http://dir.salon.com/topics/hong_kong/?source=rss&aim=hong_kong en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Fri, 31 Aug 2007 04:08:00 PDT By Stephanie Zacharek Fri, 31 Aug 2007 04:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2007/08/31/exiled/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2007/08/31/exiled/index.html?source=rss This is a Hong Kong action movie that even people who think they don't like Hong Kong movies should see. By Andrew O'Hehir Fri, 31 Aug 2007 04:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2009/06/25/asian_film/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2009/06/25/asian_film/index.html?source=rss Nine years after the "Crouching Tiger" breakthrough, Asian cinema has virtually disappeared from American screens By Andrew Leonard Fri, 31 Aug 2007 04:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/01/21/samurai_obama/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/01/21/samurai_obama/index.html?source=rss How can the president best tackle the financial crisis? With a gleaming katana blade, of course! By Andrew O'Hehir Fri, 31 Aug 2007 04:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2007/04/19/btm/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2007/04/19/btm/index.html?source=rss Hilary Brougher's "Stephanie Daley" is a major American film, in spite of its indie pedigree. Plus: Kate Beckinsale and Luke Wilson visit the snuff motel. By Charles Taylor Fri, 31 Aug 2007 04:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2003/09/12/so_close/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2003/09/12/so_close/index.html?source=rss Luscious superstar Shu Qi and action expert Corey Yuen prove that Hong Kong movies can still deliver the goods Hollywood can't. By Andrew Leonard Fri, 31 Aug 2007 04:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/11/28/hong_kong_kitty_hawk/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/11/28/hong_kong_kitty_hawk/index.html?source=rss A U.S. admiral spanks China for playing games with the Navy over Thanksgiving. But who will apologize to the Wanchai bar girls? By Andrew Leonard Fri, 31 Aug 2007 04:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2006/12/20/lcd_china/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2006/12/20/lcd_china/index.html?source=rss Cheaper flat screen TVs are sweeping the world, but they're on the fast track in Asia By Andrew Leonard Fri, 31 Aug 2007 04:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2005/12/12/wto/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2005/12/12/wto/index.html?source=rss The Hong Kong meeting of the World Trade Organization will likely fail. Whose fault is that? By Andrew O'Hehir Fri, 31 Aug 2007 04:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2003/05/30/vampires/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2003/05/30/vampires/index.html?source=rss This Hong Kong action flick features pogo-dancing zombies, cheese-covered vampires, one beautiful woman and a stash of gold. It's a mess, but it's better than most of what Hollywood has to offer. By Charles Taylor Fri, 31 Aug 2007 04:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2003/04/16/bulletproof/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2003/04/16/bulletproof/index.html?source=rss Chow Yun-Fat battles aging Nazis and trains an American disciple in this lightweight but delightful martial-arts romp. By Chris Colin Fri, 31 Aug 2007 04:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sex/world/2001/08/07/pickpockets/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sex/world/2001/08/07/pickpockets/index.html?source=rss Female pickpockets in Hong Kong have a bold new strategy for evading police. By Jack Boulware Fri, 31 Aug 2007 04:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sex/world/2001/02/27/phone_calls/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sex/world/2001/02/27/phone_calls/index.html?source=rss A jilted woman phones her ex 1,000 times a day. By Jack Boulware Fri, 31 Aug 2007 04:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sex/world/2000/12/12/hong_kong/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sex/world/2000/12/12/hong_kong/index.html?source=rss Web site shows an "investigative" piece that includes a video of the reporter allegedly having sex with a prostitute. By J.A. Getzlaff Fri, 31 Aug 2007 04:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/travel/planet/2000/03/07/cheng/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/travel/planet/2000/03/07/cheng/index.html?source=rss Flight is forced to detour in Anchorage. By Jamie James Fri, 31 Aug 2007 04:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/travel/food/feature/2000/02/18/hongkong/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/travel/food/feature/2000/02/18/hongkong/index.html?source=rss Hong Kong is changing. On a four-day tour of the city's culinary highlights, you can avoid the dumpling, but not the theme restaurant. By J.A. Getzlaff Fri, 31 Aug 2007 04:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/travel/planet/2000/02/15/hawkers/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/travel/planet/2000/02/15/hawkers/index.html?source=rss Illegal street vendors and corrupt officials were in cahoots. By Morris Dye Fri, 31 Aug 2007 04:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/travel/feature/1999/12/18/macau/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/travel/feature/1999/12/18/macau/index.html?source=rss China's assumption of control over Macau on Sunday writes the final verse in the epic of European colonization in Asia. By Mary Elizabeth Williams Fri, 31 Aug 2007 04:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/feature/1999/05/20/black_mask/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/feature/1999/05/20/black_mask/index.html?source=rss Jet Li has all the right moves in the action-packed "Black Mask." By Tony Wheeler Fri, 31 Aug 2007 04:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/travel/feature/1998/10/22/pass/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/travel/feature/1998/10/22/pass/index.html?source=rss Images and impressions of people-powered transport in 12 Asian cities. Text by Tony Wheeler. Photographs by Richard I' Anson. By Charles Taylor Fri, 31 Aug 2007 04:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/1998/09/18/reviewc/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/1998/09/18/reviewc/index.html?source=rss 'Rush Hour' is a pale imitation of Jackie Chan's Hong Kong hits. By Don George Fri, 31 Aug 2007 04:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/travel/feature/1998/06/05/feature/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/travel/feature/1998/06/05/feature/index.html?source=rss Wanderlust editor Don George reports that Cathay Pacific Airlines has just announced extraordinarily low, limited-time fares from the U.S. West Coast to Hong Kong, Bali and Bangkok. By Liza Bear Fri, 31 Aug 2007 04:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/int/1998/04/17/17int/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/int/1998/04/17/17int/index.html?source=rss An interview with Hong Kong-born director Wayne Wang. By Erik Marcus Fri, 31 Aug 2007 04:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1998/01/09/news/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1998/01/09/news/index.html?source=rss Hong Kong chickens are suffocated to death because of a flu virus. American chicks are ground up because they are the wrong sex. Animals are put to death in all sorts of gruesome ways. But if we stopped eating meat and poultry, such gruesome slaughter would be avoided, and we'd be healthier for it. By Jonathan Broder Fri, 31 Aug 2007 04:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1997/10/28/news/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1997/10/28/news/index.html?source=rss As the stock market suffers its worst day since 1987's 'Black Monday,' all eyes turn to the East. By Jonathan Broder Fri, 31 Aug 2007 04:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1997/07/15/news/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1997/07/15/news/index.html?source=rss The real winners of the China-Hong Kong handover are the vicious triads whose influence now extends to 1 billion people.