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  • The Big Freeze

    — December 31, 2015

    Kate Whitehead puts on the layers and finds out just how cool Antarctica really is

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  • Little Aunt Crane

    — December 28, 2015

    Little Aunt Crane by Yan Geling Penguin, Random House

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  • Lessons from Antarctica

    — December 26, 2015

    Living at latitudes where six months of day is followed by six months of night can wreak havoc on sleep patterns and health. In Hong Kong, long working hours and smartphone addiction can do the same

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  • Monday is the longest day of the week in HK

    — December 16, 2015

    Local employees work the most overtime in Asia, says survey

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  • Drabble on marriage and personal space

    — December 13, 2015

    The British writer, headline author at the Hong Kong Literary Festival in November 2015, talks to Kate Whitehead about family, writing, and why she waited 30 years to move in with her second husband, and still sees the first

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  • Korean Beauty Brands Shine at Cosmoprof Asia

    — December 3, 2015

    HONG KONG — Cosmoprof Asia celebrated its 20th edition with its biggest ever fair. The three-day event featured 2,504 exhibitors, a 6 percent increase over last year, cementing its position as Asia’s leading trade fair for the beauty and wellness industry.

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  • New symbol of Islamic art

    — December 1, 2015

    Forget the murals of camels in the desert and finely woven tapestries – the recently opened Yinchuan Museum of Contemporary Art is bringing a starkly modern vision to the art of the Silk Road

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  • Next generation of wearable devices

    — November 22, 2015

    Wearable trackers have got smarter and better looking

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  • Bookseller Nicky Dunne on “exotic” HK

    — November 22, 2015

    The chairman of Heywood Hill, a London bookstore, tells Kate Whitehead about the snake in the bath at his Shek O ‘shack’ and playing Scrabble in Myanmar with diplomats sacked by the SLORC.

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  • Paralysed scientist healed himself with alternative medicine

    — November 9, 2015

    Neurologist Charles Krebs, left paralysed after a diving accident, got back on his feet thanks to kinesiology, a mix of Chinese acupressure and Western medicine. He’s since spent his life exploring the science behind it and perfecting the therapy.

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  • Loneliness hits Asia home workers hardest

    — November 3, 2015

    Employees need HR support to counter the downsides of working remotely

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