From solitary confinement in China to self-exile in Taiwan: Inside a Hong Kong bookshop owner's fight to keep the free press alive

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Lam Wing-kee at Causeway Bay Books' former location in Taipei, Taiwan.
Lam Wing-kee at Causeway Bay Books' former location in Taipei, Taiwan.

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We spent $470 on a Michelin-star meal for 2. The restaurant was inside a corporate office building, but our dinner was far from boring.

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My friend and I dined at Hansik Goo, located inside a corporate office in Hong Kong.

Tiffany Leigh

Meet the Hong Kong billionaires behind some of the world's glitziest hotels — and the generation who could inherit the empire

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Adrian Cheng making a toast and smiling, standing next to a dinner table decorated with candles and flowers.
Adrian Cheng during dinner after the opening ceremony of the Festival de Cannes Film Week in Asia in 2019.

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I spent $62 on a multicourse Michelin-star meal. I had to wait 40 minutes to be seated, but it was more than worth it.

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A brown table filled with a platter of roast goose with golden-brown skin, a white bowl of soup with chives on top, and a white plate of noodles with pieces of bok choy on the sides of the plate
I tried Kam's Roast Goose for the first time.

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These 10 cities around the world have the most ultrawealthy people

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New York City has the most ultrawealthy inhabitants, one of six US cities on the list.

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How much money Olympic athletes earn when they win medals

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US gymnastics women
US Olympians are awarded $37,500 for gold medals, $22,500 for silver medals, and $15,000 for bronze medals.

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My friend and I spent $390 at one of the most-awarded Chinese restaurant chains. I'd only return on 2 conditions.

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My friend and I went to Mott 32 for the first time while we were in Hong Kong.

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Rich people can buy their way into Hong Kong residency, and the majority of applicants come from 2 tiny countries

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Hong Kong's New Capital Investment Entrant Scheme offers residency for a certain amount of investment.

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Singapore and Hong Kong are the most expensive cities for the ultra-rich to spend their millions

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A woman takes pictures of the skyline of buildings from Mont Faber hill in Singapore on October 25, 2023.
Singapore is the most expensive city for high-net-worth individuals, according to a new report by Swiss bank Julius Baer.

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She grew up helping her grandparents run a shoemaking shop. In college, she came up with a plan to save it.

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Miru Wong the third-generation owner of Sindart, a hand-embroidered shoemaking shop in Hong Kong.

MIru Wong

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