The Pulse

There is in some circles the idea that AIDs and HIV are not such a big deal any more. Retroviral cocktails, often taken in large amounts, sometimes appear to reduce them to manageable chronic conditions. But it isn’t as simple as that. And to mark Worl...

In Cancun, Mexico, representatives of close to 200 countries are attending a UN conference on global warming. Major progress is not expected. Activists say the prospects for even modest progress in Cancun are small. Despite resistance in some quarters,...

This year’s Asian Games in Guangzhou reportedly cost over HK$150 billion to host. The Hong Kong government reckons it could do it for quite a bit cheaper - about $6 billion. Three months ago, the Hong Kong government released a consultation paper on wh...

Tonight we’re devoting the whole of The Pulse to Hong Kong’s wealth gap. Some people still seriously argue that Hong Kong doesn’t have any poor people. Any real poor that is. And yet, according to at least one measure, Hong Kong has the world’s largest...

Tonight we’re devoting the whole of The Pulse to Hong Kong’s wealth gap. Some people still seriously argue that Hong Kong doesn’t have any poor people. Any real poor that is. And yet, according to at least one measure, Hong Kong has the world’s largest...

Whether you want to lose a few pounds, or to develop those six-pack abs, there are slimming and fitness centres that say they want to help you. If you’re not careful though, most of what you lose could come from your bank account. In the first three-qu...

Despite much-vaunted long traditions of caring for the elderly, Hong Kong is probably not one of the world’s more enlightened cities in this regard.

One solution has been to encourage more of them to go and live in the mainland, where their retireme...

There have been reports that more than 100 prospective employers have shelved plans to hire Filipina helpers as a response to a demand from The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration that employers or employment agencies should take out an insur...

After many years of wrangling, Hong Kong is going to have a minimum wage. On Tuesday, Executive Council Members approved the Provisional Minimum Wage Commission’s recommendation to set Hong Kong’s first statutory minimum wage at $28 per hour. The Provi...

Historically first-term United States’ presidents can expect a mid-term reversal, but the smack in the nose suffered by US Democrats this week is one of the sharpest reversals in decades. Miscalculation on the part of President Obama and his team? Or t...