https://www.scmp.com/rss/330804/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com https://www.scmp.com/news/article/3207014/just-japanese-girl?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/article/3207014/just-japanese-girl?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 16 Jan 2023 11:26:51 +0000 https://www.scmp.com/news/article/3201241/high-expectations-first-ladies?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/article/3201241/high-expectations-first-ladies?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 28 Nov 2022 06:51:59 +0000 https://www.scmp.com/news/article/3200342/long-way-go-women-malaysian-politics?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/article/3200342/long-way-go-women-malaysian-politics?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 21 Nov 2022 01:26:34 +0000 https://www.scmp.com/news/article/3196179/has-metoo-movement-brought-structural-change-asia?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/article/3196179/has-metoo-movement-brought-structural-change-asia?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 17 Oct 2022 00:32:11 +0000 https://www.scmp.com/news/article/3195409/no-promotions-women-chinas-party-congress?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/article/3195409/no-promotions-women-chinas-party-congress?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 10 Oct 2022 06:08:51 +0000 https://www.scmp.com/news/article/3191359/turning-point-south-asian-representation-netflix?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/article/3191359/turning-point-south-asian-representation-netflix?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 05 Sep 2022 06:31:28 +0000 https://www.scmp.com/news/article/3188004/long-way-go-womens-sports?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/article/3188004/long-way-go-womens-sports?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 07 Aug 2022 05:23:46 +0000 A former project manager with a Hong Kong charitable organisation has taken his ex-employer to court for sacking him because he contracted Covid-19. The Equal Opportunities Commission on Monday initiated the second lawsuit in two months on behalf of people suffering discriminatory treatment in the workplace after testing positive for the disease. In the District Court writ, M. Tariq sought HK$104,000 (US$13,000) in damages from the Gurkhas Group (G3S) Charity Foundation, which decided to... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3178861/former-project-manager-hong-kong-charitable?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3178861/former-project-manager-hong-kong-charitable?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 23 May 2022 14:05:26 +0000 Imagine your boss cracking an offensive sexual joke in front of you, or a colleague caressing your hip in the office without your consent. Would you file a report? According to a recent survey by the Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC), nearly one in eight Hongkongers (11.8 per cent) reportedly experienced sexual harassment in the workplace in the past 24 months, but only 14.7 per cent of the victims had made a formal report to their organisation, the EOC or the police. The survey, which... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/hong-kong/article/3177521/hong-kong-bosses-must-do-much-more-tackle-sexual?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/hong-kong/article/3177521/hong-kong-bosses-must-do-much-more-tackle-sexual?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 13 May 2022 05:15:09 +0000 In Japan, women make 77.5 cents for every dollar men earn when comparing median hourly pay for full-time work. Among advanced economies, Japan ranks second from last against an average of 87.2 cents, meaning in practice that Japanese women must work over a quarter of a year more than their male colleagues to earn the same pay. The gender pay gap lies at the heart of numerous societal concerns in Japan, ranging from the high poverty rate among elderly women to the low birth rate among the younger... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3176000/japan-needs-shine-light-gender-pay-gap-fight-inequality-work?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3176000/japan-needs-shine-light-gender-pay-gap-fight-inequality-work?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 02 May 2022 01:15:12 +0000 In August 2012, Abercrombie & Fitch opened its flagship store in Hong Kong’s Central district to much flesh-fuelled fanfare. The US lifestyle brand had imported 110 “Hot Guys” from its stores across the world to mark the opening, its first in China. The mostly white models, clad in red shorts, rode shirtless through the city on open-top branded trams and drew crowds – mostly young girls – to Abercrombie & Fitch’s Pedder Street store, now closed, where the air was thick with the brand’s sickly... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/fashion-beauty/article/3174625/remember-abercrombie-fitchs-topless-models-netflix?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/fashion-beauty/article/3174625/remember-abercrombie-fitchs-topless-models-netflix?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 18 Apr 2022 23:15:20 +0000 A recent episode in a local TV drama featuring a character in “brownface” has been widely panned for its cultural insensitivity, propagation of stereotypes and blatant offensiveness – and rightly so. The fault rests not with the actress per se but the set of decisions that culminated in having an ethnically Chinese actress portray a Filipino domestic worker. In the face of this criticism, some have asked what is wrong with actors modifying their appearance to play a particular part. Yet what... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3174302/brownface-episode-reminder-hong-kong-has-work-do-racism?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3174302/brownface-episode-reminder-hong-kong-has-work-do-racism?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 16 Apr 2022 08:45:17 +0000 Although the gender pay gap in the US – and notably, around the world – persists, women are becoming more vocal in standing up against discrimination. In the case of Hollywood, female celebrities are also speaking out on wage differences – here are 10 A-listers that have fought for equal pay. 1. Jessica Chastain told Variety she “drew a line in the sand” when she turned down a role with a wage gap in 2017 Chastain described a phenomenon where film studios would use whatever money was left over... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3173268/10-celebrities-who-fought-equal-pay-women-jessica?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3173268/10-celebrities-who-fought-equal-pay-women-jessica?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 12 Apr 2022 10:20:14 +0000 In the late 1950s, at the start of my career at the US Library of Congress, a man I did not know asked to join me one day as I ate lunch in the cafeteria. Such occurrences were not uncommon on Capitol Hill, where thousands of advisers, officials, staff, journalists and Congress members convened on any given day. Yet the man I shared my table with that day held a far more important position than most of my usual lunchtime companions: he was Supreme Court Justice William Douglas. While there are... