On Monday, Oct. 24, Hong Kong and China stocks dropped, reversing the upward trend of U.S. stocks’ onFriday, Oct 21. South East Asia stocks also plunged on Oct 24, in strong contrast to the performance of the global market. The Hang Seng Index plunged by more than 1,000 points, and the Shenzhen Composite Index and…
Hang Seng Index Plunges Over 1,000 Points on the First Trading Day After CCP’s Congress; Chinese Stocks Collapse
How to Get Rid of Visceral Fat
An excessive accumulation of visceral fat (belly fat) is believed to be the cause of the “muffin top” and the “beer belly,” which make the body look out of shape. If visceral fat accumulates for a long time, it will affect digestive function, lead to endocrine disorders, and increase the risk of various diseases. Hu…
FINA Short Course World Cup: Unstoppable Siobhan Bernadette Haughey Wins 100M Freestyle and Third Gold
Hong Kong female speed swimmer Siobhan Bernadette Haughey won the women’s 100 meter freestyle with a time of 51.59 seconds on the last day of the short-course FINA Swimming World Cup in Berlin on Oct. 23, making it her a third gold medal at this tournament. Haughey advanced to the final with a time of…
Hong Kong Stocks Head for Worst Slide Since 2008 as Xi’s Tighter Grip on Power Alarms Investors
Stocks at the Hong Kong exchange suffered one of their worst days in a long time after the National People’s Congress of China confirmed Xi Jinping for a historic third five-year term as the party leader. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index fell by 6.3 percent on Monday, to its lowest level since April 2009. The…
Hongkongers in Over 10 Cities in UK and Canada Protest Against the Attack at Chinese Consulate in Manchester
On Oct. 16, staff from the Chinese consulate in Manchester, UK, beat peaceful pro-democracy protesters from Hong Kong, causing outrage among Hongkongers around the world. On Oct. 23, Hong Kong people in more than a dozen cities around the world launched a solidarity action, condemning the violence of the Chinese Communist Party officials and urging…
One in Eight Patients Suffer From Long COVID, Acupressure and Herbal Tea Reduce Symptoms
Since the outbreak of the pandemic, the cumulative number of confirmed cases worldwide has exceeded 600 million. In August this year, a study published in The Lancet, an authoritative medical journal, pointed out that about one-eighth of the patients who have been infected with COVID-19 develop symptoms of the Long COVID. Taiwanese Traditional Chinese Medicine…
‘Dahua Technology’ CCTVs Found to Be Able to Identify Uyghurs and Tibetan Faces
In Hong Kong and mainland China, CCTV cameras are almost everywhere. The Chinese mainland company “Zhejiang Dahua Technology Co. Ltd.” was recently found by the Internet Protocol Video Market (IPVM), a U.S. video surveillance research organization, that four types of its surveillance cameras have the capability to identify race, skin color, and Uyghurs or Tibetan…
Australians Rally to Support Hong Kong Protester Beaten at Manchester Consulate
Protesters rallied at the Chinese consulate in Sydney on Sunday to support the Hong Kong protestor who was beaten at the Chinese Consulate in Manchester. Started by Aus-Hong Kong Connex, an organization founded in April to help Hong Kong migrants new to Australia, the protest was organized to condemn the beating of a Hong Kong…
Study Shows Bald Males May Have a Higher Risk of Heart Disease, Some Ideas to Help
In modern society, many people suffer from hair loss. Studies have shown that hair loss is not only related to scalp health but may also be associated with coronary heart disease risk. Chen Hsin Hung, a Traditional Chinese Medicine physician at Taiwan’s Joyful HAN Chinese Medicine Clinic, wrote an article to remind the public to…
Study: Vegetarian Elderly Have Lower COVID-19 Severity Rate
Studies have confirmed that eating habits can help reduce the chance of a COVID-19 infection turning into a severe case. A recent Taiwanese study found that elderly vegetarians have a lower chance of COVID-19 infection turning severe than non-vegetarians. As the pandemic continues to circulate worldwide, the elderly has always been a high-risk group, with…
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