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Jet Li and DMX- Cradle 2 The Grave

Martial Arts Reviews- Cradle 2 The Grave

Every major martial arts star has one thing that they do especially well- their general "cha...

China Will Raus

'In the Mood for Love' Hong Kong Recipes & Photos

This romantic menu includes Crab Cakes with Chili Garlic Mayonnaise, Sashimi Rice Paper Spring Ro...

China Celeste Heiter

Hong Kong's Main Library

Asian Libraries - Hong Kong

Chinese University of Hong Kong Hong Kong The University has been designated a depository for pub...

China Christina Gosnell

Bubble Tea and Geoduck

New and old Chinatowns in Greater Vancouver "Let me tell you about a remedy you can use at the fi...

China Robert Tompkins

Hong Kong's trams are 100 years old.

Hong Kong's Trams Celebrate 100th

Amid the frenetic pace and futuristic architecture of Hong Kong's financial district, the trams s...

China AFP/Isabella Steger

Off the Beaten Path - Minorities in Asia.

Black & white environmental portraits from Cambodia, Vietnam and China by New York photographer M...

Vietnam / Cambodia / China ThingsAsian

Cover- Enter The Dragon

Martial Arts Reviews- Enter The Dragon

Every film genre has its classics. Romance has Casablanca, Drama has Citizen Kane, Martial Arts h...

China Will Raus

Hong Kong Dragon Boat races at Aberdeen harbour on the south side of Hong Kong island.

Dragon Boat Race

* * * HONG KONG, June 10, 2005 - Rowers made last-minute preparations and Taoist priests conducte...

China AFP

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Shark's Fin Soup

Few Chinese wedding banquets are complete without shark's fin soup -- a Chinese delicacy which, t...

China AFP/Roberto Coloma

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What happened to Hong Kong's Kai Tak airport?

Closed since 1998, Kai Tak airport sits right in Hong Kong's Victoria Harbour and is estimated to...

China AFP/Adrian Addison

Hong Kong's Museum of Coastal Defense

I find it a sad fact that so many Asian cities have become synonymous with military cataclysms. T...

China Steven K. Bailey

Hong Kong Museum of History

Hong Kong’s Past Preserved in Museum of History

The Hong Kong History Museum is home to “The Hong Kong Story.” This eight-gallery exhibition ...

China Steven K. Bailey

Feeding the dragons

In the weeks leading to the 5th day of the 5th lunar month, some unusual items start appearing on...

Singapore / China Bee Lian Goh

Fragrant Harbour

Title: Fragrant Harbour. Author: John Lanchester. Publisher: Faber & Faber (2002). ISBN: 05712146...

China ThingsAsian Booklist

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A Sleep Pod in Hong Kong

Sleep pods at G.O.D.'s Delay No Mall in Hong Kong's Causeway Bay offer escape from the frantic sh...

China AFP/Sam Wild

Moo Goo Gai Pan

Recipe: Moo Goo Gai Pan

The Chinese dish known as Moo Goo Gai Pan means Mushrooms (Moo Goo) Chicken (Gai) Sliced (Pan). A...

China Celeste Heiter

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Chinese Lunar Animal Calligraphy - Rabbit

To see the proper stroke order of Rabbit, click the Start button. Click here to download a practi...

China Kong Lee

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Violent student brawls a part of life in Asia's swelling cities

Large scale violence between students forms a backdrop to unrestrained urban growth in many of As...

Indonesia / Thailand / China AFP/Aubrey Belford

Police Museum Chronicles Hong Kong's Finest

Man-eating tigers mauling intrepid constables of the Hong Kong police. Special inspectors busting...

China Steven K. Bailey

Happy Birthday, Hong Kong Style

One day, I'm staying in a grimy $9-a-night Beijing dorm room where I'm afraid to touch anything f...

China Joe Lavin

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