Two years ago, a mother in Hong Kong was accused of suffocating her three children in their home in Sham Shui Po. Police said they found blood stains on a pillow and in the mouth and nose of one of the girls. The mother was arrested after she and her brother alerted the force. Last…
Hong Kong recorded 1,138 suicides last year, the highest number since 2003, with the rate for men aged 30 to 49 jumping sharply in a 12-month period, an NGO said on Saturday. The Samaritan Befrienders Hong Kong released the findings of its analysis of the Coroner’s Court’s data, which showed a 4 per cent rise…
The stress of taking care of his elderly parents and family brought 44-year-old Hongkonger Michael to the verge of a breakdown. Already the father of an eight-year-old, he juggles the responsibilities of his regular home life with taking care of his parents and working full time. Michael, who only wanted to provide his first name,…
A young actress’ suicide in South Korea. Allegations of an underage relationship. These are part of a growing drama in the Asian entertainment world that raises questions about society’s treatment of celebrities in crisis, with harsh media and online commentary amplifying their lowest moments. This week, South Korean actor Kim Soo-hyun publicly denied allegations that…
A 19-year-old Hong Kong man leapt fatally from a building shortly after reporting the death of his grandfather and father, who were found in their village home on Tuesday evening with stab wounds inflicted by sharp objects. Police on Wednesday said they had classified the two cases as murder and suicide and were looking into…
An elderly man and his son were found dead in a Hong Kong village house on Tuesday evening, with police investigating whether the case in Yuen Long was linked to a suspected suicide in the district around the same time. Police said they received a report that two men had been found unconscious in a…
When news broke earlier this month of the death of Taiwanese writer Chiung Yao, mainland fan Nicole Li was flooded with childhood memories of watching TV dramas based on Yao’s work. “I can almost recite the lines and plots of My Fair Princess and Romance in the Rain,” 30-year-old Li said, referring to mainland-Taiwanese co-productions…
A woman fell to her death from a building in southern Hong Kong on Sunday night, smashing into the roof of a parked minibus on the street below and injuring an expat passenger. The woman, 32, fell from the Goodview Centre residential block on the busy Wu Pak Street in Aberdeen at about 6pm. She…
A woman fell to her death from a building in southern Hong Kong on Sunday night, smashing into the roof of a parked minibus on the street below and injuring an expat passenger. The woman, 32, fell from the Goodview Centre residential block on the busy Wu Pak Street in Aberdeen at about 6pm. She…