Alan Rickman, the much-loved star of stage, TV and films including Harry Potter and Die Hard, has died. Video filmed and edited by Yan Li and Punya Bhargava Alan Rickman, one of the best and most admired British actors, died on the 14th of January in London, a... More »
AISG’s student founded publication magazine (Litmag) is facing the brink of extinction. This multiple award winning magazine which contains works from former talented students and teachers has now has reached a point where due to lack of sufficient submissions... More »
David Bowie, pop legend. The artist was one of the first if not the first pop chameleon in terms of style of songwriting. He did everything, even going so far as to create an alter ego dubbed Ziggy Stardust. Born in Brixton, South London, the singer died two d... More »
What does TOK stand for you? Disclaimer: The opinions that may be implicitly suggested in the above meme are those of the creator and not of The Beacon. Should any disturb or delight you, please comment. More »
Tuesday in Sultanahmet, a neighbourhood in Istanbul, a suicide bomber attack, left 10 dead and 15 wounded. After the horrific event, Turkish prime minister Ahmet Davutoglu considered the ISIS terrorist group to be the cause, according to a report by Associated... More »
On Tuesday, December 8th, the British School of Guangzhou, Utahloy International School, and AISG competed in the second GISAC swim meet of the season. GISAC, the Guangzhou International School Athletic Conference, is an athletic conference that was started at... More »
APPLE MEMES. Disclaimer: The opinions that may be implicitly suggested in the above memes are those of the creator and not of The Beacon. Should any disturb or delight you, please comment. More »
In this case it’s more like over one billion. Yes, you read that right, one BILLION dollars. The United States PowerBall has surpassed one billion dollars this past Saturday with yet another winless drawing. This amount of money has never been reached before a... More »
One of the lesser known productions DC is working on is a TV mini-series known as DC: Legends of Tomorrow starring some rather well known characters. Green Arrow, Hawk Girl as well as Atom are amongst the cast of the upcoming premier said to be airing from Jan... More »
This year looks promising as 2015 ends and the 2016 calendar year begins, as well as a chance to snag tickets to concerts. Hong Kong looks like the place to be for some of the larger named bands and DJ’s. January holds the promise of ONE OK ROCK, DJ Jazzy Jeff... More »
Teenagers’ and young adults’ dreams to own an actual living Charizard (one of the first gen. Pokémon) could virtually come true. Nintendo announced that it will release a new smartphone-based game called Pokémon GO in 2016. The peculiar naming compared to the ... More »
Ms. Zoe Timms is our Development Director at AISG. In November, the Beacon staff had the opportunity to meet with her and learn about her role at our school. She is lively and enthusiastic, and meeting with her was fascinating. Originally from the Gold Coast o... More »