Benjamin Couch “BC” Henry was a missionary in Hong Kong and southern China in the second half of ...
History forgot one of the world's worst maritime disasters. Until now.SS Jiangya sailed past Shan...
When colonial mandarins expanded the borders of Hong Kong in 1898, they cared little that the new...
By any measure, Hong Kong is an impressive city. But there is a world beyond the impatient traffi...
If you think Hong Kong is all skyscrapers and shopping malls, think again – and add remote island...
Jade-green peaks, crashing waves, fung shui woods, rocky harbors and ancient walled villages – on...
FILTH: “Failed in London, Try Hong Kong” Peter Olsen was born in London in the middle of World Wa...
The story of Duncan Leung ? childhood friend of Bruce Lee, disciple of legendary master Yip Man, ...
Blogger Jason Y. Ng has a knack for making the familiar both fascinating and funny. This collecti...
With glitzy nightclubs, saunas, karaoke lounges and brothels, Hong Kong's sex business is booming...
Eric and Laurent were the only freelance journalists allowed into Tibet following the March 2008 ...
What kind of people would you meet if you decided to walk across the world's most populous countr...
In 2020 a large album of “paper horses” – prayer prints of Chinese gods – appeared for sale. How ...
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As a youth in Saigon's Chinatown of the 1960s and 70s, Paul Au was greatly affected by American '...
A former senior Chinese Administrative Officer has at long last lifted another corner of the veil...
When 22-year-old Shannon follows her Eurasian boyfriend to his hometown of Hong Kong, she thinks ...
There is no single Asian language. But plenty of vogue words from this booming continent are ente...
It is a constant source of surprise that Chinese people can speak of the habits and beliefs of al...
American men are beguiled in their thousands by the enchanting women of Thailand. But many make p...
Reminiscences and recipes of favorite international dishes from households, fancy restaurants and...
Do the Hong Kong Chinese experience ghosts, hauntings, spirit mediumship, ESP and other paranorma...
From prison, company chairman John Hung recounts his life in a sweep of Hong Kong history – from ...
Jack Leblanc arrived in China in 1989 intending to teach for just two years. He was to spend the ...
In a country of a billion people, it can be hard to find a quiet spot to rest your head. But the ...
The Umbrella Movement put Hong Kong on the world map and elevated this docile, money-minded Asian...
On the same day as the assault on Pearl Harbor, the Japanese army attacked the British Crown Colo...
Hong Kong, 1954. The British colony was not yet ready to hear about a Eurasian policeman having a...
Some periods in history are best illuminated by the stories of the people who lived through them....
Hong Kong is famous for its vibrant, busy street scene. This book introduces us to two dozen real...
In 1976, Peter Mann left a gloomy England for the last corner of the British empire: Hong Kong. A...
Tigers once came to Hong Kong. They preyed on pigs, chickens, cattle and deer. They sometimes kil...
For the third in his acclaimed Destination series, Paul French journeys to the former Portuguese ...
Asia, 1996. What do you do when you have failed to find the meaning of life in India, your money ...
“Ayo Gorkhali!” – “The Gurkhas are upon you!” – is the battle cry of one of the world's most famo...
In war, you can pretend to be someone you’re not. Yet, in war, people find out who you really are...
Are the Chinese really so inscrutable? China Hand Fred Schneiter delves into the lighter side of ...
French artist Zabovisited Hong Kong in the 1960s, and condensed his year-long stay intoa book of ...
At the age of 14, Sonia Leung was raped by her ping-pong coach. She had moved from China two-and-...
Imagine living in a high-rise mini-city that people built with their own hands. This city took up...
Chris Thrall left the Royal Marines to find his fortune in Hong Kong, but instead found himself h...
Siu mai, har gow, jar leung, sin jok guen. These are all types of dim sum. But do you know what t...
Chinese folk religion is the underlying belief system of more than a billion people. Wherever the...
High-flying Gurkha officer Max Devlin is posted to a unique unit of the 22s – India's Special Fro...
Who did kill British diplomat Augustus Raymond Margary on the remote China-Burma frontier in 1875...
Street food is the fuel of daily life in China, just as it has been for generations. In every Chi...
New York Times bestselling author Paul French (Midnight in Peking) returns to the Chinese capital...
Eurasians - those individuals with a mix of Caucasian and Asian heritage - are ubiquitous in toda...