Hong Kong
Despite Progressive Neighbors, Hong Kong Remains Backward on LGBTQ Rights
The protectorate lacks anti-discrimination laws for gay citizens and has funded "post gay" therapy, a practice closely linked to conversion therapy.
How Hong Kong's Patchy Sex Work Laws Enable Predatory Cops
Sex workers and advocates say Hong Kong's laissez-faire, not-legal-but-not-illegal stance toward prostitution is leaving many women at the mercy of predators, some of them cops.
I Went Bombing with Hong Kong's Biggest Graffiti Writers
Our graffiti columnist linked up with XEME and YUMOH, who, by all accounts, are considered the most active and well-connected writers in the city.
The Life and Sex Scandal of Chinese Star and Streetwear Icon Edison Chen - Part 1
VICE China catches up with the entrepreneur eight years after the sex scandal that derailed his career and inspired a nationwide debate over celebrity privacy.
The Hangover News
This weekend, a man was jailed for getting all kinds of fucked up, borrowing his friend's special constable uniform and going "on patrol" around County Durham.
The Golden Age of Hong Kong Tattooing
Sixty-year-old Jimmy Ho opened his first tattoo shop in Hong Kong at the age of 14 and has spent the last 40 years tattooing everyone from movie stars to local gangsters.
Cocaine, Parties and Prostitution: the Lives of Hong Kong's Young, Wealthy British Expats
The lifestyle led by alleged murderer Rurik Jutting is completely normal for most young Brits making a fortune in Hong Kong.
The Feds Say You Should Use Shitty Hotel Wi-Fi or Risk Being Spied On
The government's legal brief against an alleged Chinese mobster speaks to its unchecked surveillance powers in the Obama era.
Kenny G Tried so Hard to Be Inoffensive About Tweeting a Selfie in Hong Kong It's Offensive
What does Kenny G think about democracy, anyway?
There’s No Such Thing as a 'Non-Lethal' Weapon
It's a misleading label for potentially deadly devices.