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After decades together, some elderly couples run out of things to say, but following some expert tips can get them talking again. Photo: Shutterstock

Family & Relationships

Elderly couples often don’t talk. How to reconnect and stay interested

People together a long time can be emotionally distant. Regularly starting a conversation, listening and empathising, can help close the gap.

1 Dec 2024 - 6:15PM

How men won’t talk about grief and how to get them to open up

2 Dec 2024 - 6:15PM

Ex-Microsoft director’s mission to get disadvantaged girls to university

20 Nov 2024 - 7:15AMvideocam

Entertainment

Chinese culture

How Taoist funeral customs inspired Hong Kong plays and a movie

From hit film The Last Dance to stage shows, Hong Kong writers use Chinese funerals to find meaning and help audiences cope with death.

29 Nov 2024 - 8:04AM

Chu Pak-hong in a still from The Last Dance. Photo: Emperor Motion Pictures

Family & Relationships

Charity seeks adopters for special needs children in Hong Kong

In International Adoption Awareness Month Sky Siu, head of Hong Kong charity Mother’s Choice, wants to help a particular group of children.

27 Nov 2024 - 5:15PM

Arts & Culture

Chinese culture

Life, love and loss at museum of Chinese migrants’ letters home

People who left Chaoshan, southern China, for work sent back remittances and reflections on life. A museum in Shantou displays their letters.

27 Nov 2024 - 7:40AM

Health & Wellness

When her sister died, she had to learn resilience. Now she teaches it

Kate Gladdin was 20 when her sister was killed in a road accident. Coping with her loss taught her resilience. She shares how to acquire it.

18 Nov 2024 - 12:49PM

Kate Gladdin, whose grief at the death of her older sister in an accident taught her resilience, shares what she learned in a podcast and a new book, including her “3 Rs for resilience” strategy. Photo: Cooper Photo Co

Health & Wellness

The strong link between erectile dysfunction and poor mental health

Erectile dysfunction (ED) and psychological issues such as anxiety and depression can form a vicious circle, making erection problems worse.

23 Nov 2024 - 6:15PM

More than half of all men at some time in their lives experience some form of erectile dysfunction, according to a widely cited study. Photo: Shutterstock

K-drama

Actor Song Joong-ki feels ‘blessed’ by birth of daughter

‘Our lovely princess was born healthy,’ Korean actor says in Rome, where his wife, actress Katy Saunders, gave birth to their second child.

21 Nov 2024 - 12:45PM

Travel & Leisure

Will Thailand be the next big LGBTQ wedding destination?

With its legalisation of gay marriage, there is growing interest in holding LGBTQ weddings in Thailand. Insiders expect a gradual increase.

19 Nov 2024 - 7:15AM

Health & Wellness

How a marathon runner survived after tearing her body’s largest artery

Things could have turned out very different for Amber Williams, who was diagnosed with aortic dissection days after running a marathon.

14 Nov 2024 - 7:15PM

Amber (right) and Zach Williams after running the Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon in April 2023. Photo: American Heart Association News

Arts & Culture

Chinese culture

From combing hair to gifting a suckling pig, Chinese wedding rituals

Find out who conducts the pre-wedding hair-combing ceremony, how to play door games on the big day and the role a red umbrella plays.

7 Nov 2024 - 1:14PM

Tools needed for a pre-wedding hair-combing ceremony. Photo: Edmond So

Gadgets

Can playing video games be good for your child? An expert’s view

Learn what sorts of game preschoolers can play, which genres are off-limits, what gaming addiction looks like and what games can teach kids.

9 Nov 2024 - 5:15PMvideocam

Family & Relationships

Chinese culture

What can you expect at a Chinese wedding banquet? All the dishes explained

Chefs in Hong Kong break down the must-eat dishes at Chinese wedding banquets and their names’ auspicious portents for the lucky couple.

7 Nov 2024 - 3:36PM

Family & Relationships

Chinese culture

Chinese wedding games and what happens when they go too far

Games are a staple of Chinese weddings, but some get out of hand, resulting in abuse and injury that have sparked debate online.

7 Nov 2024 - 1:13PMvideocam

A still from a viral Chinese social media video of a woman being tied to a lamppost by men during a Chinese wedding hazing ritual. Photo: Weibo

Family & Relationships

Sex and relationships

Women public servants made to join matchmaking events in Korea

Municipal matchmaking events in Korea have been criticised as ineffective – in some cases women public servants have made up the numbers.

4 Nov 2024 - 5:46PM

Participants pose during a matchmaking programme arranged by the North Gyeongsang provincial government. Programmes like these are being criticised for being ineffective. Photo: courtesy of North Gyeongsang Province

Family & Relationships

Korea’s first lesbian parents on their fight for marriage equality

South Korea’s first lesbian parents joined a marriage-equality lawsuit. They share why legalising same-sex marriage is about more than love.

2 Nov 2024 - 8:16AM

Arts & Culture

Chinese culture

Why gold jewellery is an important part of traditional Chinese weddings

Gold is traditionally a big part of a Chinese wedding, and the bride wears as much jewellery as possible on her wedding day.

29 Oct 2024 - 2:34PM

Family & Relationships

The stories she’d been told were a lie… she wasn’t the baby in the photo

A South Korean adoptee in the US who makes a shocking discovery goes searching for her real parents – helping another family on the way.

24 Oct 2024 - 7:15PM

South Korean adoptee Rebecca Kimmel, 49, is seen reflected in her artwork depicting twins at her home in Seattle, US, on February 3, 2024. Kimmel believes her adoption agency switched her identity with another girl, and that she may have a twin. Photo: AP

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Sex and relationships

Pakistani women turn to marriage apps, not aunties, to find love

In a country where dating is seen as dishonourable and arranged marriages and matchmaking are common, marriage apps promise ‘love matches’.

27 Oct 2024 - 5:15PM

A group of “rishta aunties”, as matchmakers are known, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. In a country where dating is considered dishonourable, marriage apps have emerged that promise “love matches”. Photo: AFP

Health & Wellness

Is your child scared of Halloween? Expert tips on helping them feel safe

A psychologist explains how children process fear and gives advice to parents on how to help kids cope and have a happy Halloween.

25 Oct 2024 - 5:54AM

Family & Relationships

Parenting: newborns to toddlers

Boys and girls play differently. Is nature or nurture to blame?

Girls and boys play with toys differently, but how much of that is down to nature and how much nurture? Experts consider the evidence.

22 Oct 2024 - 4:41AM

Family & Relationships

Chinese culture

Animal magnetism, or how to find your ideal partner with the Chinese zodiac

To learn whether a marriage will be harmonious, experts refer to the 12 animals of the Chinese zodiac and the hour, date and month of birth.

29 Oct 2024 - 3:00PM

Fortune-tellers examine a potential Chinese bride and groom’s month, year, day and time of birth, and their and their parents’ zodiac signs, to see if they are compatible. Photo: Shutterstock

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Facades on the Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong waterfront illuminated with animations by motion graphics designer Kook Ewo and students from Gobelins School in Paris . Photo: courtesy of Kook Ewo

Hong Kong’s design summit is set to thrill with diverse, accessible offerings

Design literacy is not a prerequisite for enjoying the myriad events orbiting Business of Design Week, which will be appealing to a broader audience in the first week of December 2024.

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PostMag Christmas gift guide: 9 ideas for the chill island dweller

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How ice baths can help conquer stress and find inner peace

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Australia wants to ban children under 16 from social media. Photo: AFP

Will Australia’s bid to ban social media for under-16s work?

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