Restaurants in Hong Kong face bleak times, even zero diners
Consumers aren’t spending enough, as locals prefer cheap and cheerful Shenzhen while mainlanders visit cafes for nothing more than an Instagrammable look
Consumers aren’t spending enough, as locals prefer cheap and cheerful Shenzhen while mainlanders visit cafes for nothing more than an Instagrammable look
That sense of belonging to a faraway place is in constant tension with the need to find peace with the home we actually have, a reality of the diaspora
As one yes-man gets ticked off over the mildest of criticism, it is a timely reminder that even the ‘most loyal’ face falling from grace
The Australian city has embraced the mushrooming of ‘cha chaan teng’, the iconic eateries by which migrants keep the memory of their beloved home town alive
Why Hong Kong comedy classic 'Her Fatal Ways' isn’t that funny any more
Reactions to my bin-end wine at what bordered on a black-tie dinner spoke volumes about dissimilarities between Hong Kong and London
Heritage speakers are connecting across borders and generations and finding new ways to keep Cantonese thriving in the digital age
Historical fact notwithstanding, 2024 Hong Kong has little room for 1998 film ‘The Longest Summer’
The diaspora has a responsibility to ensure the city’s culture survives and the new generation does not lose contact with the past
Timeless are the 15 books that astutely weave fantasy around history and explore conflicts between cultural values in Chinese civilisation
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