According to the latest study by the Consumer Council in Hong Kong, 48 of 55 nutrition labels of pre-packaged food samples failed to meet recommended guidelines, that is, 87 percent of the nutrition labels were non-compliant. The Consumer Council staff randomly purchased 55 pre-packaged food items for the study. The items included five types of…
Over 90 Percent of Nutrition Labels Fail to Meet Industry Standard in Hong Kong
Pro-Beijing Parties Want to Cut Elected Seats to 20 Percent, HKGov Wants Patriotic ‘Enthusiasts’ in District Councils
The current term of the District Council of Hong Kong is due to end on Dec. 31, 2023. The Hong Kong government (HKgov) has hinted several times that a revamp of the Council might be on the way. The New People’s Party, a pro-Beijing party, recently proposed that the number of directly elected seats of the…
Joaquin Sanchez Helped Real Betis to Head Europa League Group C and Broke Record as the Oldest Scorer at 41
Spanish midfielder Joaquin Sanchez Rodriguez, known simply as Joaquin by the fans, plays for Real Betis of Seville in La Liga. He scored in a Europa League Group C match against Ludogorets of Bulgaria, in Seville on Sep 15, which led to a 3-2 win for Real Betis. At the age of 41 years, Sanchez…
Gregory May Takes Office as Consul General of the U.S in Hong Kong and Macau
Gregory May, the new Consul General of Hong Kong and Macau of the United States, arrived in Hong Kong on Sep 16. He takes office after Hanscom Smith, the former US consul general for Hong Kong and Macau left in July. “I am honored to represent the people of the United States here in Hong…
Hong Kong Marathon Cancelled as HKGov Had Not Given Approval by Two Months Deadline
The Hong Kong Association of Athletics Affiliates (HKAAA) announced on Sept 16, the cancellation of the 2022 event planned for Sunday, Nov 20 as it had not received a formal approval notice from the Hong Kong government for the event. The delay in HKGov’s response has caused the association to cancel the event. The HKAAA…
Hong Kong to Play Burma at Soccer, Their First Matches at Home in 3 Years
The Hong Kong Football Association (HKFA) announced on Sept. 16 that the Hong Kong Football Team will play two friendly matches against Burma (also known as Myanmar) at home on Sep. 21 and Sept. 24. This will be the first time a foreign team to come to Hong Kong for a game since the pandemic…
HKU Study: Antipsychotic Drugs Increase the Risk of Breast Cancer by Around 30 Percent
A research team from the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Hong Kong has published a study estimating that the use of antipsychotic drugs may increase the risk of breast cancer by around 30 percent. The risk is linked to the prolactin-raising properties of some of these drugs. The results of the study were…
Doctor: Intra-Nasal Immunization Against COVID-19 Is More Effective Than Injections
COVID-19 has been infecting people around the world for more than two years. Many people still get the virus even though they have received as many as four vaccinations. Chiang Kuan-yu, a doctor of the Taipei City United Hospital in Taiwan, said that the “mucosal vaccine” given in the form of a nasal or oral…
Taiwanese Study Finds a Chinese Herb Stops Coronavirus From Penetrating Cells and Works Against Mutant Variants
September 16, 2022
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The COVID-19 pandemic is still happening around the world. Although many kinds of COVID-19 vaccines have been established, most of them are not effective against the virus variants. A study by China Medical University in Taiwan pointed that an alkaloid, peimine, which is extracted from Fritillary plants, has a preventive effect from some virus variants, and…
IPAC Alliance To Campaign Globally Against CCP on Human Rights Violations
September 16, 2022
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Politicians from around the world have agreed to campaign worldwide for the imposition of sanctions on Chinese human rights abusers under a multinational plan. The decision is part of the latest plan of action in response to the behaviour of Beijing from the global Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China (IPAC), which held its annual summit in…
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