Hong Kong

Opinion | Where is Asia’s longest escalator and will Malaysia challenge the title with new walkway at its Batu Caves, packed with people this week for the Thaipusam festival?

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That leaves the field open to a trio of joint winners of the genuinely longest (single) escalator title – at least as far as the public is aware; who knows whether there is a longer one in some secret subterranean bunker designed for the military or a prepping billionaire? And all three are 138-metre-long escalators … Read more

‘Part of this big vinyl revival’: DJ new to Hong Kong who helped take city’s party scene up a notch opens a record store to share rare grooves

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“I’m interested in playing real diggers and stuff that people don’t know – the more obscure and left field side of electronic music and a lot of older music [going back to] the 1970s.” Hao on the deck with friends in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Photo: Ani Phoebe Hao Before beginning her Hong Kong chapter, … Read more

Light Up Macao brightens winter nightlife across the city with art displays and performances

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Light Up Macao brightens winter nightlife across the city with art displays and performances 01:34 Annual Light Up Macao festival turns city into glowing winter wonderland Annual Light Up Macao festival turns city into glowing winter wonderland Macau is famous for its bustling entertainment districts as well as its Unesco-recognised historic centre featuring southern European-style … Read more

When Spaniards sailed a junk boat from Hong Kong to Barcelona – a trip that would take 8 months

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When Spaniards sailed a junk boat from Hong Kong to Barcelona – a trip that would take 8 months “Six Spaniards who plan to sail a Hongkong junk back to Barcelona on Christmas Day arrived here by Air France from Paris yesterday. The leader is Jose Maria Tey, 39-year-old Barcelona merchant,” reported the South China … Read more

Lucky cats: Italian and Spaniard launch Trattoria Felino, an independent restaurant, against the odds in a spot where others’ dreams have died

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One such address is 1-7 Ship Street, Wan Chai, the location of the freshly christened Trattoria Felino, which has seen its fair share of openings and closings in the past few years. Rosita, the Latin-American spot that shared triple billing with star chefs Agustin Balbi (Ando), Ricardo Chaneton (Mono) and Marco Li Voti (now at … Read more

‘I owe a lot to Hong Kong’: Venezuelan chef Ricardo Chaneton of Mono on finding his passion, and a home

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When I was five, my parents divorced. It was traumatic and as a child I suffered a lot of resentment. Both my parents remarried. Chaneton with his parents in Bogota, Colombia, in 1988. Photo: Ricardo Chaneton At first, I lived with my mum in Caracas. I was a good student, but I was also naughty … Read more

Taiwan at election crossroads as war threat looms – POLITICO

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This story was originally published in German by WELT, a sister publication of POLITICO in the Axel Springer Group. Nate Lin wants to be prepared for war.  On a Saturday morning in November, Lin, a 35-year-old Taiwanese man, practices how to apply a tourniquet to his right arm. In this fictive scenario, he’s been shot and … Read more

Five things you need to know about William Lai – POLITICO

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TAIPEI — Forget Xi Jinping or Joe Biden for a second. Meet Taiwan’s next President William Lai, upon whom the fate of U.S.-China relations — and global security over the coming few years — is now thrust. The 64-year-old, currently Taiwan’s vice president, has led the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) to a historic third term … Read more

Opinion | Why are we still sober shaming during Dry January? It’s not just the memes – bars and restaurants often don’t help

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A new year has begun and along with the “new me” brigade, many people are attempting to do a “Dry January”. Like clockwork, the same clichés resurface. First, the endless “clever” jokes – “Yes, I would like a glass of extra brut champagne or sauvignon blanc, thank you very much!” – followed by navel-gazing about … Read more

Can Beethoven, Bach and Mozart help iPhone sales in China? Apple to launch classical music app on mainland amid sluggish demand for its flagship product

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Apple will soon make its classical music app available in mainland China, expanding the US tech giant’s digital services offering in the world’s largest smartphone market where sales of the iPhone are seeing a deepening decline. The Apple Music Classical app, which was launched in most markets globally in March last year, will make its … Read more