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Beijing air ‘cleaner than London’: scientists astonished

China managed to reduce air pollution in seven years by as much as the US did in three decades, says new report. The forceful implementation of policies to target factories and transportation has accounted for 75% of the reduction of air pollution – not just in China, but globally. The speed of the reductions in…

August 1, 20220Comments ByAnna Tang

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Memories of Hu Fa-kuang shared at mega bookfair

SOMETHING HAD TO BE DONE. Large areas of crumbling old buildings in Kowloon needed to be knocked down and replaced, everyone agreed. This was in the late 1980s, and the Hong Kong government, run by the British, said they would inject HK$100 million into a group called the Land Development Corporation. Problem solved? No, not…

August 1, 20220Comments ByFriday Writers

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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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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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Yes, I’m an Asian kid and I wear glasses

Most young people in East Asia wear glasses, as has been widely noticed. They become a constant companion from a young age, and we end up having a love-hate relationship with them, reports Anna Tang, who has worn them for most of her 15 years NO, BRUSHING MY TEETH is not the first thing I…

July 4, 20220Comments ByAnna Tang

Culture

In eastern vs western values, a pop culture gap looms

To tap into popular music has been to tap into the values of the west, where many songs are dark or even adults-only. You don't see that in Asia. The world's creative energy center is moving to Asia, where music fans are singing a very different tune, reports Anna Tang. AMONG ENGLISH SPEAKERS around…

June 30, 20220Comments ByAnna Tang

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In China, parents literally give blood for their children’s schooling

“Parents who deeply love their children are always visionary. ” (“父母之愛子，則為之計深遠。”) -quoted from a Chinese classic“Annals of the Warring States”（《戰國策》） THE HOUSEHOLD REGISTRATION SYSTEM, which has been in place in China for thousands of years, still has a profound impact on the lives of Chinese people, and to some extent determines their fate. Because…

February 29, 20240Comments ByEmily Zhou

Beijing air ‘cleaner than London’: scientists astonished

Memories of Hu Fa-kuang shared at mega bookfair

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

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

The internet stranger’s eyes looked a little crazy

Yes, I’m an Asian kid and I wear glasses

In eastern vs western values, a pop culture gap looms

Tyranny of ideology: words are too elastic in same-sex marriage legislation

Mmm! A wonderful coffee aroma from a small Yunnan village

Messages on Gaza vs Hong Kong show incredible hypocrisy