The long story: our 20 best reads of 2020
The year might have been dominated by the coronavirus pandemic, but Post Magazine has covered much more, from love and live streaming in China, to black Hongkongers’ experience of racism in the city
1. What it’s like to be black and African in Hong Kong
Despite being born and raised in the city – and speaking Cantonese – many black residents experience racism as part of their everyday life.
2. What happened to Hainan, China’s ‘Hawaii of the East’?
Despite Beijing’s ‘special zone’ initiatives, plans to turn the tropical island province into the ‘Hawaii of the East’ have not succeeded in attracting international travellers.
3. Cambodian city loses bet as money for Chinese casinos dries up
Thousands of Chinese construction workers were left unpaid and stranded as work on half-built Chinese casinos ground to a halt following August ban on online gambling.
4. A Chinese live-streamer fell in love. It cost her the virtual world
With thousands of followers, Shanghai live-streamer Nai Nai was a girlfriend to many, until she met Chinese internet legend Jiang Bo. Little did she know the price she would pay for her feelings.