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First Americans came from Asia—but one group went home

New data tells the story of how Asians spread to the Americas A GROUP OF ASIANS travelled to Siberia, crossed to Alaska and became the first humans to settle in America – but some of their descendants decided to make the long and perilous journey back to the area which is now China and Russia.…

July 18, 20220Comments ByNury Vittachi

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Let’s keep Hong Kong’s old ‘understairs’ shops alive

Swanky artisan coffee shops may be cool, but Hong Kong's traditional stores need our support too, says Anna Tang FEW THINGS ARE more pleasurable than doing some nostalgic shopping – especially if you are hungry. What’s your pleasure? It may be the Dragon’s beard candy (龍鬚糖) found in Yuen Long and Tuen Mun, or that…

July 14, 20220Comments ByAnna Tang

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One city produces extraordinary number of ‘perfect scores’ in global IB exams

Students from Hong Kong are getting world-beating results in the International Baccalaureate exam, but this doesn't mean it's a wall-to-wall city of nerds - one of the top performers this year is sports champion Xavier Chang. H.C. Lu reports. HONG KONG HAS arguably the world’s best school system for smart children, according to the latest…

July 14, 20220Comments ByH.C. Lu

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Graphic: If only the world focused less on weapons

July 13, 20220Comments ByNury Vittachi

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10 thoughts about Asian stereotypes – and how to rise above them

Good at math? Bad at sports? A new generation of Asian young people are aware of how they are seen from the west and know that this will have to change, writes Hong Kong teenager Anna Tang. ASIA IS A PLACE in the Far East which consists of three countries: Japan, Korea and China. Seriously?…

July 13, 20220Comments ByAnna Tang

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The internet stranger’s eyes looked a little crazy

Conversations with strangers on the internet tend to be superficial, judgmental and short. But make an effort, and it can be an opportunity to have in-depth discussions with people you’d never normally meet. Anna Tang reports. THE NIGHT BEFORE writing this, I was “strolling” around the online Q&A site Quora and encountered a man…

July 12, 20220Comments ByAnna Tang

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Lee Hysan: a tale of poetry, murder and the moving of mountains

Today, Hong Kong's small but crowded Causeway Bay district is famous as being among the most expensive retail spaces in the world to rent. But few people remember the extraordinary story of the family behind the miracle. Nury Vittachi and Emily Zhou report. IMAGINE HONG KONG'S Victoria Park underwater. In the 1920s, there was…

July 12, 20220Comments ByFriday Writers

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Palace Museum as an architectural landmark

(Caption: Look closely at the thousands of aluminium panels on the side walls and you can see the classical Chinese influence on what looks like a very contemporary building. Image: China State Construction Engineering (Hong Kong)) WHEN GLOBALLY ACCLAIMED Hong Kong architect Rocco Yim Sen-kee took the helm of designing the city’s new Palace…

July 11, 20220Comments ByH.C. Lu

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Sri Lanka: What you are not being told

THE CURRENT SRI LANKA narrative goes like this. The ruling party made a series of bad decisions about fertilizer, petrol, and a “debt trap” (yes, from a certain country with a red flag), and, as a result, they have been chased out of office by angry citizens. New leaders will have to be found. Many…

July 11, 20220Comments ByNury Vittachi

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First Americans came from Asia—but one group went home

Let’s keep Hong Kong’s old ‘understairs’ shops alive

One city produces extraordinary number of ‘perfect scores’ in global IB exams

Graphic: If only the world focused less on weapons

10 thoughts about Asian stereotypes – and how to rise above them

The internet stranger’s eyes looked a little crazy

Lee Hysan: a tale of poetry, murder and the moving of mountains

Palace Museum as an architectural landmark

Sri Lanka: What you are not being told

‘Crimes’ of Julian Assange: infographic

Hong Kong quietly becomes major tennis hub for the world

3-parent baby case led to one of the oddest reviews in HK legal history

This child has three parents: so who is his mother?