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China to turn Amazon’s unmanned store concept into reality

As much as it may sound like shoplifting, this is the future of grocery shopping, first envisioned by Amazon.

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China's public hospital doctors to lose their iron rice bowls

New hiring practice based on contracts instead of quotas will benefit private sector, analysts say

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Why a growing army of 'digital nomads' are choosing Asia as their base

For many who wish to get away from the daily commute, working online offers them a chance to fulfil their dream, and safe, cheap and friendly Asia is the perfect place to do it

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Oscars not quite so white: film academy offers membership to its largest, most diverse group ever

In the latest and most dramatic step by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to diversify the overwhelmingly white and male institution, 683 industry professionals were invited Wednesday to join the nearly 90-year-old organisation.

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How text messaging affects your brain – and why you shouldn't text and drive

Smartphone texting changes our brain wave patterns, which could impact cognitive functioning, according to a new study. Also in the news: advice on bathing a baby with eczema

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Google to start asking your permission to track you for better ads

Notifications to begin in the coming weeks in Gmail or Chrome asking users if they want their ads personalised

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Friendly gestures from robots inspire autistic children in Hong Kong

Chinese University programme has reduced the challenging behaviour of students, particularly relating to anger and mood swings

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How Tiger Moms and hovering parents can damage a child's ability to cope with life's challenges

A Singapore study that followed hundreds of primary-age children for five years discovered that perfectionist parenting styles may make children excessively self-critical and undermine their confidence and self-belief

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Hong Kong kids' lack of exercise could be hurting their grades, study finding suggests

Exercise boosts children’s academic prowess – that’s the consensus view of world experts, published in a leading medical journal. Yet most Hong Kong children don’t meet the minimum recommended daily exercise target

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Why music graduates craving a career in Hong Kong feel they must go it alone

Lacking connections and unwilling to conform to the city’s sterile mainstream scene, Berklee College of Music graduates Joyce Cheung and Mark Tai pursue personal ventures in the hope they’ll be heard

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Are today's motorsports a luxury tomorrow can't afford?

Burning fossil fuels and emitting CO2 in large amounts simply for the dumb fun of it could one day be seen as just as callous as forcing slaves to fight to the death in Roman arenas, writes Mark Footer

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Paying by mobile phone? New payment apps are gearing up to disrupt HK Octopus Card, traditional cheque writing

Mobile payment and digital wallet start-ups in Hong Kong are aiming to convert residents from their reliance on Octopus cards and cheques in a bid to bring the city in line with trends in mainland China as Apple’s Apple Pay is set to launch in the city.

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Off to a Loki start: why Taylor Swift’s reported beau Tom Hiddleston deserves a break

There’s a lot more to the Shakespearean British actor than playing the trickster god Loki in the Thor films, so let’s cut the Loki jokes on social media, whether or not we think he and Swift are for real

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Uncertain future for Hong Kong's red and green minibuses, born of 1967 riots

With no new licences issued since the 1970s and MTR expansion steadily eroding profits and earnings, minibus operators struggle to recruit drivers. They hope to be allowed to add more seats

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'Dory' finds her way to box-office record, with biggest opening weekend for any animated film

The prescription for an ailing US box office came this weekend in the form of the forgetful blue fish of Disney-Pixar’s Finding Dory.

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Chinese film director Jia Zhangke to experiment with virtual reality film - a romance

Filmmaker known for movies charting China’s social changes is eager to dip his toe into VR, seeing it as liberating audiences and allowing viewers to choose what they want to be concerned with