A bird in Hong Kong's famous bird market has tested positive for the deadly H5N1 avian flu virus. So yesterday the government yesterday closed the market for three weeks. All of the birds housed in the stall with the contaminated bird will be put to death.It seems like only … [Read more...]
Hong Kong stories
It can be daunting to deal with all the excuses two little kids can come up with to avoid bedtime. When I was young, my father used to tell my brother and me bedtime stories featuring a turtle named Frank who came to the rescue during all sorts of emergencies. So to get my kids … [Read more...]
Guest blog–On beginning and endings
Our Man in Tianjin, Stuart Beaton, returns with an epic update of what's been going on with him up in northern China. Be sure to check out Stu's fabulous podcast author interviews at http://rastous.podomatic.com/. Here's Stu:It has been a busy couple of weeks for me.Well, … [Read more...]
Interview with Shannon Young
I'm thrilled to interview Hong Kong-based writer, Shannon Young. Her blog is one of my favorites, and I've found so many similarities in our China and Hong Kong experiences. She and I both traveled to Beijing with our fathers when we were in college; we both moved to Hong Kong … [Read more...]
Guest post–Shannon Young on Hong Kong and the Beijing Olympics
I'm thrilled to feature a guest post by writer Shannon Young today! Shannon is American, lives in Hong Kong, and has just published a novella-sized travelogue about the 2008 Beijing Olympics. With the 2012 London games just a month away, it's hard to believe four years have … [Read more...]
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