Hong Kong's Future: Sunshine, with Clouds
A decade after its return to China in 1997, Hong Kong is more vibrant and spectacular than ever. But as the city looks ahead, it faces a critical question: How can it be both a part of the motherland—and the world?

The China Connection
Investment and expertise from Hong Kong fueled the mainland's industrial revolution. Now the favor is being returned

Pier Pressure
A movement to protect a scruffy downtown wharf reflects wider issues of history and identity

After the Handover: One Family's Journey
They have been émigrés and immigrants, but since the handover, the Fungs, like many Hong Kong families, have finally begun to feel they belong

Hong Kong Roundtable: Ten Years, Five Views
TIME hosts a discussion among opinion leaders from Hong Kong and Beijing to assess the past decade, and to address Hong Kong's future directions

Essay: What Britain Taught Hong Kong
The British could be arrogant and paternalistic, but they gave Hong Kong what mattered: good governance

Hong Kong's New Expatriates
Hong Kong's expatriate community, once an exclusive domain of privileged Anglo-Americans, has gone global

The Home Away From Home
What makes Hong Kong so captivating for so many people from so many places? The opportunity it gives you to be all that you hope to be

To Our Readers: Hong Kong 1997-2007
Hong Kong 1997-2007. We enjoyed writing about the 10th anniversary of the city's return to China, because we live in Hong Kong, and love it

Hanoi Gets Back to Basics
To silence their critics, Vietnam's leaders revive a class-struggle classic


How Indian Democracy Survived
The remarkable flowering of Indian democracy is the subject of a sweeping new history


Continental Drift (Diversions)
Pressed for time? Sample the essential Asia in 232 pages

Confined to Barracks (Check In)
Drab accomodations for the Colonial British army have been turned into one of Singapore's most luxurious getaways

Nights to the Rescue (Good Work)
The Giving Room project gives a percentage of the cost of your hotel stay to a designated charity

The Temptation of Yves (On Show)
The building where Yves Saint Laurent created his fashion masterpieces is now a museum dedicated to his vision

State of Ruins (TIME Traveler)
Rajasthan's crumbling majesty is still India's most alluring jewel


Verbatim

Inbox