Hong Kong — A City Built Between Worlds

Saturday, August 29, 2026

Hong Kong was built through movement and connection. Migration, Cantonese culture, colonial institutions, manufacturing, finance and extraordinary urban density created a society between worlds—one whose future now depends on redefining what it connects.

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When the Mall Becomes the City

Sunday, August 2, 2026

In Kuala Lumpur, shopping malls have evolved beyond retail. Shaped by climate, mobility and urban density, they increasingly function as places where people meet, work and spend time—raising a broader question about how cities organise public life in the twenty-first century.

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