‘We should be seen as citizens, not as slaves’
Hong Kong’s foreign domestic helpers report abuse of the system as the pandemic exacerbates shortages and struggles
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Hong Kong’s beekeepers
From rooftops to island farms, the city’s homegrown honey industry is buzzing
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Professional animal communicator talks to pets
Pet psychics say they use telepathy to connect, even if the pet has died
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45 days in a Wuhan hospital
Nurse cares for mental health of COVID-19 patients while coping with stress and long hours
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Little Wars: a day inside the Hong Kong Society of Wargamers
For 40 years, the club has been attracting history buffs and internationally ranked players who re-enact historical battles in miniature
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In the shadow of the lotus: Myanmar’s Chin women look to Macau for jobs
Myanmar’s employment agencies charge high fees to place ethnic minorities in jobs abroad as maids; many work long hours and confined to home in order to pay off debts
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Voice of the people: Hong Kong saves its beloved multicultural karaoke bar
Legendary Junels Restobar survives eviction, protests and a pandemic to serve Filipino food, drinks and multilingual songs to loyal regulars
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Beating China’s COVID-19 censors
China’s overseas students mobilize online to get coronavirus information into the country
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Secret love in China: students hide relationships from their family
Young Chinese go to great lengths to keep boyfriends and girlfriends secret from parents
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Inside a Shenzhen methadone clinic
Patients know only by numbers struggle to overcome heroin addiction
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China’s WeChat counterfeit market thrives online
Small business owners advertise fake ‘single original’ luxury items
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