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After listening to The Knowledge Project's episode on John D. Rockefeller over the past few days, I started reading more about him online. I knew Rockefeller's Standard Oil was big, but didn't know that it was so big that it was selling kerosene in
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Diesel and LPG fuel prices in Hong Kong have massively increased since the beginning of the Iran war. As of today, the diesel price is around US$4.6 per liter...that's approaching US$18 per gallon for the metrically challenged. To help cushion the fast change in
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Hong Kong-based BitMEX announced it's closing its doors on the 23rd of September of this year. I had the good fortune to know the founders and follow their journey from before they launched in December of 2014. It was amazing watching them go from an idea to
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I spent the last 3 weeks in Zhuhai, the city in mainland China across the river delta from Hong Kong and Shenzhen, just north of (also technically west, east and south of) Macau. With the advent of the Northbound Travel for Hong Kong Vehicles scheme, car owners, Zhuhai has become
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My open letter to Hong Kong's Financial Secretary on the 2025-26 Budget.
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I tried to vote in the district council election and all I got was a greeting card.
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The great Hong Kong floods of 2023 were not entirely unexpected. What went wrong...
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A category 4-equivalent typhoon is pounding Hong Kong...but the city is calm and everything will be fine. How is that?
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Employer tax withholding is a scam used to get people to pay heavy taxes without feeling the pain.
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Hong Kongers' kindness makes this a great place to live.
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The 112 year old slow train to Shenzhen is faster than high speed rail.
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A reader brought up treatment of foreign domestic helpers are a great example of racism in Hong Kong. However, it's important not to confuse perceived low pay and racism. They're separate issues. Let’s look at helper pay. The "cheapness" of maids is because