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Sister Seyram Mary Adzokpa in the chapel at the motherhouse of the Sisters of the Holy Family. She officially joined the order in September 2021 at 27. Photo: AP

Family & Relationships

Two young nuns, divine one percenters, on why they embraced religious life

They wanted normal lives – a family, owning a home. Then they chose to take religious vows. Two young nuns, a rarity in America, explain why.

2 Jan 2025 - 5:16AM

How gender stereotyping of girls with ADHD delays diagnosis often until adulthood

2 Jan 2025 - 6:22AM

‘So exhausting I feel like crying’: shock for Filipino carers in Korea

29 Dec 2024 - 7:45AM

Family & Relationships

Explainer | What do you feed a snake? Why does it shed? Tips on snake pet care

Although snakes are seen as easy to look after, there is plenty that ought to be done to take care of them properly, from food to habitat.

1 Jan 2025 - 5:29PMvideocam

A Kingsville red hypo albino, a type of bull snake. Bull snakes can be sensitive to changes in temperature. Photo: Austin Zhang

Family & Relationships

‘Baby hatch’ boy, now grown up, teaches kids to love life

Koichi Miyatsu, whose mother died when he was a baby, runs an education programme in Japan based on his being raised by foster parents.

25 Dec 2024 - 8:18AM

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The volunteers for whom fixing old toys to give away is like therapy

Dozens of volunteers in Venezuela fix discarded toys for distribution to hospitals and schools in poor areas, and old people’s homes.

23 Dec 2024 - 7:15PM

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Health & Wellness

How to ensure a happy Christmas for a loved one with dementia

The festive season can be confusing and noisy for those with dementia, but these expert tips will help everyone enjoy the occasion.

22 Dec 2024 - 4:15PM

Exchanging gifts with a loved one with dementia can be challenging whether they are the giver or the recipient. Photo: Shutterstock

Family & Relationships

Nearly two-thirds of Korean women OK with being childless, survey finds

South Korea has world’s lowest fertility rate, and 65 per cent of women and 41 per cent of men say they could accept a life without children.

22 Dec 2024 - 9:45AMvideocam

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Hong Kong girl, 13, launches mentorship programme for girls in Africa

Climbing Africa’s highest peak inspired Emma Demopoulos, 13, to help Tanzania. She’s recruited international mentors for schoolgirls there.

23 Dec 2024 - 8:06AM

Travel & Leisure

Hong Kong family holidays more likely to include grandparents

Multigenerational travel a trend in Hong Kong, accommodation website says, as well as dark-sky tourism, wellness retreats and sustainability.

17 Dec 2024 - 8:46PM

Multigeneration holidays will be a trend among Hong Kong families in 2025, travel website Booking.com says. Photo: Shutterstock

Health & Wellness

She’s told sex trafficking victims’ stories. Now she’s telling her own

Hong Kong-based Sylvia Yu has given voice to sex trafficking victims for years. In her new memoir she inspires young women to be ‘fearless’.

7 Dec 2024 - 6:15PMvideocam

Author Sylvia Yu in Hong Kong. Photo: May Tse

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Hong Kong culture

Meet a ‘big white fella’ from Northern Ireland speaking Cantonese like a local

Daniel Peacock’s trip to a Chinese takeaway got him talking Cantonese again, and posting videos with his Hong Kong-born wife that are a hit.

6 Dec 2024 - 1:26PM

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

Health & Wellness

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

Unlike women, men can go into shock that ‘really paralyses them’, says a grief counsellor. He suggests ways they can let their grief out.

2 Dec 2024 - 6:15PM

What men struggle with most while grieving is the feeling of powerlessness that always follows the loss of a loved one. Photo: Shutterstock

Family & Relationships

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

John Wood’s charity U-Go gives scholarships to help young women in low-income countries in Asia and Africa get a university education.

20 Nov 2024 - 7:15AMvideocam

John Wood, founder of U-Go, a non-profit organisation that helps economically disadvantaged young women across the developing world attend university, at Hong Kong in November 2024. Photo: Kylie Knott

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

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

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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

Filled with sorrow, joy and reflections on politics and events, letters to loved ones written by Teochew migrants from Chaoshan in southern China are on display at the Qiaopi Museum in Shantou, Guangdong. Photo: Mabel Lui

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

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

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

South Korean actor Song Joong-ki attends the opening ceremony of the 2023 Busan International Film Festival. He has announced the birth of a daughter, his second child with British-born wife Katy Saunders. Photo: Getty Images

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Chunling Fong, director of Farmhouse Production in Hong Kong. Photo: Alexander Mak

Can this new wave of Hong Kong farmers bring agriculture back to the city?

Netflix docu Kiss The Ground argues that sustainable regenerative farming practices are a potential solution to our climate crisis – meet the Hong Kong food producers getting down to earth.

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The Circuit at 10x Longevity in Hong Kong offers treatments like hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT), infrared saunas and red light therapy. Photo: Jocelyn Tam

Review | We tried HBOT, infrared sauna and red light therapy at Hong Kong’s 10x Longevity

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Surf’s up: seasoned surfers flock to the famous Cloud 9 surf spot on Siargao Island in the Philippines. Photo: Getty Images

8 Asian surfing spots to ride the waves, from Phuket to Sri Lanka

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Australian-born Melanie Cheng moved to Hong Kong with her family when she was seven. Photo: Courtesy of Melanie Cheng

Melanie Cheng on leaving Australia for Hong Kong, and becoming a doctor and author

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Discover PostMag’s top 5 homes of 2024, from Japan’s serene Karuizawa to Hong Kong’s lush Lantau Island. Photo: Owen Raggett

Our top 5 home interiors of 2024, from Japan’s Karuizawa to Hong Kong’s Lantau

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Pet owners Li Guangyu and Pixie Lim take their dogs for a swim at a pet centre in Shanghai. Li says he does not want the responsibility of having children. As China’s birth rate drops amid soaring childcare costs, more people are choosing careers, pets and partying over marriage and children. Photo: Justin Jin

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