Night view over Hong Kong from the Peak.

Port guide:Hong Kong,China

Hong Kong has frantic energy,a spectacular setting and some of the world’s best shopping and dining. Plunge into the excitement of one of the world’s great cities.

  • byBrian Johnston
Xiao Long Bao … joining a list of culinary favourites.

There’s a good reason this Chinese dumpling is now everywhere

Xiao long bao,or soup dumplings,have joined a long list of dishes that once seemed unusual in Australia,yet now form part of mainstream dining.

  • byBen Groundwater
Viking Yi Dun,formerly Viking Sun,cruising into Victoria Harbour,Hong Kong.

This luxury cruise line has returned to sailing around China

While pundits say tourism in China won’t fully recover until some time in 2025,the country’s coast is carrying some good signs.

  • byJulietta Jameson
China Eastern’s no-frills interior.
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Airline reviews

Airline review:Economy class on a no-frills Chinese carrier to London

The “new” movies might be from 2012 and the food isn’t fancy,but good service and an easy transit make up for it.

  • byAndrew Bain
Sweet and sour pork at the Michelin starred Mandarin Oriental.

The world-famous dish that feels like fake Chinese,but is totally legit

As inauthentic as it sounds,there are records of sweet and sour sauces being used in various Chinese cuisines since the eighth century.

  • byBen Groundwater
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Flight attendants on board China Eastern are courteous.
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Air travel

I got a return Europe flight with ‘Asia’s worst airline’ for $1200

The online reviews of this Chinese airline were scathing,the menu featured a mystery fish dish,but the seats were bigger than on Qantas.

  • byNatasha Bazika
Visit Lassen Volcanic National Park in California at sunset to get the best view of its colours.

Believe it or not:10 of the world’s most surreal landscapes

AI might produce some weird-looking landscapes that fool people on social media,but these incredible places are all natural.

  • byBrian Johnston
Shanghai shopping.
Opinion
Opinion

Visa-free or not,few Australians want to go to China

China has announced Australians will get visa-free entry for stays up to 15 days,but will it make any difference?

  • byLee Tulloch
When it comes to cheap flights to Europe,China Eastern leads the way.

Paris for $1108 return? Olympics or not,flights to Europe are cheap

You’d expect airfares between Australia and Europe to be going through the roof by now. Instead,the opposite has happened. Here’s why.

  • byMichael Gebicki
Shanghai has change,for better or worse.

From polluted and steamy to clean and tranquil:A metropolis transformed

Shanghai,a city of 21 million people,is not the buzzing international destination it once was. But it’s still worth seeing.

  • byLee Tulloch