Tag: Hong Kong
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Another bookstore closing
Another bookstore closing — this one a major retailer in Hong Kong. The major overhaul in the publishing market continues as traditional, large book retailers are finding it more and more difficult to be profitable. The impact of e-books and Amazon has certainly been slower in Asia than in the USA. There are, I’m sure, many…
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What’s Going On in Hong Kong?
One country, two systems. In 1997, Hong Kong was transferred back to China after Britain’s 100 year lease expired. The British-Chinese transfer agreement stated that, while Hong Kong would from that point on be under the sovereignty of the Beijing government, it would remain “untouched” in that certain civil liberties and democratic ideals which were…
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My Top 10 Favorite Places in Asia: #7 – Hong Kong
In some ways, I’ve always felt that Hong Kong feels like the anti-Singapore (which was #8 on my list.) Singapore seems western in many ways – especially in infrastructure and city-planning. Hong Kong feels Asian. Hong Kong has the crowded streets, the messiness, the small shops, restaurants, outdoor eateries that make it so fun and…
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A Waterfall that Fueled an Ending
Here is a picture of Thac Ban Gioc, on the Vietnam-China border in the Vietnamese province of Cao Bang. What does this waterfall have to do with my new novel? Until yesterday, nothing. But the mind seeks ways to justify actions and plot-lines, and I often find that the way I do that is going…
Author Mark W Sasse 