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Lessons from Hong Kong, the Longest-Living Place on Earth

Post author By Charlie Schroeder
Post date February 12, 2021

A new article about why Hongkongers live so long. And what Americans can learn from them. https://www.aarp.org/health/healthy-living/info-2021/hong-kong-longevity.html

Acting Hong Kong

When time permits, I sell mattresses

Post author By Charlie Schroeder
Post date April 12, 2015
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Tags acting, commercials, Hong Kong, mattresses, Sealy, television commercials, TVC

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Hedge Fund Fight Nite

Post author By Charlie Schroeder
Post date December 21, 2014

Financial stars fought under the stars. Some saw stars. Yup, that’s the best I can do. Photo courtesy of Michael Perini.

Tags Amateur boxing, Boxing, Charity events, China, Christina Park, Fight, Financial Times, Hedge Funds, Hong Kong, Jordan Roberts, Patrick McGee, Rob Derry

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Hong Kong Little League

Post author By Charlie Schroeder
Post date August 25, 2014

The conditions don’t exactly match those of Williamsport, but that hasn’t stopped kids here from playing (and loving) the game.

Tags Baseball, Hong Kong, Little League, Little League Baseball, Little League World Series, PA, Williamsport

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Hong Kong Rugby Sevens

Post author By Charlie Schroeder
Post date April 20, 2014

Severed heads and escaped convicts? It can only be one thing: the Hong Kong Rugby Sevens. My latest radio story for Only a Game.

Tags Cathay Pacific, Fiji rugby, Gwyneth Paltrow, Hong Kong, HSBC, New Zealand rugby, NPR, Only a Game, Rugby, Rugby Sevens, Seven, USA rugby

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Corinna Chamberlain, aka 陳明恩

Post author By Charlie Schroeder
Post date February 4, 2014

Here’s my latest radio story for The World. It’s about Corinna Chamberlain, aka Chan Ming Yan (陳明恩), a Cantopop singer here in Hong Kong.

Tags Cantopop, Chan Ming Yan, Chinese culture, Chinese music, Corinna Chamberlain, Hong Kong, Missionaries, 陳明恩

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Hong Kong’s Sedan Chair Race

Post author By Charlie Schroeder
Post date January 12, 2014

Here’s my most recent story for NPR’s sports show, Only a Game. It’s about an annual race here in Hong Kong (香港) in which hearty souls race around Mount Kellett road carrying whimsically decorated sedan chairs.

Of interest, sedan chairs were registered in the territory as late as 1962, according to this South China Morning Post article. For a photo of a reposing Air France crew enjoying the luxuries of a coolie-carried sedan chair, check out gwulo.com, a wonderful online repository of old Hong Kong.