Kate Whitehead

The American filmmaker and explorer is featured in the new film Women of Impact The day the music died I was born in 1971. My three older siblings and I grew up in Florida. I was painfully shy, gawky and afraid of the world. When I was seven, my dad died. It was very sudden. There…

Website founder says that single men tend to receive more digital “winks” the higher their salary, while the number of winks women get starts to tail off after they earn more than US$7,600 a month

It is without doubt the most romantic place in which to stay in Quito, Ecuador – and that’s not just because there are huge tubs of roses at every turn (easily arranged when 25 stems cost just US$2) or because you’re likely to feel a little breathless on arrival (to be expected at 2,800 metres…

Ian 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

Scientist volunteering in the fight against virus linked to shrunken brains in newborns and crippling autoimmune disease uses crowdfunding for project to produce simple, affordable test for Zika

He’s chairman of the oldest registered company in Hong Kong – that’s merely part of his day job – and Sir Michael Kadoorie still takes time to enjoy life to the full. As The Hong Kong and Shanghai Hotels celebrates its 150th birthday, Kadoorie talks to The Peak about his early years in post-war Shanghai,…