Lo Wen Yu

Jan 21, 2025 | shorturl.at | Lo Wen Yu

If you’re unfamiliar with the work of Wen Yiduo, the renowned Chinese poet of the 1920s, these three poems demonstrate why he became a household name in his native country. The first, “Deadwater”, describes a backwater ditch, where the filth seamlessly transforms into images of ethereal beauty (“let the grease weave a layer of silk brocade / where germs brew a mist like twilit clouds at dusk”).

Jan 14, 2025 | asymptotejournal.com | Lo Wen Yu

For this week’s Translation Tuesday, we bring you a short story by Ling Shuhua, translated from the Chinese by Nicky Harman. The Wu family has escaped to the mountains for their holiday, but their tranquil lifestyle belies the turmoil brewing around them—they’re in 1920s-1930s China. For Katherine, the youngest daughter, every day is a battle with her status-conscious mother, who is intent on shaping her children according to trendy Western sensibilities.

Sep 4, 2023 | medium.com | Lo Wen Yu

Oppenheimer: A Captivating Account of Scientific Genius and Nuclear Weapons DevelopmentRating: ★★★★★Oppenheimer by Haresh Sharma is a thought-provoking play that brilliantly delves into the life and work of J. Robert Oppenheimer, the man who played an instrumental role in the development of the atomic bomb. This production presents a powerful narrative that encapsulates the complexities surrounding science, morality, and the consequences of human ambition.

May 31, 2023 | lexology.com | Eugene Yang |Winnie Tham |Edmund Kok |Lo Wen Yu |Liza Lam

The Unitary Patent (UP) system and the Unified Patent Court (UPC) takes effect from 1 June 2023. This also marks the commencement of a transitional period within which the UP system runs in parallel with the existing European patent system involving national validations.