Typhoon top ten: best leisurely long reads for a rainy day in Hong Kong
We’ve delved into our archives to bring you a list of great stories to keep you entertained if you’re cooped up at home as Typhoon Haima hammers the city
What does the future hold for the next generation of Mongolian nomads? Join us as we follow traditional herdsmen and their camels on a trek across the vast plains of remote Western Mongolia
Mongolia’s nomads: masters of their destiny in a changing world
When Malala Yousafzai was shot by the Taliban, her family turned to another extraordinary young woman from Pakistan, Shiza Shahid. Now the former CEO of the Malala Fund has a new mission, investing in ‘the greatest solutions to the world’s greatest problems’.
What started with the murder of a laundry worker erupted into decades of tactical warfare on the streets of New York’s Chinatown
You think it’s easy to have plenty of family money and connections and not need to worry about mundane things like affording food and rent? These three may disagree with you
Fashion power couple David and Victoria Beckham have been spending a growing amount of time in Hong Kong since American fashion designer Tommy Hilfiger introduced them to Hong Kong-based apparel tycoon Bruce Rockowitz. “They both have an affinity for Hong Kong,” Rockowitz tells us.
Life is already hard for the poor in Hong Kong, and the prevalence of hostile architecture designed to prevent street sleepers finding shelter is a reflection of uncaring official attitudes towards the needy
“It’s not just another plane,” says a lucky passenger who took the 747’s final flight from Tokyo to Hong Kong. As Cathay Pacific retires the Boeing 747, we take a look at the jumbo jet that captured the hearts and imaginations of millions of people worldwide
‘You were two sons rolled into one,’ his mother told Ian Gill the first time they visited his half-brother’s grave in Hong Kong’s Stanley Military Cemetery. But for little Brian’s death in 1944, the author might never have been conceived at the nearby internment camp.
