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Emily Hahn: A Wild Adventure

Emily Hahn was born in 1905 in St. Louis, Missouri, in the United States of...
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Cash-In on Bruce Lee's Success: Bruceploitation Martial Arts Films

Bruceploitation is a phrase that was coined to characterise the practise of filmmakers in China,...
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Nauru's Airline Struggles: 20% Load Factor, Empty Flights

Despite being the least populous nation in the Pacific, Nauru is home to its very...
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Thatcher-Deng Talks on Hong Kong Sovereignty End in Fall

Margaret Thatcher, then the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, travelled to China in September...
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Baby Milk Powder Fines & Imprisonment in Hong Kong

Attempting to leave Hong Kong with more than 1.8 kg (4 lb) of baby milk...
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Japanese Girls Live Past 2100: 2013 Milestone

In 2013, Japanese and Hong Kong newborn females became the first countries and genders to...
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Mi6 Leader's Son Arrested For Heroin Import in '73

The son of Sir Maurice Oldfield, the head of MI6 at the time, was detained...
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1971 Qantas Blackmail: Unrecovered $224K

In 1971, a man who claimed to have planted a bomb on an aircraft to...
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Joseph Yam's Quick & Stealthy HK Coin Designs

According to the designer, Joseph Yam, coins were created in the early days of Hong...
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33K People in Kowloon Walled City: Densest Settlement on Earth

A city block in Kowloon Walled City formerly contained 33,000 people, making it the most...
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Hong Kong's 4876 Mbps Internet Speed: Soaring above G8 Avgs

The fastest internet upload and download speeds are found in Hong Kong, where they are...
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No Union Protection: Injuries & Setbacks in TMNT Movie Shoot

Most of the stunt work in the original TMNT film was done by men from...
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