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

China’s best known Ventriloquist is solo traveler in the spotlight

by Yang Yuqing | Nov 16, 2015 Only one man in a white doctor’s coat stood on the stage and held a puppet with the same outfit in his right hand. But there were two […]
28 February 2017

New human case of H7N9 avian flu reported in Anhui

By Kalum Chen One new human case of H7N9 was reported from Anhui Province, China,  between March 27 and April 2,  according to the Centre for Health Protection of the Department of Health in Hong […]
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 […]
28 February 2017

China plans leading role in ‘precision medicine’ field

By George W. Russell China has enlisted the private sector as well as government resources in its bid to make the country a leader in “precision medicine,” a proposed model for the treatment of diseases […]
28 February 2017

Independent bookstores in Hong Kong: the spirit lives on

by Ryanne Xu | Nov 16, 2015 Walter Benjamin, a solitary German Jewish cultural critic in the early 20th century, never visited Hong Kong. His spirit, however, traveled across continents and oceans, years and cultures, […]
28 February 2017

Medical, nursing students feel pressure of overwork 

By Vivien Poon It’s not just working doctors and nurses that suffer stress. Even students in these fields feel they are under tremendous pressure. “The first student who committed suicide was from the medical school,” […]