Dean Napolitano

In this episode, we take you inside the art scene in Hong Kong — the world's third-largest art market. We begin at M+, the city's new contemporary art museum. We also meet gallery owners, art critics, and Adeline Ooi, Asia Director of Art Basel Hong Kong, the city's largest art fair. 

Host: Joyce Lau. Producer: Dean Napolitano

In this episode, we bring you news about a U.S. law banning State Department maps that include Taiwan as part of mainland China, a Hong Kong doctor accused of falsifying vaccine exemptions, and Beijing’s shift toward carbon neutrality. We also speak to Karen Grépin, an Associate Professor at the School of Public Health at HKU on how Covid has threatened the livelihoods of foreign domestic helpers in Hong Kong.

Hosts: Joyce Lau and David Bruce. Producer: Dean Napolitano

In this episode, we bring you news about Brazilian fishermen making money from selling fish bladders to China, a spike in demand for Lithuanian rum in Taiwan and the early beginnings of whisky production in China. We also discuss the Hong Kong government’s efforts to manage waste disposal with Paul Zimmerman, an environmentalist and an elected Southern District counsellor in Hong Kong.

Hosts: Joyce Lau and David Bruce. Producer: Dean Napolitano