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The Stallone daughters and other secrets of Miss Golden Globe: Past honorees tell all

Sly's kids join A-list offspring from Laura Dern to Dakota Johnson as alums dish on the gig their parents love: "He was so honored," says Gia Mantegna of father Joe's reaction to her selection in 2011. "It was the fact that your parents had a career in Hollywood that was respected."

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Gene sequencing helps Hong Kong woman know herself better

Direct-to-consumer genetic testing is a fast-growing industry, allowing anyone to have their DNA analysed, but there are concerns about accuracy, false marketing and how genetics companies use the data they collect

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Gene sequencing helps Hong Kong woman know herself better

Direct-to-consumer genetic testing is a fast-growing industry, allowing anyone to have their DNA analysed, but there are concerns about accuracy, false marketing and how genetics companies use the data they collect

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Gene sequencing helps Hong Kong woman know herself better

Direct-to-consumer genetic testing is a fast-growing industry, allowing anyone to have their DNA analysed, but there are concerns about accuracy, false marketing and how genetics companies use the data they collect

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Harvard philosophy graduate becomes the designer for Cathay Pacific’s first-class pyjamas

Dee Poon is flying high. The managing director and chief brand officer of local shirt label Pye is celebrating her latest coup: becoming the official designer of Cathay Pacific's First Class Sleep Suit, which launched in July 2013.

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The year in business: A review of 2016

2016 was the year that a decade of bubbling public discontent over the economy boiled over in two dramatic votes.

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Benedict Cumberbatch 'stays clear' of Sherlock fan theories ahead of new series

Benedict Cumberbatch says he tries to stay clear of fan theories and online conspiracies about Sherlock.

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A city sighs as Beijing's heavy smog continues

As Beijing enters the fifth day since a red alert for air pollution was issued, severe smog lingers in the city and continues to plague people's lives.

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Hong Kong bamboo climbing frame project aims to change how children play

A climbing frame made from bamboo is part of an initiative to draw Hong Kong children closer to nature and away from the usual plastic playground equipment

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Hong Kong bamboo climbing frame project aims to change how children play

A climbing frame made from bamboo is part of an initiative to draw Hong Kong children closer to nature and away from the usual plastic playground equipment

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How a Hong Kong fish-ball maker bucked decline of the industry

By modernising and diversifying the fish-ball business his grandfather founded in the 1970s, Hui Kee’s owner has given it a fresh lease of life

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Qatar's workers seek security with labour law change

"I've heard about a change in the law, but what the change will be I don't know," says Girijesh, an Indian electrician, during his hour-long lunch break in downtown Doha.

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Publishers Bet Big on ‘Special Editions’

Bookazines and special interest publications offer struggling print magazines high-margin revenue opportunities and the promise of new readers. But are they canabalising the already-dwindling audience for monthly editions?

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Why half a million young Japanese can't face school or work

​Nagisa Hirai was an active child who loved playing soccer with the boys. But that early happiness dissipated on her first day at elementary school when she became frightened after being unable to find her classroom.

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How to translate Shakespeare into American Sign Language

THERE are few lines in literature as memorable as “To be, or not to be—that is the question.” Uttered in the third act of “Hamlet”, the soliloquy offers a poignant examination of whether it is better to quietly bear the “slings and arrows of outrageous fortune” or to die, and “end the heartache”. The line has been delivered innumerable times across the world, and each actor offers a unique interpretation through pauses, tone and gesture. When David Tennant performed the line with the Royal Shakespeare Company, he spoke softly, with one long pause in the middle of the line, as though talking to himself. But when Rory Kinnear took on the role at the National Theatre, he said the line with a quiet nervousness, breaking it up with three separate pauses.

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The rise of romance gaming: is the perfect boyfriend inside your phone?

The rise of romance gaming: is the perfect boyfriend inside your phone?

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The $20,000 Rare Craft Beer That Comes Packaged in a Squirrel

It's arguably the rarest beer in the world. The craft beer world has never been afraid to charge a bit more for a rare beer.