Chinese recruited for war had secret passage through Canada
YPRES, Belgium — Under pristine, white tombstones in the British military cemeteries dotting the landscape throughout Belgium and northern France, the graves of thousands of Chinese labourers can be found. You just have to know where to look.
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A Japanese-Canadian odyssey
Jack Nakamoto, a 90-year-old Second World War veteran, has written a new book. "Jack's Japonica" is a collection of several hundred short essays, an informative and entertaining read for those interested in all things Japanese, from table manners, to tofu burgers, to square-shaped watermelons.
Hiking China: Yellow Mountain, Tiger Leaping Gorge
By Suzanne Ma for the Associated Press Updated:10:59 a.m., Wednesday, January 12, 2011 HUANGSHAN, China — For first-time visitors to China, Beijing and Shanghai are the default destinations. But for tourists who like to mix city travel with outdoor experiences, two natural landmarks in China stand out: Yellow Mountain and Tiger Leaping Gorge. Both are among...
Arrrrr! Escape the city and flee to this former pirate’s cove in HK Harbor
The first of two travel stories running on the AP Travel Wire this week A visit to Cheung Chau island in Hong Kong harbor By SUZANNE MA, For The Associated Press Tue Jan 11, 1:02 pm ET HONG KONG – Looking up at Hong Kong’s skyline of soaring office towers and mammoth apartment complexes, it’s hard to imagine that...
My story this week for CMAJ: China struggles to rebuild mental health programs
By Suzanne Ma A plainclothes policeman checks the blood stains on the wall at a primary school where a man stabbed eight children to death and injured five others in Nanping, China. Photo credit: Reuters The anomaly is striking. At least a dozen workers leapt to their death in same factory compound in southern China...
China searches for best medicine for ailing scientific journals
My latest story for the Canadian Medical Association Journal By Suzanne Ma China’s scientific journals are, simply put, plagued by mediocrity. The country has over 5000 mostly Chinese-language science and technology journals, but many of the articles they publish are unread and rarely cited. For good reason, says Sun Jianzhong, a doctor in Qingtian People’s...
Masked man was probably helped by human smuggler: lawyer
Old white guy boards plane. Goes to toilet. Emerges mid-flight as young Asian Man. That’s the story that’s been all over the news around the world. And everyone’s been asking ‘why’? The Air Canada flight took off from Hong Kong and landed in Vancouver. The man has asked the Canadian government for refugee status. PostMedia...
Travel With Purpose
Anyone else who is writing a blog may know that the blog can reach anyone around the world, even if you’re behind the Great Firewall. It’s really quite amazing to look at the variety of people who have gotten in touch with me in the last half-year since I started regularly writing on this site....
Across China, millions of children have been left in the care of relatives in the countryside as their parents migrate to cities, or even abroad, to find work. What are the health consequences?
I’ve been traveling through China the last month, to Shanghai for the Expo and to climb China’s Yellow Mountain 黄山 yet again. I have many adventures to share, including observing Shanghai’s “Better City, Better Life” motto in practice, failing to experience that part about “Better People”; literally being taken for a ride by a country...
My latest on the rise of female smokers in China
This story appeared this week in the Canadian Medical Association Journal. Affluence prompts more women in China to light up A female smoker browses a wide array of cigarettes and lighters on sale on a Beijing street. Photo credit: Kevin Lee There is a smoking room in Zhang Pei Pei’s office in Beijing, China. At...
Hidden Gem on Canal Street
Admittedly, I have walked by 31 Canal St. and never looked twice. It is an old, shuttered electronics shop with a sign that reads “ABC enith” – It’s missing the Z in “Zenith.” But if I looked up, I would have seen this beautiful white façade, festooned by masks, wreaths and griffins. And inside, the...
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