Thomas Yau joined the Post in 2011 as a junior photographer, and is now the Post's Shanghai video correspondent. He holds a MSJ degree in documentary journalism from Northwestern University in Illinois, and a bachelor's degree in international journalism from Hong Kong Baptist University.
Nomadic tribes from Mongolia once created one of the largest empires in the world. That empire is long gone, but hundreds of thousands of nomads still live in the Mongol heartlands today. From the design of their homes to the way they eat, their nomadic lifestyle is unique in many different ways. In this episode of Eat Drink Asia, Post reporter Lisa Cam visits a nomadic community in Mongolia’s Orkhon Valley to learn about their way of life and takes in a Naadam sports festival to discover how the community celebrates their traditions with an authentic Mongolian feast.
Over the past 10 years, the number of EVs in China has grown to more than 20 million but with favourable policies about to expire, fierce competition is putting pressure on carmakers’ profitability.
Han Shimei, a poet from Henan, China, found fame after her short poems about her life and longing for a genuine romantic relationship became an online sensation.