Hong Kong

HONG KONG


	The Rice Dumpling:An Echo of What We Once Were For a long time, the Duan Wu festival was one of few occasions in the year that poor Chinese allowed themselves the luxury of meat. SIMONE ERASMUS-LAM
	My Country Diss of Thee Singing about their country’s drawbacks creates cheerful solidarity amongst volunteer choristers. VIVIENNE KHOO
	Hong Kong's infallible stock market index They call it Adam Cheng. LEE HAN SHIH
	Singapore and Hong Kong In the long running pissing match between Singapore and Hong Kong, the latter seems to have won the latest round. Well, sort of. LEE HAN SHIH
	Father and Son Jailbirds On May 9, after Hong Kong jewellery tycoon Tse Sui-luen was sentenced to 39-months’ jail time for offering illegal kickbacks to travel agents and misuse of company funds, he walked out of the courtroom without a single look or word to his erstwhile favourite son Tommy. LEE HAN SHIH

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Carry On

Nepal's ever expanding city of Kathmandu is literally being built on the backs of Nepal's porters. Photojournalist Pushpa Adhikari tells the story of these whethered men. MORE>>
See You Tomorrow

In November 2012, a team of six eye surgeons from Nepal and Indonesia visited the cities of Padangsidempuan and Medan in Indonesia's North Sumatra, with the mission to help the blind see again. MORE>>
Write on the Wall

Street art on the walls of Kathmandu, wash the city's walls with colour and inspiration. MORE>>
No Ordinary Security Guard

Ram Bahadur has to work for each and everything. Most times, he stands at the gate, sometimes he has to fetch water, othertimes he has to go to the market to buy vegetables and fruits. He is no ordinary security guard. MORE>>
Government School

School is a place for learning about the ABCs and life. It is not merely an educational institution, it has become an essential part of childhood - a place we associate with early memories. These are memories from a student in one of Nepal's government schools. MORE>>
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