By Kelvin Chan AP Business Writer HONG KONG (AP) — Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba has announced that it’s buying Hong Kong’s leading English-language newspaper, the South China Morning Post, as […]
BLOG: Adventures in Cambodia — Six reasons why you should visit Cambodia (Part 1)
By Assunta Ng Northwest Asian Weekly “Why go to a backward country?” my friends reacted when they heard that my husband and I were going to Cambodia. “Are you crazy […]
Feast on this — Filling up buffet-style
By Assunta Ng Northwest Asian Weekly The worst comment Chinese immigrants say about a restaurant is, not “bad food,” “ugly décor,” or “lousy service.” Simply, it is: “The customer is […]
BLOG: What you didn’t know about Taiwan — Bubble tea, canines, rocks, colleges, and cookies
For those who don’t know anything about Taiwan, here is one of many interesting facts: It is the birthplace of bubble tea. The bubble tea is not what fascinated me […]
My Taiwan trip: Food, more food, (and bring bigger luggage) — Delicious, delicious, serendipitous
By Assunta Ng Northwest Asian Weekly Whenever I relive my recent trip to Taiwan, my mouth starts to salivate, I blush to recall <!–more–>my previous silly assumptions, and then I […]
Guts and voice — Reflecting on the Hong Kong protests
By Assunta Ng Northwest Asian Weekly I watched on live television about how the Hong Kong (HK) government shut down students’ <!–more–>protest-for-democracy camps last week. The conversation I had with […]
BLOG: Seattle vs. Hong Kong
By Assunta Ng Within months, I visited two Bruce Lee exhibitions, one in Hong Kong in July and the other on Oct. 4, at Seattle’s Wing Luke Museum. For people […]
BLOG: Hong Kong students’ protest stirs up conflicts within families and friends
By Assunta Ng I left Hong Kong (HK) in the 1970s, but my family ties are still there. The recent HK students’ protest that started on Sept. 27 has stirred […]
HK activists start bigger protest amid standoff
By Joanna Chiu and Kelvin Chan Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong activists kicked off a long-threatened mass civil disobedience protest Sunday
BLOG: My Hong Kong diary — World’s highest bar, Ozone! (Part II)
If you want to impress someone visiting Hong Kong, take him or her to Ozone, the world’s tallest bar.