China’s growing appetite for durian spurs market innovations
China’s middle class consumers have been tightening their purse strings, but their appetite for durian – pungent, spiky fruit mostly imported from Southeast Asia...
Famed China hotel mocked for charging US$40 for coffee and cake, says price includes tour
Complaints regarding the steep prices for tea sets at a luxury hotel in Shanghai have sparked a lively debate about the historic establishment. Advertisement...
The economic legacy of India’s Manmohan Singh: transformative reforms, but hurdles remain
Manmohan Singh, the soft-spoken economist who rescued India from near-bankruptcy to make it one of the world’s fastest-growing major economies, has died, leaving behind...
For Hong Kong special effects make-up artist, ‘gross’ is a compliment
One of the most memorable scenes from The Last Dance, the highest-grossing Chinese-language film in Hong Kong, unfolds with funeral director played by Dayo...