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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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    — 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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