Kuala Lumpur — Nicki Ooi checks her Facebook page everyday for new clients. Today she has one new visitor who seems interested in her holistic therapy service in Kuala Lumpur.

Hong Kong — The customers at Teddy Chan’s fashion boutique want to look trendy, but have rather unusual requirements: such as finding a raincoat that doesn’t get caught in the spokes of their wheels.

Hong Kong – There’s no sign advertising the services offered behind Choy Yau-king’s door. But the customers who are in-the-know also know the establishment has three rules. The first rule is that, after they enter one of the two bedrooms and lie down on the single mattress, the service they...

Hong Kong — Regenerative medicine gets a boost from researchers at The University of Hong Kong (HKU) who say they have found an animal product-free way of generating stem cells.

Hong Kong – Was the Swine Flu pandemic overhyped? “Yes!” is the short answer, Thomas Abraham, director of the Public Health Media Project at the University of Hong Kong, said during a luncheon speech at the Foreign Correspondents’ Club, Hong Kong, on February 1.

Hong Kong – The number of pregnant women in Hong Kong receiving the H1N1 vaccine continues to decline despite a recent study from Australia published in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases that suggests pregnant women are more susceptible to severe complications from the pandemic influenza. Barry...

Hong Kong — Spring Festival travellers appear to be relaxed about catching or spreading H1N1 flu, despite concern that the mass movement of people could increase the rate of infections during this peak holiday travel period.