With Ping Pong Pig, illustrated by Harry Harrison, Sarah Brennan, a Hong Kong author and small publisher, completes a charming series of children’s books with a Chinese twist.

Was Pamela Werner, who was 19 when she was raped, mutilated and left to die in a ditch, the victim of a trio of sexual deviants or a spurned wannabe suitor? Novelist Paul French and ex-police officer Graeme Sheppard have assessed the evidence.

Published 35 years ago, the book documents a nation barely recognisable today, and despite being littered with flaws and short on practical information, it gave backpackers in the newly opened country something to talk, debate and bitch about

Corals that can survive Hong Kong’s ‘apocalyptic environment’ offer insight into how to better protect reefs elsewhere.

Fei-Fei Li, a Chinese-American expert in deep learning and a professor at Stanford University, says how AI is engineered, and by whom, will determine whether it helps all humanity or reinforces the wealth divide and human prejudices.

After Michael Simpson was stabbed to death by his estranged wife Fu Weiwei, the grandparents in Britain and in China disagreed over who should have guardianship, and at what price.

One of 14 children from a poor family, Carina Dayondon was not on course to be a world-class climber, but is preparing to become the first female from the Philippines to scale the highest peaks on each continent.

The Victoria Recreation Club has survived wars, typhoons and benign dictatorship, but now, after 169 years, it must face its biggest challenge – the changing demands of a much altered Hong Kong

Aisholpan Nurgaiv, the first female to enter – and win – the world’s top contest for eagle hunters, has inspired other young ethnic Kazakh women to venture into an arena long dominated by men, not all of whom welcome their new rivals

The newly minted A-lister Henry Golding talks about how his once-embarrassing Malaysian heritage is now a source of joy.

In the 1920s, the man who would become China’s paramount leader found his raison d’être in unremarkable Montargis, 120km from Paris.

In the world’s most heavily bombed country, 20 million UXO have been cleared in the 45 years since clandestine US war ended; at the current rate it will take a further 200 years to make Laos safe, if foreign governments maintain funding

Airbrushed out of history for most of a century, China’s human contribution to the Great War is finally getting the recognition it deserves

Case exposes the sometimes directionless lifestyles of retired expatriates on the tropical island; accused insists she acted in self-defence against a violent spouse, whom neighbours speak of with affection.

As Donald Trump does what previous American presidents have failed to do: try something – anything – to curtail the mass transfer of technology to China, we look at tariffs in the context of US efforts to rein in abuse of intellectual property rights

Ahead of his performance at Clockenflap in Hong Kong, the brilliantly inventive former Talking Heads frontman and keen cyclist reveals how he is using technology to realise his vision, with shows so out of the box they are hard to describe

Following the death of her mother and the break-up of her marriage, the 50-year-old author embarked on a life-changing 94-day solo hike of the Pacific Crest Trail at the age of 26

The first article in a two-part series exploring the trade war between the world’s two superpowers argues we should have seen it coming.

We breach a cordon of Chinese soldiers to learn the secrets of Kweichou Moutai, top producer of China’s most famous liquor, and learn of ambitions to put it on a par with whisky and vodka and make it a symbol of Chinese culture.

Kati Pohler, whose reunion with her Chinese mother, father and sister was watched by millions, is getting to know her birth family.

David R. Chan’s love of lists and determination never to eat at the same place twice has seen him become an accidental expert on Chinese-American history. Just don’t call him a foodie

The student was hailed by Donald Trump as a catalyst for his summit with Kim Jong-un. But what really happened between the 21-year-old’s trial and his return home with brain damage, and was the truth held hostage for political ends?

Many North Korean women have escaped to the South via China, in search of freedom, happiness and a modern lifestyle. But the fantasy so often ends in disappointment

Having spent her formative years in Hong Kong, footwear legend Jimmy Choo’s British-born niece says the Asian city remains her creative muse

Former Google China head and veteran technology investor Kai-Fu Lee also argues that the Chinese and Silicon Valley internet ecosystems are parallel universes and increasingly incompatible

By attracting the world’s best horses, jockeys and trainers – and delivering all the necessary thrills and upsets – the New Territories racecourse cemented its position as a front runner on the international circuit

Two decades ago, Chinese archery appeared extinct, but renewed interest in the practice – the third of the six noble competencies – and demand for artisanal weapons has brought it back from the brink

With nearly 6,500 reviews under his belt, Brad Reynolds – who runs an English language institute in the city – reveals how he got hooked on travel, and what his passion has to do with fishing expeditions he took with his father

South Korea is pioneering new AI applications, with robots on trial at Incheon airport, but will these flights of futuristic fancy provide valuable public services or pose a dystopian threat to society?