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

FILTH: “Failed in London, Try Hong Kong” Peter Olsen was born in London in the middle of World Wa...

Jade-green peaks, crashing waves, fung shui woods, rocky harbors and ancient walled villages – on...

History forgot one of the world's worst maritime disasters. Until now.SS Jiangya sailed past Shan...

If you think Hong Kong is all skyscrapers and shopping malls, think again – and add remote island...

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

When colonial mandarins expanded the borders of Hong Kong in 1898, they cared little that the new...

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...

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...

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

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 '...

For the third in his acclaimed Destination series, Paul French journeys to the former Portuguese ...

A former senior Chinese Administrative Officer has at long last lifted another corner of the veil...

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...

Returning to Hong Kong in 1947 after the Japanese occupation, seven-year-old Mark Isaac-Williams ...

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...

Months before the start of the Pacific War in 1941, John Reeves – his career and marriage failing...

After 50 momentous years, little is remembered of the chaos the Hong Kong Philharmonic faced in i...

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...

In 2020 a large album of “paper horses” – prayer prints of Chinese gods – appeared for sale. How ...

Ian Gill's first visit to Hong Kong takes an unexpected turn when he meets his Chinese mother Bil...

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...

It took balls to go to Hong Kong.When Scottish footballer Derek Currie was made an offer to trave...

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

At the age of 14, Sonia Leung was raped by her ping-pong coach. She had moved from China two-and-...

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...

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

“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...