the consumption of insects as food

12 Sep 2013

The UN Food and Agricuture Organisation has just published a report on the promotion of entomophagy - the consumption

HONG KONG

Remembering Kowloon Walled City

12 Sep 2013

Kowloon Walled City, located not far from the former Kai Tak Airport, was a remarkable high-rise squatter camp that by the 1980s had 50,000 residents.