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.

Following the wrong China trail

Posted on August 9, 2013 by Muhammad Cohen

A recent book about China’s overseas business presence raises the wrong questions about who’s doing what for the big motherland in resource-rich treasure troves far off the beaten track. Continue reading →

Posted in Asia Times, books about China, China government-business cooperation, China overseas aid, China’s Silent Army, Chinese business overseas, Heriberto Araujo, Hong Kong On Air, Juan Pablo Cardenal | Comments Off on Following the wrong China trail

Ryan Braun got off too easy

Posted on July 25, 2013 by Muhammad Cohen

Baseball needs to come down harder on drug cheats Continue reading →

Posted in Alex Rodriguez, baseball, drugs in sports, Hong Kong On Air, Melky Cabrera, performance enhancing drugs, Pete Rose, Ryan Braun, Tim Raines | Comments Off on Ryan Braun got off too easy

Everybody up for the 7th inning kvetch

Posted on July 12, 2013 by Muhammad Cohen

Baseball’s thoroughly detestable All-Star Game is a perfect time to step up to the plate for a new ballpark tradition, the seventh inning kvetch. Continue reading →

Posted in baseball, baseball songs, Dave Lapkin, Hong Kong On Air, Major League Baseball All-Star Game, seventh inning stretch, Take Me Out to the Ballgame, Yiddish | Comments Off on Everybody up for the 7th inning kvetch

Knowing Hong Kong’s place

Posted on June 30, 2013 by Muhammad Cohen

Sixteen years after the handover to China, Hong Kong is still not the same as the mainland, and that’s precisely what makes it special. Continue reading →

Posted in Blacksmith Books, China, Edward Snowden, Hong Kong, Hong Kong handover, Hong Kong On Air, Hong Kong tycoons, Hong Kong-China relationship, US-China relations, US-Hong Kong relationship | Comments Off on Knowing Hong Kong’s place

Air Asia Indonesia performance doesn’t fly

Posted on June 23, 2013 by Muhammad Cohen

Air Asia founder Tony Fernandes says, “Indonesia is the jewel in our crown.” If he’s serious, he’d better upgrade his royal caretakers. Continue reading →

Posted in Air Asia, Bali, Blacksmith Books, budget air carriers, Fodors.com, Hong Kong On Air, Indonesia, Tony Fernandes, travel nightmares | Comments Off on Air Asia Indonesia performance doesn’t fly