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Erotic Dreams in Hong Kong: Sleeping On Stomach Linked

Do you like sleeping on your stomach? You might be pleased to know that a...
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MTR Standstill Over Balloon Mishap: Balloons Still Banned

In 1997, a child's helium balloon was responsible for causing a standstill on the MTR...
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Dom Pérignon Rosé Sets World Auction Record at Sotheby's

A single lot of 30 bottles of Dom Pérignon Rosé Enothèque, which had never been...
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Kim Jong-Il's Kidnapping of South Korean Filmmakers

Shin Sang-ok, a South Korean film director, and Choi Eun-hee, his ex-wife, were kidnapped in...
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Hong Kong Movies: Global Popularity Since 1960s

Hong Kong films have been required to have English subtitles ever since the 1960s so...
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Canada Declares War Before US in Japan's Surprise Attack on British Empire

Following the surprise strikes that Japan carried out against the British Empire on December 7,...
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SARS Outbreak in HK Traced to Doctor, 2003

Guangdong Province in China was the location where the SARS epidemic first appeared in 2003....
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Jackie Chan's 10yr HK Film Award Snub (1985-2005)

Jackie Chan was nominated for Best Actor eleven times at the Hong Kong Film Awards...
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Jackie Chan MBE: Honouring HK Film Industry

Jackie Chan has been awarded the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE) for...
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Killing & Eating Dogs: Legal in Many Places

It is legal to kill and eat a dog in Canada, Australia, 44 states in...
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Record-Breaking 2005 Boeing 777 Flight: 21,602km Non-Stop

In 2005, the Boeing 777-200ER set a Guinness World Record for the longest non-stop commercial...
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Soccer Star Fined for 1995 Hong Kong Prawn Throwing

The Football Association fined Arsenal midfielder Ray Parlour £4,000 (about $8,273 at the time) in...
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