Did Japan Apologise?
The PRC government has repeatedly accused Japan of not apologising for the atrocities committed by Japanese troops during the Second World War. Is it true? In 1972, during talks between…[...]
Taiwan and The Myth of Company Size
Taiwan beats the odds Company size is often seen as a sign of stability and continued prosperity. Some economic miracles witnessed in recent years have one thing in common -…[...]
Stealing Youth From the Young
Parabiosis - I first came across this gruesome practice while reading the Economist. Bizarre as it may sound, there is actually quite a bit of scientific data on this. Vampirism…[...]
The Age of Extraction by Tim Wu
https://flic.kr/p/2rGmMQd "Medicine has an internal culture of hard work and long hours, particularly in the years while doctors are training. But traditionally, this was understood as something that would, later…[...]
A Higher Call
It's not a story about the war. It's about what it means to be human. Humanity over duty. And after all these years, some countries still encourage their citizens to…[...]
An Explorer’s Adventures In Tibet by Arnold Henry Savage Landor
Report on Arnold Henry Savage Landor's Adventures In Tibet https://flic.kr/p/2rDLr32 https://flic.kr/p/2rDN23Z https://flic.kr/p/2rDFY96 https://flic.kr/p/2rDN24R https://flic.kr/p/2rDLr4p https://flic.kr/p/2rDMB4z https://flic.kr/p/2rDFYcc https://flic.kr/p/2rDLr5m https://flic.kr/p/2rDMB7a https://flic.kr/p/2rDMB6Z https://flic.kr/p/2rDFYdK https://flic.kr/p/2rDN28P https://flic.kr/p/2rDMHBR https://flic.kr/p/2rDMHDu https://flic.kr/p/2rDMB9u[...]
Namewee In Trouble
Namewee found with drugs and urine tested positive Sext Taiwanese influencer Xie You Xin 謝侑芯 passed away suddenly on 22 October 2025 in Malaysia at the age of 31. News…[...]
Hamas
Do you know what Hamas stands for? "So it was that, in January 2006, Hamas, which means 'zeal' in Arabic, was victorious while Fatah, which means 'conquest', was defeated. It…[...]
Death of Another 才子 Yang Zhen Ning
Yang Zhen Ning Prof Yang Zhen Ning 杨振宁 (1922-2025) was a Chinese theoretical physicist who received his PhD from the University of Chicago in 1948. He won the Nobel Prize in…[...]
Sex, Romance & Talented Men – a Chinese perspective
Sex, Romance & Talented Men Let's begin with talented men. Talented men are called 才子 in Chinese. Hongkong once had 4 才子, also known as 香港四大才子, namely martial arts novelist…[...]