By Gigi Chiu 12 Feb 2017 With rapid rise of student suicide cases in the UK and Hong Kong,  both governments have recently taken steps to implement student mental health support systems in schools in […]

By Qiu Tian | Feb 10, 2017 A research team from the Beijing Institute of Technology recently found Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs) can be applied to filtering air pollutants and clean up air effectively, according to Xinhua News Agency. […]

by Dhruv Tikekar Vaccine manufacturers have warned that the Nagoya Protocol could hinder the production of seasonal influenza vaccines, more than a year into its ratification in 2015. The international agreement signed by 92 parties, […]

By Zheng Xin | Feb 11, 2017 The WHO Executive Board has announced 3 nominees for the WHO Director-General position , according to an official news release. The WHO Executive Board selected by vote the following […]

by Dhruv Tikekar The Vatican defended its decision to invite China to the organ trafficking summit this month, following criticism from the international community. The inclusion of Dr. Huang Jiefu, co-chairman of China’s organ donation […]

By Liya Fan Swiping through screens, posting news feeds, clicking  “Like” buttons and other behaviour typical of social media use can distort your perception of time, a study by psychologists from the University of Kent […]

by Echo Huang | Jan 4, 2016 Wearing a deep grey Polo shirt, a pair of dark blue jeans and a pair of sneakers, 36-year-old Gregory Sung is like any other man you would see […]

By Charles Kan We all know sleep is essential to every human being, yet city dwellers are not fully aware of the implications of not having a good night’s sleep. Constant yawning and dragging your […]

by MaggieTan | Jan 4, 2016 “Good fortune for you! Good fortune for you!” Surrounded by iconoclasts of the goddess of compassion and god of war, Grandma Leong conjured invisible forces and began to hit […]

By Kevin Kung Drinks marketed to children were found to have ‘unacceptably’ high sugar contents,  recent research published in the BMJ found. A research team at the University of Liverpool and the University of London […]

by Cecilia Au Yeung | Dec 31, 2015 While expensive Michelin-starred restaurants in Hong Kong increase prices to fight rising rents and maintain profit, one humble restaurant in Sham Shui Po has been battling for […]

Sonia Awale Governments in the Asia Pacific have vowed to combat the growing threat of antibiotic resistance together to slow the spread of super bugs, 12 health ministers from the region agreed in Tokyo this […]