Rate for over-45s having babies doubles, prompting doctors to warn about the health consequences of delaying pregnancy
More than a quarter of secondary school pupils had thoughts about taking their own life or self-harming in the past six months
Thirty years ago, for every 100 children and adolescents you came across in China, you’d be hard pressed to find even one who was obese. That situation has drastically changed: in 2014, about one in six boys and one in 11 girls were obese, a new study shows.
The head of a mainland China bank has signalled confidence that the central government will loosen requirements for lenders’ bad-debt provisions, a move that could help them to report larger profits.
A building site in Xiamen fetched a record price at auction last week, as Poly Real Estate outbid 30 developers.
A Philippine mayor who built a reputation for fighting crime apologised yesterday for a rape comment that caused a political storm and could dent his chances of winning the presidency in an election three weeks away.
Spending on luxury goods by Chinese shoppers abroad fell last month for the first time since such records began in 2010, leading to the worst ever monthly result for the luxury goods industry’s tourist sales, retail tax-refund services company Global Blue says.
Garlic is usually free in Chinese dumpling restaurants, much like ketchup is in Mcdonald's, but not since its price has increased so much that restaurants are charging for it.
Pollutant levels up to 1,250 per cent higher indoors than outdoors, and PM2.5 fine-particle pollution worse than beside some of the city’s busiest roads, shock research by Baptist University finds
China domestic department store operators and luxury goods retailers including Golden Eagle, Hengdeli Holdings, Parkson Retail are among the key beneficiaries of China’s new tax regime on overseas purchases, said analysts.
Hong Kong is losing out to Singapore again in terms of the public’s financial knowledge, leading to calls from regulators and others to improve the quality of market and investor education.
About 80 per cent of groundwater in the mainland’s major river basins is unsafe for human contact, a survey by the Ministry of Water Resources has found.
Asian consumers keen to improve their lifestyles are boosting the fortunes of Australian producers of premium baby milk formula, vitamins and honey, as the region's middle class jumps on the health food bandwagon.
Regional markets enjoyed a good run in the past week, but more volatility could be on the cards as attention turns back to slowing China, according to analysts.
If your neighbourhood is well lit at night, you may not be sleeping well, according to new research by Stanford University. In a study that involved about 16,000 people in the United States over eight years, the scientists found that night-time light affects sleep duration and was significantly associated with sleep disturbances.
Singapore's top companies have led from the front in helping to remedy one of the blights on the local corporate scene - the under-representation of women on company boards.
Travel bookings from India to destinations in Europe, Russia, Canada and New Zealand have seen an uptick by 25-30 per cent this season, according to travel companies, as weakening currencies in these regions promise to give holiday-makers more for their money.
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