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1. She hated working at her parents’ Chinese restaurant. Now she’s made it viral
Anna Peng shares the daily joys and challenges of running Canada’s Great Fountain Fast Food to its nearly 40,000 followers on Instagram.
2. Why Michael Tse, Hong Kong actor behind Laughing Gor, is a lesson in resilience
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