When Dr Ian K. Smith is not writing books about healthy living, or penning novels, you might find him walking around his favourite city, Paris. He loves the French capital because, among its many charms, he says it is one of the easiest places in the world to meet one’s daily step count. “Walking is…
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On Hong Kong’s Kat O island, 79-year-old Fong Sam-kiu chops wood to feed the outside stove on which she cooks her meals. Nets and pots hang on the walls, reminders of the days when she fished the local waters for sea urchins. “I will never move to the city,” says Fong, whose husband has died…
A 63-year-old hiker has died in Hong Kong hours after he and three others were attacked by stinging insects in the Tai Po countryside. The four hikers – two men and two women – were exploring Pat Sin Leng along the Wilson Trail at about 4pm when they were attacked by the flying insects. The…
A 60-year-old hiker has died in Hong Kong hours after he and three others were attacked by stinging insects in the Tai Po countryside. The four hikers – two men and two women – were exploring Pat Sin Leng along the Wilson Trail at about 4pm when they were attacked by the insects. The group…