http://labs.daylife.com/journalist/joyce_hor-chung_lauArticles by JOYCE HOR-CHUNG LAU, aggregated by daylife.comen-usWed, 25 Nov 2009 00:42:26 GMTWed, 25 Nov 2009 00:42:26 GMTDaylife Betaken@daylife.comken@daylife.comhttp://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/31/business/global/31wine.html?partner=rss&emc=rssHONG KONG — When the Hong Kong government eliminated a 40 percent tax on wine last year, oenophiles, importers, retailers and entrepreneurs popped open the bubbly. Then they quickly got down to business. Auction houses rushed to hold ...Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:19:11 GMThttp://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/31/business/global/31wine.html?partner=rss&emc=rssRichard Greenhttp://globespotters.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/29/for-hong-kongs-gay-scene-a-night-life-institution/Courtesy of Propaganda The bar at Propaganda, a gay nightclub in Hong Kong. HONG KONG | Propaganda isn’t just the grandmother of the gay night-life scene in Hong Kong, it’s something of a historic site. Steven Khouw, the director and general manager, ...Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:13:34 GMThttp://globespotters.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/29/for-hong-kongs-gay-scene-a-night-life-institution/http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=07bc6fb2590abd36472a40aebbdcbfe1HONG KONG — The story usually goes like this: China was taken over by Chairman Mao and became a brutal Communist state. Taiwan broke free and became a vibrant democracy. The ugliness of the last half-century — persecution, martial law, mass execution — ...Tue, 13 Oct 2009 15:38:59 GMThttp://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=07bc6fb2590abd36472a40aebbdcbfe1http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=55ff8a4b9c443b4ccde7964bf42c2de7HONG KONG To prepare for the National Day holiday, retailers here have been stocking up on merchandise like designer bags, gold jewelry and banned books. Big downtown bookstores and airport kiosks alike carry paperbacks detailing the latest gossip ...Tue, 29 Sep 2009 17:46:32 GMThttp://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=55ff8a4b9c443b4ccde7964bf42c2de7Hu Jintaohttp://globespotters.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/09/23/for-hong-kong-golden-week-promises-chaos-and-fun/Courtesy of the Hong Kong Tourism Board Traditional paper lanterns decorated the Hong Kong waterfront during last year’s Mid-Autumn Festival. HONG KONG | The last time there was a Golden Week holiday in China, in January, an estimated 1.8 million ...Wed, 23 Sep 2009 10:17:03 GMThttp://globespotters.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/09/23/for-hong-kong-golden-week-promises-chaos-and-fun/Louis VuittonSha (musician)ChanelMao Zedonghttp://globespotters.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/08/17/eating-for-charity-at-hong-kongs-fanciest-spots/Woody Wu/Reuters Roast meats on display at Yung Kee, one of the Hong Kong restaurants participating in a special charity program. HONG KONG | Through August, 57 restaurants across Asia are taking part in a project jointly organized by the United ...Mon, 17 Aug 2009 19:10:28 GMThttp://globespotters.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/08/17/eating-for-charity-at-hong-kongs-fanciest-spots/http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/01/business/global/01spot.html?partner=rss&emc=rssHONG KONG — When Chow Sang Sang opened its third jewelry megastore in Hong Kong in April, it was not a quiet affair. The 464-square-meter space was packed with publicists, fashion models, art installations, drummers and a diamond necklace priced at 5.7 ...Fri, 31 Jul 2009 16:17:06 GMThttp://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/01/business/global/01spot.html?partner=rss&emc=rsshttp://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/15/world/asia/15hongkong.html?partner=rss&emc=rssHONG KONG It began with a head rub for $6,500, and ballooned into enormous “feng shui holes” burrowed around the city, buried gems and truckloads of cash worth millions of dollars. So went the apparent love affair between the eccentric billionaire and ...Wed, 15 Jul 2009 01:41:36 GMThttp://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/15/world/asia/15hongkong.html?partner=rss&emc=rsshttp://globespotters.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/06/29/a-ban-looms-but-outdoor-dining-still-alive-in-hong-kong/HONG KONG | In its near-obsession with tidying up the city, the Hong Kong government can impose some silly restrictions. Like the recent one against walking up the escalators in the MTR subway system. Or the one against sitting outside to eat. In ...Mon, 29 Jun 2009 19:52:24 GMThttp://globespotters.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/06/29/a-ban-looms-but-outdoor-dining-still-alive-in-hong-kong/http://globespotters.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/06/22/jazz-comes-to-hong-kong/Courtesy of the Hong Kong Foreign Correspondents Club The jazz musician Allen Youngblood, one of the performers at the FCC’s jazz festival. HONG KONG | Anyone who’s anyone here (meaning anyone with a few bucks in the bank) belongs to a private club, an ...Mon, 22 Jun 2009 12:20:12 GMThttp://globespotters.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/06/22/jazz-comes-to-hong-kong/Federal Communications Commission