Author Archives: Muhammad Cohen

About Muhammad Cohen

Former US diplomat and broadcast news producer Muhammad Cohen is Asia editor at large for Clarion Media, a longtime contributor to Forbes, columnist for Asia Times and author of Hong Kong On Air, a novel set in his adopted hometown during the 1997 handover about TV news, love, betrayal, high finance, and cheap lingerie. See his biography, online archive and more at www.muhammadcohen.com; follow him on Facebook, LinkedIn, ex-Twitter @MuhammadCohen and now on Blue Sky @MuhammadCohen.bsky.social.

Penguin blazes trail to Chinese literature

Posted on December 22, 2013 by Muhammad Cohen

Bertelsmann subsidiary’s publication of modern and classic Chinese novels in English opens a new window to Chinese culture, whatever its motives may be. Continue reading →

Posted in Aldous Huxley, Asia Times, Bertelsmann, Chinese literature, George Orwell, Hong Kong On Air, Lao She, Penguin Books, Sheng Keyi | Comments Off on Penguin blazes trail to Chinese literature

Japan shuffles toward legal casinos

Posted on December 9, 2013 by Muhammad Cohen

The land of the rising sun is the land of rising hopes for the world’s gaming industry, as Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party introduces a bill to legalize casinos. Continue reading →

Posted in casinos in Asia, gambling in Japan, Hong Kong On Air, Japan casino legalization, Liberal Democratic Party (Japan), Macau Business magazine, Macau casinos, pachinko, Shinzo Abe, Yakuza | Comments Off on Japan shuffles toward legal casinos

Gaining from China’s air defense zone error

Posted on December 4, 2013 by Muhammad Cohen

China’s ill-considered moves in the East China Sea present an opportunity for progress on a wider solution to regional maritime disputes. Continue reading →

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Gaining from China’s air defense zone error

Posted on December 4, 2013 by Muhammad Cohen

China’s ill-considered moves in the East China Sea present an opportunity for progress on a wider solution to regional maritime disputes. Continue reading →

Posted in Diaoyu/Senkaku islands, East China Sea territorial disputes, Hong Kong On Air, Joe Biden, Joe Biden December 2013 visit to China, South China Sea territorial disputes, US-China relations | Comments Off on Gaining from China’s air defense zone error

Giving thanks for Doris Lessing

Posted on November 28, 2013 by Muhammad Cohen

No one wrote about the emotional workings of the human mind better than Doris Lessing. Continue reading →

Posted in 20th century literature, 20th century writers, books, Doris Lessing, English Literature, Hong Kong On Air, John Updike, Nobel Prize for Literature, Philip Roth | Comments Off on Giving thanks for Doris Lessing