Joyce Lau

Hong Kong fire: How to support families affected by the blaze Hongkongers are responding to the deadly blaze in Tai Po, donating supplies, money and blood to assist in the relief effort. HKFP rounds up fundraisers and initiatives for readers looking to contribut...

It's been a week since a terrible fire ripped through high-rise residences in #HongKong, killing at least 156 people
@hongkongfp.com has a guide on how to help & donate.
hongkongfp.com/2025/11/27/h...

03.12.2025 07:30 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

David Attenborough sitting in front of a row of greenery and smiling slightly. A headline reads: "David Attenborough Becomes Oldest Daytime Emmy Winner at 99." Photo by Jane Barlow/Press Association, via Associated Press.

Sir David Attenborough, the British documentarian and naturalist, became the oldest person to win a Daytime Emmy on Friday at age 99. He beat the record set last year by Dick Van Dyke. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/a...

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Typhoon Bualoi Slams Into Central Vietnam, Bringing Storm’s Death Toll to 22

Central Vietnam was one of the first places in Asia I went to as a solo traveler. I was privileged to see if before it got very touristy.
Very sad to see the destruction of Typhoon Bualoi there. Heart goes out to the victims there & to the endlessly hit Philippines.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/29/w...

29.09.2025 08:51 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Trump’s $100,000 Visa Upends Lives: ‘My Dreams Were Shattered’

My dad's an engineer who worked in the US long ago.
So I have particular heart for the mostly Asian students and engineers caught up in #Trump's sudden decision to charge $100,000 for #H1-B #visas.
My @nytimes.com colleagues report from a tech uni in #India.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/29/b...

29.09.2025 07:04 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Thank you!

18.09.2025 05:50 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

The return of our China column China’s era of rapid change is over. But deeper transformations are under way

Our China column, Chaguan, is back. Its name means “teahouse”, because, like Chinese teahouses of yore, it will feature the discussions and debates swirling in and around the country

18.09.2025 03:00 — 👍 7    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

In case you're wondering why I just don't do it in Korea, where I now live, it's even more of a pain here!
Worse comes to worst, I'll go to a private clinic in Hongkers.

18.09.2025 05:16 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

The website prompted me to use the eHealth app, where I input my info multiple times, only to be told I have to verify my ID in person (which seems to defeat the purpose of an app, but anyhoo...)
Can I show up at a public vaccination center and walk in? I'm not in a high-risk group.

18.09.2025 05:16 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Hi @kjoules.org @tripperhead - Appealing to you two, my experts in HK Covid practices, for some advice
I'd like a booster when I'm back for Mid-Autumn. But when I tried to book on the gvnt website, I couldn't remember my shot history. Fair enough, since we've been doing this *4 years.*

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