Losing Poker, Winning Lunch in Macau
It’s easy to get lost in The Venetian Macau, especially when you’re looking for the...
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Hong Kongers Resent “Locusts” From Mainland
Seventeen years after officially becoming part of China, Hong Kong remains a separate place. Under...
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Trivia: Three Musketeers, Windshield Wipers
Which Asian river reverses course when it floods during the rainy season? What automobile part did...
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My Bittersweet Return to China
Returning to China after a three-week break is a bittersweet occasion. While I’m eager to see my...
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Waldorf Offers Respite From Rote Learning
The current issue of The New Yorker has an interesting article on the growing popularity in China...
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Futile Visa Search Ends With One-Way Ticket
The visa travails of my colleague Kristina ended with a one-way ticket home. As I detailed last...
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Shanghaied Study Misleads on Education
A global study showing that Shanghai teenagers are the smartest in the world has led some to...
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Confusing Movie Titles, Mastering Numbers
Movies are an international business, but sometimes they get lost in translation. I recently asked...
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Getting China Visa is Like Renewing License at DMV
I leave for Zhengzhou a month from today, but I’m already getting a taste of Chinese bureaucracy....
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