Benjamin Couch “BC” Henry was a missionary in Hong Kong and southern China in the second half of ...

By any measure, Hong Kong is an impressive city. But there is a world beyond the impatient traffi...

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...

Charles Halcombe served for much of the 1880s and 1890s with China’s Imperial Maritime Customs Se...

Pickle the Porcupine lives high in the hills of Hong Kong, where he loves to nibble on tree trunk...

Who did kill British diplomat Augustus Raymond Margary on the remote China-Burma frontier in 1875...

In 1981, David Wong retired after 20 years as an administrative officer in the Hong Kong Governme...

The story of Duncan Leung ? childhood friend of Bruce Lee, disciple of legendary master Yip Man, ...

Eric and Laurent were the only freelance journalists allowed into Tibet following the March 2008 ...

Hong Kong is famous for its vibrant, busy street scene. This book introduces us to two dozen real...

China's treaty port era extended from the 1840s to 1943, during which time foreigners had a signi...

Blogger Jason Y. Ng has a knack for making the familiar both fascinating and funny. This collecti...

Tigers once came to Hong Kong. They preyed on pigs, chickens, cattle and deer. They sometimes kil...

Asia, 1996. What do you do when you have failed to find the meaning of life in India, your money ...

With glitzy nightclubs, saunas, karaoke lounges and brothels, Hong Kong's sex business is booming...

Why does the issue of Tibet rouse such passions on both sides? To find out, Annelie Rozeboom inte...

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...

The handover in 1997 saw Hong Kong’s smooth transition from colonial to Communist rule under the ...

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...

The story of Hong Kong is one of almost constant change. From a sleepy fishing community, Hong Ko...

Did you leave your fishing rods at home before relocating to Hong Kong, unaware that such a dense...

What kind of people would you meet if you decided to walk across the world's most populous countr...

In 1976, Peter Mann left a gloomy England for the last corner of the British empire: Hong Kong. A...

Japan marched into the British colony of Hong Kong at the outbreak of the Pacific War on December...

In a country of a billion people, it can be hard to find a quiet spot to rest your head. But the ...

“Ayo Gorkhali!” – “The Gurkhas are upon you!” – is the battle cry of one of the world's most famo...

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....

The Sai Kung Peninsula is Hong Kong’s back garden – a place where people go to swim, hike, eat se...

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 ...

When 22-year-old Shannon follows her Eurasian boyfriend to his hometown of Hong Kong, she thinks ...

Chris Thrall left the Royal Marines to find his fortune in Hong Kong, but instead found himself h...

French artist Zabovisited Hong Kong in the 1960s, and condensed his year-long stay intoa book of ...

William Mesny ran off to sea as a boy and jumped ship at Shanghai in 1860 when he was just 18. Am...

It is a constant source of surprise that Chinese people can speak of the habits and beliefs of al...

Siu mai, har gow, jar leung, sin jok guen. These are all types of dim sum. But do you know what t...

Squatting amid the luxury hotels and malls of modern Kowloon, Chungking Mansions resembles the di...

“I can’t visualise us getting out of this, but I want to TRY to believe in a future,” wrote 23-ye...

Victoria Park in Hong Kong is the crossroads for thousands of Muslim women who come from Indonesi...

There is no single Asian language. But plenty of vogue words from this booming continent are ente...

In Great Leaps, Colin Flahive explores China’s rural-urban migration against the backdrop of his ...

Imagine living in a high-rise mini-city that people built with their own hands. This city took up...

Kwan Lai-chun was sick of being made to feel second-class by her husband's concubine; sick of her...

What do 'Nine dragons city' and 'Mandarin’s lake' have in common with 'Wong Tai Sin', the name of...