Profile | How ‘big sister’ Liza Wang has delighted Hong Kong music and stage fans for over 50 years

Profile | How ‘big sister’ Liza Wang has delighted Hong Kong music and stage fans for over 50 years

This is the 40th instalment in a biweekly series profiling major Hong Kong pop culture figures of recent decades. Widely referred to as Ah Jie (“big sister”), Liza Wang Ming-chun has been a household name in Hong Kong for over half a century for her performances on TV and in Cantonese opera. Born in Shanghai … Read more

China throws the book: more corruption suspects hit with claims of illicit reading

China throws the book: more corruption suspects hit with claims of illicit reading

Reading publications with “serious political problems” has become an increasingly common accusation levelled at disgraced officials by China’s anti-corruption agencies, who cite it as proof of disloyalty. Among them is Li Bin, a former vice-director of the municipal legislature of Mudanjiang in northeastern Heilongjiang province. He was expelled from the Communist Party on suspicions of … Read more

‘Millions benefited’: why generations see Deng Xiaoping as the architect of modern China

‘Millions benefited’: why generations see Deng Xiaoping as the architect of modern China

“Our generation boldly ventured into uncharted waters … we ‘crossed the river by feeling the stones’,” she said, referring to the metaphor Deng used to describe China’s gradual approach to those policies. Guo, who had recently graduated with a major in English translation, started at the company as an assistant earning 8,400 yuan a year. … Read more