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Still no friends of the earth
Efforts to reduce climate change are still mainly hot air.
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Posted in Asia Times, climate change, Earth Day, environmental groups, global warming, Hong Kong On Air, The Guardian, UN Framework Convention on Climate Change
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How to succeed in business by really trying
A landmark book shows combining free markets and government intervention made Japan, Taiwan and South Korea rich.
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Posted in Asia Times, Asian economies, Asian Godfathers, China’s economy, development economics, economic history, Hong Kong On Air, How Asia Works, Joe Studwell
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Penguin blazes trail to Chinese literature
Bertelsmann subsidiary’s publication of modern and classic Chinese novels in English opens a new window to Chinese culture, whatever its motives may be. 
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Posted in Aldous Huxley, Asia Times, Bertelsmann, Chinese literature, George Orwell, Hong Kong On Air, Lao She, Penguin Books, Sheng Keyi
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Ask not what’s happened to America since JFK
Everything changed on that sunny day in Dallas 50 years ago.
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Posted in America in the 1960s, Asia Times, Hong Kong On Air, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, John F Kennedy assassination, John F Kennedy funeral, John F Kennedy inaugural address, John F Kennedy presidency, US politics
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Chefs without borders
Leading Indonesian and Malaysian chefs show, like good fences, good food makes good neighbors.
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Posted in ACMI (Aku Cinta Masakan Indonesia), Asia Times, Bali, Chef Wan, Cooking, Hong Kong On Air, Indonesian cuisine, Malaysian cuisine, Ubud Writers Festival, William Wongso
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Books
Hong Kong On Air
Insider view of TV news, love, betrayal, high finance, and cheap lingerie
Red-Blooded Risk
The Secret History of Wall Street
Lonely Planet Indonesia
Updated guide to the world's most intriguing archipelago
The Poker Face of Wall Street
Gambling for investors and investing for gamblers