28 February 2017

Repelling mosquitoes is big business, attracting both science and snake oil

By George W. Russell Local governments on both sides of the Pacific Ocean are formulating a variety of mosquito prevention strategies as the Zika virus continues to spread. Meanwhile, unscrupulous entrepreneurs are trying to extract […]
28 February 2017

Upper respiratory tract infection outbreak at elderly home, 33 infected

By Christopher Li Residents and six staff members at an elderly home in Tai Hang were infected with the upper respiratory tract infection (URI), The Centre for Health Protection (CHP)  today reported. All infected residents are […]
28 February 2017

It’s hard out there for a scalper; HK’s gray market is feeling the squeeze

by Wang Gengye | Nov 16, 2015 “Just HK$6988, it’s yours!” a young man shouted to the passerby, shaking iPhone6’s in his hand. Getting no response, he shouted again; “Wait, wait, stop! Just HK$6888, all […]