Archive for June, 2007

Business as usual in Hong Kong

Saturday, June 30th, 2007

An elderly woman, wearing old but well-kept pyjamas, wielding a cane and sporting a youthful, bobbed haircut only slightly flecked with grey, is walking up an impossibly steep slope in the western district of the former Crown colony of Hong Kong. She shrugs when asked how the reversion to Chinese rule has affected her life. [...]

Irish expats gather for Asian Gaelic Games

Saturday, June 23rd, 2007

Year of the panda

Sunday, June 17th, 2007

“Deadly to society” — how state secrets are undermining freedom

Tuesday, June 12th, 2007

Rita Wong: The nurse who cared for the Flying Tigers

Friday, June 8th, 2007

Ritalin to help you focus on those matric exams

Wednesday, June 6th, 2007

Flabdance — China’s tubby nippers stepping out to lose weight

Tuesday, June 5th, 2007

Glaciers at the top of the world are melting, and fast

Tuesday, June 5th, 2007

A panda murder mystery

Friday, June 1st, 2007

Thoughts from a journalist based in Beijing, China.