The Art of Burning Money: Crossing the Divide in Style

Hong Kong Vox — May 31, 2010 at 6:16 pm

Hong Kong — Meet the Oyangs, Artists of the Afterworld. Oyang Ping Chi, (left) son of Oyang Wai Kin (right), has dragged the ancient Chinese art of creating paper offerings for the dead into the 21st century, building on a business his father established more than a half-century ago. Burning “hell money” — Bank of Hell notes in denominations of millions of dollars — along with...

The Art of Burning Money: Crossing the Divide in Style

May 31st, 2010 | Hong Kong Vox | Read More

In Hong Kong You’re Never Too Old to Volunteer

Hong Kong – Loneliness can be deadly for senior citizens. Sylvia Tai, Rebecca Valli and Monami Yui report on peer support programmes in Hong Kong that make a difference.

Coffee Culture Takes Off in Tea-Loving Hong Kong

Hong Kong — “I made only 20 cups a day when I started the business. But now I sell up to 150 cups a day,” Johnson Ko, the owner of Coco Espresso, said. “I’ve seen rapidly increasing numbers of coffee drinkers in Hong Kong.” Ko is one of a number of young entrepreneurs to have embraced...

May 27th, 2010 | Hong Kong Vox | Read More

“Echoes” May Herald Revival of the Hong Kong Film Industry

Hong Kong – It’s been credited with saving an historic neighbourhood from rapacious property development; now it’s heralded as a catalyst for resurrecting Hong Kong’s once booming film industry.

May 14th, 2010 | Arts Vox, Hong Kong Vox | Read More

Installation Art: Simon Birch — Ringmaster of a “Conceptual Circus”

Hong Kong – Experience Hong Kong-based artist Simon Birch’s Hope & Glory, a multimedia “conceptual circus” which tells through a series of 20 installations of his “direct personal expression of … [his] own life experiences; love, fear, sickness, health, adventure...

May 11th, 2010 | Arts Vox | Read More

English Drama Hong Kong Style: Blurring the Pro-Am Boundary

Hong Kong – A dozen youngsters, ranged around a piano in a Hong Kong apartment, belt out the words: “We are so happy…” — a song from the Stephen Sondheim musical, Into the Woods.

May 7th, 2010 | Arts Vox | Read More

Chinese Activist Artist Ai Weiwei Does It His Way

Hong Kong – “Impulsiveness is the most valuable trait for human beings,” said Ai Weiwei, one of the most headline-grabbing political artists in China. “Ultimately, impulsiveness determines your passion, your instinct and who you truly are!” Ai told a gathering of cyber-acquaintances gathered...

May 6th, 2010 | Arts Vox, Global Vox | Read More

U.S. Microfinance NGO Establishes Foothold in China

Beijing — Situated in an inconspicuous alleyway, the traditional Chinese courtyard house passes for any ordinary residential dwelling in the Chinese capital. Behind its red wooden door, however, lies the headquarters of Wokai (“I Start” in Chinese), a non-profit micro-finance service, registered...

May 6th, 2010 | Business Vox | Read More

Online Gaming Booming in China — Revenues Seen Up 32% in 2010

Hong Kong — China’s online game industry is booming, with “Massively Multi-player Online Role-Playing Games” (MMORPG) becoming increasingly popular among a large portion of China’s estimated 400 million internet users.

May 4th, 2010 | Business Vox, Video Vox | Read More

The Creativity Challenge: Pioneer Seeks to Broaden the Horizons of HK Youngsters

Hong Kong – Freddy Law Wai-hung is a man with a mission. He wants to inject a degree of creativity and curiosity about the world into Hong Kong’s academically straight-jacketed education system. “I had worked in India and Europe, and after I came back, I realized that Hong Kong students lack...

May 2nd, 2010 | Business Vox | Read More