These eight people quit the rat race to live their dreams. By HK Staff.

Everybody has a dream. You have one, your vegetable hawker has one and your helper certainly has one, too. But only a few people are willing to give everything up to pursue it.

The financial crisis has hit the contemporary Asian art market. John Robertson asks why serious art buffs are smiling.

The night Obama won the election, I received at least a half-dozen phone-calls barking about the outcome with utter disdain and disbelief. I was inundated with furious responses from several local scholars, a few doctors and solicitors, and believe it or not, at least one legislative councilor.

The weather is cooling down, which means it’s time to get out and take a walk on the wild side.  Here are some refreshing escapes from the city, all just minutes from your doorstep. By HK Staff.

Though many old neighborhoods are threatened with looming redevelopment, residents are still doing everything they can to foster a sense of community spirit, writes Winnie Chau.

The current state of the West Kowloon Cultural District explained on a single page. By Pavan Shamdasani

As Barack Obama is about to usher the world into a new era, many remain doubtful whether the first black president-elect can deliver the goods—fixing the devastated economy, handling the Russians, finishing off Bin Laden and breaking the mold in every frontier as promised with his mesmerizing thought of “change.”

Forget your usual destinations and venture further afield this fall. By HK Staff.

When it came time for Alicia Walker—former editor of The List Magazine—to return to Liverpool, she ditched the plane to travel the entire distance overland by train and bus.  It took 43 days. Part one of our three-part series covers her first week.

Excessive lights at night darken our skies with pollution during the day, writes June Ng.