Hong Kong On Air
Following the wrong China trail
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. 
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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
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Ryan Braun got off too easy
Baseball needs to come down harder on drug cheats
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Posted in Alex Rodriguez, baseball, drugs in sports, Hong Kong On Air, Melky Cabrera, performance enhancing drugs, Pete Rose, Ryan Braun, Tim Raines
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Everybody up for the 7th inning kvetch
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. 
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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
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Knowing Hong Kong’s place
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. 
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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
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Air Asia Indonesia performance doesn’t fly
Air Asia founder Tony Fernandes says, “Indonesia is the jewel in our crown.” If he’s serious, he’d better upgrade his royal caretakers.
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Posted in Air Asia, Bali, Blacksmith Books, budget air carriers, Fodors.com, Hong Kong On Air, Indonesia, Tony Fernandes, travel nightmares
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