I've got nothing pithy, no huge China news, and no made-up narrative with which I can shoehorn some of these links. It's a haphazard, scattershot Friday. Enjoy your weekend and catch up on your reading. Economist: Violence against doctors: Heartless attacks — Not a breaking news story, but good reporting on an ongoing recent problem that […]

I think cigarettes have been getting a bum rap. My doctor smokes all the time, right in front of me, so they can't be all that bad.

Four young inmates from Pik Uk and six from Cape Collinson correctional institutions took 60 examination papers in the Diploma of Secondary Education Examination, and obtained level 2 or above in 37 of them, including one with level 5*, three with leve…