A matter of choice
— February 25, 2014Achieving a perfect balance of career and family is still out of reach in today’s society so women must focus on what they really want, feminists tell Kate Whitehead
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Northern exposure: a tour through North Korea’s top end
— February 16, 2014North Korea’s top end has enough stunning scenery to make you almost forget you are in the world’s most repressive state. Almost. North Korea has been open to tourists since 1987, but it is only in the past few years that the hermit kingdom has seen visitors arrive in any significant number. Those who come…
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Beat middle-age spread through exercise, diet
— February 10, 2014It’s harder to stay lean as you age, but middle-age spread can be moderated with exercise and a healthy diet
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Birth of the blues
— January 20, 2014Postnatal depression is much more common than many people may realise and can also affect men
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Restored stately home window on all things Georgian
— January 19, 2014The restored Kenwood House in London is the perfect window on Georgian design and home to a collection of Old Masters
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FinTech in Hong Kong
— August 23, 2017The application of technology in financial services has risen dramatically in a matter of a few years. Can Hong Kong become a leading “fintech” hub? Henri Arslanian of PwC explains why the city is well positioned to support such development
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Giving sight to China’s blind
— August 30, 2018Ian Wishart, chief executive of the Fred Hollows Foundation, discusses the global eye-health organisation’s work in China, which is home to the highest number of blind people in the world
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Macau’s best casinos
— January 15, 2018A 2018 guide
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A natural selection
— April 9, 2015Kate Whitehead follows the trail of Charles Darwin to Galápagos and discovers some rather friendly residents
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How Contagion Works
— April 23, 2020How Contagion Works by Paolo Giordano Weidenfeld & Nicolson 5/5 stars The coronavirus pandemic has left many of us reeling, struggling to adjust to a “new normal” of school closures, working from home and travel restrictions. Looking beyond the personal impact to the seismic implications for the world as a whole is daunting, but the…
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Olivia Chow says immigrant past made her stronger
— April 27, 2014As Hong Kong-born Olivia Chow takes on Rob Ford in the battle to be mayor of Toronto, she tells Kate Whitehead how surviving as a poor immigrant in Canada has steeled her for the fight ahead