[Content warning: suicide attempt] The frustrations many of my compatriots in Guangdong, China experienced in the last two months, you, in … More
Tag: china
From Series: Lockdown Around the World: The Individual Stories – Uniting against Coronavirus
On 23 rd of January, just two days before Chinese New Year, the city Wuhan, in Hebei province, went into … More
China Reaches for the Moon
On January 3 of this year, China’s probe Chang’e-4 (aptly named after a Chinese moon goddess) landed on the far … More
When a white lie becomes hurtful — Ang Lee’s ‘The Wedding Banquet’
「偉同,你老大不少,怎麼還沒有成家的打算?」— 高媽 “Wei-Tong, you are not young. How could you have no plan for forming your own family?” — Mama … More
Travel Writing: “Study China” – Shanghai, China
“Just wait until we turn this corner and you see it, it’ll blow you away,” my friend said as we … More
Big Fish: How to Become a Movie Tycoon in China
Lovely smile, chubby figure and a net worth of 8.6 billion dollars: these are the main features (as listed in … More
North Korea’s Nuclear Ambitions
North Korea is one of only five officially communist countries left in the world, and it’s certainly one with a … More
Muslim Outrage
Now, I don’t know about you, but as an Irish, well-travelled, gangly, slightly overweight, sceptical amateur comedian who lives with … More