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...

Hong Kong – It was nine o’clock on a Thursday night in a church in Hong Kong. A choir of 20 was rehearsing a Mandarin pop song on the stage, a song written for Sunday’s worship. But they hadn’t quite mastered it. It is not always easy for Cantonese-speaking Hong Kongers from the south of...

Chongqing — Burning paper offerings and setting off firecrackers to honour ancestors has been a tradition in China for thousands of years. But environmental concerns are leading some younger people to consider flowers in place of pyrotechnics.  See why.

Hong Kong – Heroic fight for democracy or pointless political farce? It’s a question that has polarised Hong Kong politics since five pro-democracy lawmakers resigned in late January in a bid to trigger a self-styled “referendum” on electoral reform.

Hong Kong – The US and China is now in a “negative-sum” relationship because of a lack of mutual understanding, George Soros said. “They never really understand each other’s issues,” he said. Referring to the riots in Tibet in 2008, he said: “Chinese were angry about the Chinese shops...

Hong Kong – China needs to pay attention to how the world sees it, George Soros said. The international financier and philanthropist spoke at an open-mike discussion at The University of Hong Kong on Wednesday. As China grows more influential, it attracts increasing attention from the rest of...

Vox Asia – Dissident Liu Xiaobo is a leading human rights activist in China. His human rights work has gained international recognition but has led to his arrest and detention several times over the past 20 years. Liu was a participant in the 1989 student movement in Tiananmen Square. Liu was...