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Paul Stapleton is a long-time resident of several countries in Asia, where he has been teaching and researching at various universities. He writes about environmental, social and educational issues. In his op-eds, Paul's goal is to shed some light on issues of interest as well as generate a bit of heat. Paul’s website is at Academic Proofreading Plus.

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Critter vs. commodity: the cognitive dissonance behind the plight of Hong Kong’s wild pigs

by Paul Stapleton18:18, 22 October 202118:18, 22 October 2021

Wild boars are in the news again. Seldom a week goes by these days without news of a wild boar causing some kind of commotion in the city. Wild boar sightings and nuisance reports are up again this year with over 500 instances, compared with around 400 over the same period last year. The same […]

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Expat quarantine drama: Hong Kong gov’t caught with its eyes wide shut over Nicole Kidman scandal

by Paul Stapleton11:00, 22 August 202118:12, 23 August 2021
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Sensitive souls: the map that supposedly hurt the feelings of 1.4 billion Chinese

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Traditional Chinese Medicine as a Covid cure: do we believe in magic?

by Paul Stapleton09:00, 1 February 202112:31, 7 February 2021
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Covid-19: Existential threats put our pandemic problems into perspective

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Hong Kong Airport’s third runway – a white elephant folly in the Covid era?

by Paul Stapleton09:00, 23 July 202011:32, 21 July 2020
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I was wrong, the evidence is clear – masks work

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An international player who flouts the rules: Time to show China a red card

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Coronavirus: Are women better leaders during crises?

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During virus lockdown, let’s remember China’s Canadian hostages: Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor

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