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A survey by the University of Hong Kong has shown that the use of group chats on messaging apps can strengthen family ties. The study involved almost 650 people from different age groups. Ben Tse asked Professor Lam Tai-hing from the university's Schoo...

A new study has found that breast cancer patients in Hong Kong develop the disease at a younger age than those overseas. A comparison of patient data found that the median age of women diagnosed with breast cancer here is 55 - five years younger than w...

President Xi Jinping is in Macau for celebrations marking the city's 20th handover anniversary. But the visit is being overshadowed by the barring of several local journalists from the city. Reporters from TVB, NOW TV, Commercial Radio and RTHK were de...

Two members of Japan's House of Representatives are in Hong Kong, meeting with government officials as well as pro-democracy activists and lawmakers, in order to get first-hand accounts of how the SAR is coping with the half-year of city-wide protests....

Boeing is to suspend production of its 737 Max airliner from January. The company said it would prioritise the delivery of stored aircraft while it waits for global regulators to approve the return to service of the 737 Max. Production had continued de...

Pro-democracy lawmakers Au Nok-hin and Gary Fan have lost their seats after Hong Kong's top court refused to hear their appeal cases. They were ruled to have been unduly elected, after an earlier court decision deemed that Demosisto's Agnes Chow and lo...

The city's unemployment rate has edged up slightly to 3.2 percent in the three months ended November. But the problem worsened in many trades, with consumption- and tourism-related sectors bearing the brunt. The jobless rate in retail, accommodation an...