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The author at the Great Wall of China. “I felt so accomplished after hiking and loved every minute of it,” she writes. The first time I was in China, I became one of her lost girls. As I was taken from my birth mother’s arms and placed at a nearby train station, I became a statistic ― another baby uprooted by the country’s one-child policy. At 11 months old, I was plucked from China’s embrace and placed into that of my parents. My roots began to grow in the soil of a different land. When I was old enough to...

The traditional Chinese lunar calendar divides the year into 24 节气 jiéqì solar terms based on seasonal changes and natural phenomenon. They play an important role in guiding agricultural activities, even to this day. But even city-dwellers like us can enjoy them. Each solar term has its own associated customs, traditions, and even recipes. In Solar Terms 101, we delve into what makes each one special...  Name of the solar term: 小满 xiǎomǎn lit. "a little full"Gregorian date: May 21 +/- a day (May 21, 2023) What is xiaoman all about? As the second summer solar term, xiaoman's name is perhaps...

Edmund Wan, recently released from a Hong Kong prison, says he feels at ease in Vancouver. He described the sense of familiarity that struck him in a Hong Kong-style café on Vancouver’s Cambie Street — the smell of baked pork chops on rice, the background noise of people joking in Cantonese. But there was something else that Wan says people in Hong Kong can no longer take for granted — the ability to talk freely and without fear in public. Wan, 55, is better known as the former Hong Kong radio personality Giggs, a prominent voice of support for the...

HIROSHIMA, Japan (AP) - The Group of Seven advanced economies are expected to announce a new set of sanctions against Russia to try to further hinder its war effort in Ukraine during theirsummit in Hiroshima, Japan.In traveling to Japan, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will help to drive home the need to better enforce measures meant to stifle Moscow's war machine.Russia is now the most-sanctioned country in the world, but there are questions about their effectiveness. EU Council President Charles Michel said the plan was to close loopholes and ensure the sanctions are painful for Russia, not for the countries enforcing...

There are times when I’m craving an eggs benny for brunch and on other occasions wanting bowls of congee and noodles instead. I’d like to think of congee restaurants as the greasy spoon diners from Hong Kong. Let’s face it, no one’s going to Keung’s Delight for the ambiance; it’s a bit dingy and dark despite the dining room’s high ceilings and cheery exterior. They are sort of like an English pub that serves a solid breakfast, without the smell of stale beer. Aesthetics aside, Keung’s food is decent and well priced. The fish and preserved egg congee ($7.95) was...