A man has scaled a Hong Kong skyscraper in his wheelchair to raise money for spinal cord patients. Lai Chi-Wai, who became paralysed after a road accident ten years ago, climbed 250 metres (820ft) of the Nina Towers building.Before his accident, Lai Chi-Wai was a rock-climbing champion in Asia and eighth best in the world.Continue reading “Lai Chi-Wai raises HK$5.2m for charity climbing Nina Towers”
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Singapore: Why these defiant ‘nail house’ owners refuse to sell
It is hard to miss the two little houses sitting defiantly in the middle of the Singapore building site. It’s instantly reminiscent of the award-winning cartoon Up, the Pixar film which tells the tale of an old man who refuses to move from his home as toweringblocks of flats rise around him. Indeed, the ownersContinue reading “Singapore: Why these defiant ‘nail house’ owners refuse to sell”
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