Long Reads

Singer Allman Brown recalls ‘privileged’ expat life in Hong Kong

The musical artist, who found fame after his songs appeared on television shows and streaming services, finds familiarity and novelty in the city he grew up in

24 Mar 2019 - 7:00PM
Why Asian-American rock band The Slants fought for their name

When ‘Chinatown dance rock’ group tried to trademark their name, little did they know it would begin a years-long legal battle.

25 Mar 2019 - 10:16AM
Presenting Mongolian cuisine and culture in all its guts and glory

YouTube channel ArtGer’s flagship show, Nargie’s Mongolian Cuisine, takes viewers on a culinary tour of the Asian nation’s best dishes with warmth, relish and a lot of offal. It’s one of the world’s most bizarre food shows.

23 Mar 2019 - 8:01AM
What does Brexit mean for the Chinese in Northern Ireland?

Anna Lo, the Hong Kong-born former Alliance Party politician, talks backstop, borders and the Democratic Unionist Party.

22 Mar 2019 - 10:27AM
Awful homes depressed me: designer Terence Conran, 87

The man who introduced a nation to the duvet, garlic press and chicken brick is not afraid of anything – except retirement.

18 Mar 2019 - 10:40AM
How Hong Kong’s Irish residents celebrate their heritage

Irish have been present in Hong Kong from the beginnings of its days as a British colony, and continue to celebrate their homeland through dance, sport, food and, of course, Guinness

16 Mar 2019 - 6:30PM
The hawkers of Hong Kong and Los Angeles: tale of two cities

Street vending has long been an iconic part of the urban scene in Hong Kong and Los Angeles, enriching them socially while helping the less well off earn a living. Now, as one city does all it can to preserve the culture, the other seems intent on destroying what’s left of a way of life.

17 Mar 2019 - 1:53AM
Tibetan recalls a time when there was no pressure to conform

Yang Zong, who owns a string of Yunnan-Tibetan restaurants in Shenzhen, says she is yearning to return to Yunnan 20 years after she left it to see the wider world.

15 Mar 2019 - 7:48PM
Hong Kong’s diverse wildlife the star of photo exhibition

Robert I. Ferguson spends his time in the great outdoors, training his lens on the territory’s more elusive residents so that we city dwellers can enjoy them in all their hi-res glory.

15 Mar 2019 - 7:47PM
Forgotten females: Hong Kong’s ‘protected women’

Supported financially by wealthy Western men in exchange for long-term sexual relationships, the women, mostly from the Tanka ethnic minority, were integral to the city’s evolution.

13 Mar 2019 - 10:43AM