Asia Sentinel

In a free society, there will always be more than one single opinion. In a free society, it is accepted that everyone should have an equal right to express his/her opinion without fearing retaliation or persecution. ...

An internet giant has been flexing its financial muscle in aiming to turn the sacrosanct copyright principle on its head and infringe on countless authors’ and publishers’ right to survival. ...

The nightly ritual of sitting in front of the TV set watching the mainland TV series DVD “Dwelling Narrowness” (蝸居) is finally over. I’m not writing a full review of the film, as there are already plenty out there, s...

Views of Hong Kong- and China-based commentator and writer Leung Man To 梁文道 and of Hong Kong writer Tung Kai Cheung 董啟章 on (1) the relation between the express rail link and the community; (2) interpretatio...

Translation of an open letter by Chan King Fai (陳景輝), a writer for Inmediahk.net, addressed to Financial Secretary John Tsang regarding the “post-80s generation” (or the 4th generation). ...

This past weekend I took a short trip to Taipei, a city that I had once visited over twenty years ago but which had left little imprint on me. This time though, I must say that I was awed by her serene charm and her quiet sense of pride in spite of t...

I’ve recently run into a dry spell as far as blogging is concerned and just wanted to take a relaxing vacation in the place where I once called home. There are always ambivalent feelings every time I set foot in this city that I used to and sti...

Translation of a blog post by Lipuman (李普曼) about the hidden meanings of (Chinese) diplomatic language. ...

Translation of a blog post by Lipuman (李普曼) entitled “Obama’s Q & A Session - A Mythical Tale”. ...

Translation of a blog post by Yang Hengjun (楊恒均) entitled “A Look at the Relationship between Culture and System from the Rise of Asia”. ...