The Repulse Bay Hotel was once Hong Kong’s go-to spot, with exquisite dining and solace from a troubled world – it even ...

Christopher Patten, Hong Kong's last British colonial governor who oversaw its handover to Chinese rule in 1997. (Photo courtesy of Britain's House of Lords/Kyodo) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Christopher ...

Christopher Patten, Hong Kong's last British colonial governor who oversaw its handover to Chinese rule in 1997, is among the 87 foreigners recognized in this year's fall decorations for their notable ...

This Stanley guide in Hong Kong lists the best places to eat, drink, and shop and what to do in the area including Stanley ...

Hong Kong — A section of Hong Kong's oldest ... The gardens were transformed from the former official mansion of British colonial governors and opened to the public in 1871, beginning its ...

Residents recall British rule ... when they first occupied Hong Kong Island in 1841 during the First Opium War. He added that one massacre was recorded during the colonial era after the British ...

In their 2012 book Why Nations Fail, Daren Acemoglu and James Robinson discussed how institutions determine the success or ...

The 13-floor building was completed in 1929, a time when large parts of Shanghai were occupied by colonial forces and the Sassoons, after whom the Sassoon House was named, were among the richest and ...

International exhibition openings in November at Kurimanzutto New York, Artizon Museum Tokyo, Goldsmiths CCA London, M+ Hong Kong and more ...

I.C.C. International Public Company Limited, Thailand’s sole importer and distributor of British apparel ... JEREMY in Hong Kong, and CHARLES in Thailand. Meet CHARLES at DAKS FLAGSHIP STORE ...

For the past 21 years, the job has been held by Chris Patten, a former Conservative Party chairman and the last colonial governor of Hong Kong ... Timothy Garton Ash, a British historian with ...

For 60,000 years, the tribes of the Andaman Islands have lived undisturbed – but now their way of life is under threat ...