Issue: March 29, 2012 (Archive)

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Sore feet and coal dust at end of road
We reached Xian on the 22nd day of our walk for Project Hope. Staying in the Hyatt felt like paradise and we spent two days taking in the sights of the ancient capital. The city walls were spectacular and well-kept just like other monuments such as the Bell Tower and the Muslim Temple.

Banking expert knows the drill
Veteran banker William Leung Wing-cheung was appointed executive director and member of the executive committee of Sun Hung Kai & Co Ltd this week.

For the fans, we celebrities are fairly interchangeable, right?
Woohoo! I met one of my idols. Your humble narrator spent a weekend in Shanghai hanging out with superstar author Amy Tan, also known as Maxine Hong Kingston. No, wait. They're two different people. Or are they?

No simple life for true star
Sing Tao News Corporation recently held its 2011 Leader of the Year awards ceremony, where many familiar names were among the winners.

Learning to cherish toilet attendants
During our entire Journey for Hope we traveled on Route 312, which runs from Xinjiang in the west to Zhejiang in the east. The one-lane road in both directions was mostly concrete, with dirt roads on certain elevated sections.

Book thrown at cage homes
The world got a glimpse of the drab side of the Pearl of the Orient when a foreign journalist sent photos of the poor living conditions in subdivided units here to international media.

Dying Bart to rescue just as we hit Rock Bottom on toilets trail
ARRGGHH. This was mission impossible! The goal: To hold a concert to raise money to build facilities for poor people in rural parts of Asia. The problem: None of us could sing or play music.

Singapore passes student test
The Hong Kong public is concerned about mainlanders competing with locals for facilities ranging from hospital maternity services to school places.

Split an atom? Get a knife and we'll ace it on the dinner table
Did you read about the man who tried to split the atom at home? I wish I'd thought of that. I read the report out loud to the family: "Science fan Richard Handl attempted nuclear fission on the kitchen table at his flat in Sweden." Then I looked up. "Shall we try it?"

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