On Friday's Backchat, we looked at ways to foster sustainable development. The Hong Kong Polytechnic University recently compiled the 2025 Smart City Index, which is the world’s first smart city development assessment index based on publicly available...

On Thursday's Backchat, we looked at a new police mobile app, which will be launched on August 10. The force says it will be a one-stop-shop where users can report crimes or make enquiries.

We also heard from the Kai Tak Sports Park about new outdoor ...

On Wednesday's Backchat, we looked at why there's been extreme rainfall in the past few days. The Observatory had issued the Black Rainstorm Warning four times in eight days, the most it has ever set within a year. The forecaster also said precipitati...

On Tuesday's programme, we looked at artificial intelligence (AI) and its fiercely competitive job market, at a time when tech firms’ recruitment drives increasingly resemble those of football clubs.

Just recently, Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta offered a st...

On Monday's Backchat, we learned more about Stablecoin - a cryptocurrency that is pegged to a specific reserve asset.

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority has put in place a regulatory regime for stablecoin issuers, adding that it's likely to issue the fi...

On Friday's Backchat, we looked at how Hong Kong is preparing to host the upcoming National Games. It's the first time that the Hong Kong and Macau SARs are taking part in co-hosting the nation's biggest sporting extravaganza, which will feature 34 c...

On Thursday's Backchat, we looked at problems associated with an aging population.

The Yang Memorial Methodist Social Service recently surveyed over 250 retirees, and found that many of them were emotionally and mentally stressed.

We spoke to an expe...

On Wednesday's Backchat, we talked about Chief Executive John Lee's upcoming Policy Address. The SAR leader has been holding consultation forums to solicit the public's views, meeting over 100 residents at a townhall meeting in Hung Hom last Sunday.

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On Tuesday's Backchat, we looked into the latest trends, opportunities and challenges faced by the local proprietary Chinese medicine industry, following the unveiling of a research report by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council.

Recent developmen...

On Monday's Backchat, we took a close look at what came out of the China-EU Summit last week.  

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, was in Beijing where he met with President Xi Jinping. Both sides agreed that sound and steady bilatera...