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China's big baby bump puts the squeeze on hospitals and pregnant women

Jane Liang sits in the packed and noisy waiting hall of the Beijing Women and Children’s Hospital but the din doesn’t annoy her. Instead, she feels extremely lucky.

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"Silver tsunami" predicted to swamp Hong Kong's public hospitals by 2041

University study warns of massive surge in patient admissions as a result of baby boomers ageing and population rising

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Hong Kong to review safety limit for cancer-causing chemical in mooncakes

Concerns raised as Hong Kong has a higher permissible level of aflatoxin in food than Macau, where mooncakes were recently recalled for exceeding safe limits

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Chinese television screens dominated by copycat reality shows featuring local celebrities

Flick through the channels on any TV screen in China and you can’t help but notice the dominance of reality shows featuring celebrities from the mainland, Hong Kong and Taiwan.

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Two Hongkongers get rare muscle condition after eating crayfish from mainland

Two Hongkongers were struck with a muscle condition rarely heard of in the city after eating crayfish from the Chinese mainland. Both patients eventually recover from potentially fatal rhabdomyolysis.

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Record 133 million Chinese tourists to travel out of mainland this year, with Hong Kong their top destination

A record number of Chinese tourists are likely to travel outside the mainland this year, with Hong Kong the top destination, according to a new report.

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Traffic jams and disruption promised in Central as Hong Kong hosts its first Formula E race

Police warn motorists and pedestrians to stay away from October event unless they have tickets, 80 per cent of which have been sold

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Cathay Pacific manager arrested for snapping upskirt photos of flight attendant

A Cathay Pacific employee has been arrested for allegedly taking upskirt photos of a female colleague at the airline’s headquarters in Chek Lap Kok.

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Beijing revises RQFII rule in bid to attract more foreign investment in A shares

Beijing has offered yet another olive branch to overseas institutions by relaxing rules governing the renminbi qualified foreign institutional investor (RQFII) scheme, effectively giving foreign investors greater flexibility and freedom in buying mainland Chinese A shares.

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Hong Kong homes to go for hefty discounts as part of pilot ownership scheme

Flats being sold as part of a ­subsidised scheme are set go for HK$940,000 when they are ­offered up to public housing ­tenants next month.

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Dengue strikes again: Hong Kong woman is confirmed to be third local case this year

Like the other two people whose cases originated locally, she resides in Central and Western district

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Environment experts slam Hong Kong’s Airport Authority over coral translocation plans

The Airport Authority has come under fire again – this time from government environmental advisers – over plans to translocate just 5 per cent of rare and slow-growing coral colonies found near the construction site of its third runway.

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Japanese PM Shinzo Abe plays Super Mario in Rio, but is it game over for Abenomics?

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s cameo appearance as video game icon Super Mario at the closing of this year’s Olympiad in Rio helped promote the 2020 games in Tokyo, but cannot disguise the fact that some think it may be game over for Japan’s current combination of fiscal and monetary policy settings, known as Abenomics.

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"I still cannot believe my Chinese husband of 30 years is suspected killer of 11 women and girls"

Never for one moment during the past 30 years would Chinese woman Zhang Qingfeng have questioned whether her husband Gao Chengyong could be linked to murder – let alone suspected of being one of the country’s most horrific serial killer.

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End of the road: Uber to halt taxi and van services in Hong Kong

Car-hailing firm Uber is putting the brakes on its taxi and van ­services in Hong Kong, effective from Monday, citing the need to shift focus to the ride-sharing business and phase out underused services.

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Health alert after HK's first local case of dengue fever confirmed

Some 81 people in the city have been treated for the mosquito-borne disease this year in the city, however 79 of those were classified as imported cases, with one still under investigation