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Victoria holds a Masters degree in Media, Culture, and Communications from New York University. Hailing from Canada, raised in Hong Kong, and educated in the US, she hopes to use her degree to foster cross-cultural communication. Chief editor of meanwhileinchinanews.com.

• Hong Kong’s xenophobia against China is holding everyone back

  By Victoria Sung on March 7, 2013 • ( 2 )

  

  Recent initiatives by the government to curb transportation of milk formula across the Hong Kong-Mainland border have been called unconstitutional according to World Trade Organisation free trade agreements. The initiative came after concerns over a milk formula shortage that have… Read More ›

• China’s Lunar New Year and Valentine’s Day means flowers everywhere!

  By Victoria Sung on February 15, 2013 • ( 0 )

  

  Flowers, flowers, everywhere! This year, the fifth day of the Lunar New Year coincides with Valentine’s Day, meaning “double happiness” for florists across the country. Flower sales have been strong in China, spiking already high prices for the week. The… Read More ›

• China and USA: Why all the violence? The argument against guns

  By Victoria Sung on December 22, 2012 • ( 4 )

  

  In one day, two acts of violence: but one ended very differently from the other. Just hours before the shooting at Sandy Hook elementary school in Connecticut, a stabbing spree took place at a primary school in Chengping, Henan, a… Read More ›

• Hong Kong’s identity needs broader look at colonial era

  By Victoria Sung on October 29, 2012 • ( 7 )

  

  The Hong Kong Autonomous Movement claims that the displays of the Hong Kong British flag are not a call for a return to colonialism. Instead, they claim it is, “the defence of the lion and dragon and the blending of… Read More ›

• China: Do women-only trains stop sexual harassment?

  By Victoria Sung on October 25, 2012 • ( 2 )

  

  Once simply a Japanese-pioneered invention, the women-only train has become common in many countries around the world. Now Hong Kong and China have weighed in on the debate. Women-only cars on some trains exist in Japan, Egypt, India, Iran, Taiwan,… Read More ›

• Hong Kong: 65 percent of parents believe foreign English teachers offer better education

  By Victoria Sung on October 19, 2012 • ( 2 )

  

  A survey of 300 households in Hong Kong showed that 65 percent of parents believe a foreign teacher of English can offer better education than a local teacher. In response, early childhood education experts have issued statements reminding parents and… Read More ›