On Friday's Backchat, we're discussing ongoing pro-Palestinian protests on US campuses.

Dubbed as the "most sweeping and prolonged" demonstrations since the Vietnam war protests in the 1960s and 70s, the current unrest has seen dozens of students oc...

On Thursday’s Backchat we’re talking about a new system for setting Hong Kong’s minimum wage which will take economic growth and consumer prices into account and mean that it can never be cut back below its existing level in future.

Secretary for Lab...

On Tuesday's Backchat, we're talking about calls for better supervision of school closures.

Controversy has arisen over the case of Rosaryhill Secondary School, in Wan Chai, which is planning to close earlier than orginally announced. Its sponsoring ...

On Monday’s Backchat, we're talking about Hong Kong's deepening ties with the Middle East.

Last week, Hong Kong and Saudi Arabia ratified a legal pact in a move aimed at strengthening cooperation in matters related to dispute avoidance and resolutio...

On Friday's Backchat, we're talking about the Audit Commission's latest report on public dental services.

The auditor found that the daily number of appointment quotas at public dental clinics dropped by 50 percent from 40,322 in 2018-19 to 20,337 i...

On Thursday's Backchat, we’re asking if flexible working is becoming the new normal.

Singapore has just announced that employers must consider employees’ requests for four-day weeks and work from home from December onwards.

First introduced in resp...

On Wednesday's Backchat, we're talking about serious flu cases and calls for citizens to be vaccinated.

The medical sector is urging members of the public to get their flu jabs after an eight-year-old unvaccinated girl, infected with the influenza A ...

On today's Backchat, we're talking about extreme weather and waste reduction, which were key themes of Earth Day on Monday.

This year's Earth Day came amid a series of weather events recorded around the world over the past few days.

Authorities in ...

On Monday's Backchat, we're talking about the ban on single use plastic.

Starting Monday — which is Earth Day — catering premises will no longer be able to provide disposable expanded polystyrene tableware, which includes single-use plastic straws, s...

On Friday's Backchat, we're talking about escalating tensions between Iran and Israel.

Last week, Iran fired over 300 drones and missiles in retaliation to its foe's strike on a diplomatic compound in Damascus earlier this month, killing 16, includin...