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A group of healthcare experts, academics and NGOs will launch a project next month to help identify osteoporosis patients and raise awareness on the disease. They also hope the government will take a public-private partnership approach to tackle the di...

Israelis are facing fresh political deadlock after their second general election in five months. Exit polls suggest that neither the Likud Party of the Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, nor the Blue and White centrist alliance of his main rival, Benn...

In a unprecedented move, the Jockey Club cancelled Wednesday's race meeting at Happy Valley, citing security concerns. Anti-government protesters earlier threatened to target a horse co-owned by pro-Beijing lawmaker Junius Ho that was due to run during...

The plot has thickened in the Taiwan presidential race. Tycoon Terry Gou dropped a bombshell late on Monday night, saying he won't run in next year's election. And then, former Taiwan vice president Annette Lu - who served under former president Chen S...

Chief Executive Carrie Lam says dialogue sessions her government is planning to hold with people from "all walks of life" are not just a gimmick, and officials are committed to reaching out to the community amid the ongoing anti-government protests. Sh...

Rush-hour commuters on a Hung Hom-bound MTR East Rail train had a lucky escape on Tuesday morning - after their train derailed close to the busy interchange station. A total of eight people were hurt, none of them seriously. Officials have promised a t...

The Consumer Council has accused local supermarkets of misleading their customers, by falsely claiming that some popular products are being offered at a discount. The watchdog looked at 42 items sold at four major supermarkets – ParknShop, Wellcome, Ma...