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3173242/asian-americans-still-waiting-their-us-supreme-court-voice?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3173242/asian-americans-still-waiting-their-us-supreme-court-voice?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 07 Apr 2022 17:30:22 +0000 When Josephine*, a 54-year-old domestic worker from the Philippines, began to have a sore throat, she feared it was Covid-19. It was at the time when Hong Kong was going through the most serious wave of the pandemic and hospitals were running out of beds. She was right. After testing positive for the virus, she was given “cold, cough and fever” medicine by medical staff who told her to stay home. But instead of sleeping in her bed, Josephine’s employers made her take a mattress to their... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/lifestyle-culture/article/3172875/sick-domestic-workers-left-homeless-and-jobless-hong?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/lifestyle-culture/article/3172875/sick-domestic-workers-left-homeless-and-jobless-hong?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 03 Apr 2022 03:30:16 +0000 Feel strongly about these letters, or any other aspects of the news? Share your views by emailing us your Letter to the Editor at letters@scmp.com or filling in this Google form. Submissions should not exceed 400 words, and must include your full name and address, plus a phone number for verification. According to the chief executive, Hong Kong is at war with Covid-19. Without a doubt, the situation requires our collective attention and action if we are to protect the most vulnerable members of... https://www.scmp.com/comment/letters/article/3170949/war-footing-sends-wrong-message-hongkongers-mental-health?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/letters/article/3170949/war-footing-sends-wrong-message-hongkongers-mental-health?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 21 Mar 2022 03:30:19 +0000 In April, about 6.3 million Hong Kong residents will receive the first instalment of a new batch of HK$10,000 (US$1,280) consumption vouchers aimed at helping them and stimulating the coronavirus-hit economy. But one undervalued and overworked section of the community – the city’s 340,000-strong workforce of foreign domestic helpers, mostly Filipinos and Indonesians, who face more challenges than most – will miss out. Again. As with 2021’s HK$5,000 voucher handout, only permanent residents aged... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/short-reads/article/3170750/domestic-workers-ineligible-consumption?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/short-reads/article/3170750/domestic-workers-ineligible-consumption?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 17 Mar 2022 04:17:21 +0000 Singapore’s gay rights campaigners know full well that their years-long campaign to repeal the country’s colonial-era law that criminalises consensual sex between men is a marathon, not a sprint. That reality came into focus in recent weeks, after a major court decision and a senior government official delved into the future of the law, Section 377A of the Penal Code. Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s government has said the law was not being enforced, and was being kept on the books to reflect... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/article/3170186/singapore-upholds-anti-gay-law-activists-hopeful-after-ministers-speech?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/article/3170186/singapore-upholds-anti-gay-law-activists-hopeful-after-ministers-speech?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 12 Mar 2022 04:00:23 +0000 Feel strongly about these letters, or any other aspects of the news? Share your views by emailing us your Letter to the Editor at letters@scmp.com or filling in this Google form. Submissions should not exceed 400 words, and must include your full name and address, plus a phone number for verification. I agree with your correspondent’s take on history in “Two systems will survive and prevail” (February 16). As a result of Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping’s wisdom, Hong Kong was offered a clear path... https://www.scmp.com/comment/letters/article/3169194/hong-kongs-one-country-two-systems-has-surprised-and-derailed?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/letters/article/3169194/hong-kongs-one-country-two-systems-has-surprised-and-derailed?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 06 Mar 2022 06:30:30 +0000 China should lift all of its family-planning restrictions and step up pronatalist measures to boost the country’s precariously low birth rate, according to a number of representatives to the “two sessions” agenda-setting meetings that kick off on Friday. With thousands of China’s political elites converging on Beijing to attend the annual parliamentary gatherings, a number of representatives have revealed their proposals to the central government to address the nation’s worsening demographic... https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3169118/two-sessions-2022-calls-chinas-family-planning-restrictions?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3169118/two-sessions-2022-calls-chinas-family-planning-restrictions?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 03 Mar 2022 20:30:18 +0000 Feel strongly about this letters, or any other aspects of the news? Share your views by emailing us your Letter to the Editor at letters@scmp.com or filling in this Google form. Submissions should not exceed 400 words, and must include your full name and address, plus a phone number for verification. In a joint effort by Germany and Israel, a United Nations resolution on Holocaust denial was adopted by consensus in the General Assembly last month, very close to the time we marked all over the... https://www.scmp.com/comment/letters/article/3168361/anti-semitism-rise-during-pandemic-we-can-all-do-our-bit-push-back?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/letters/article/3168361/anti-semitism-rise-during-pandemic-we-can-all-do-our-bit-push-back?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 27 Feb 2022 06:30:26 +0000 An Australian man pleaded guilty on Friday to hurling a wine bottle from his flat at a group of Muslims having a dinner party that struck and killed a Singaporean man. Andrew Gosling is being tried in a Singapore court on a charge of committing a rash act that caused the death of 73-year-old delivery driver Nasiari Sunee in August 2019. He also pleaded guilty to another charge of injuring Nasiari’s wife. Prosecutors said the acts showed religious hostility, but the defence said Gosling’s... https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3168472/australian-who-killed-singaporean-hurling-wine-bottle?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3168472/australian-who-killed-singaporean-hurling-wine-bottle?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 25 Feb 2022 14:58:38 +0000 It was a request Sajed Rayan had not heard before in Hong Kong. Waiting for the lift in his building’s lobby after work one day, a Chinese family of three kept their distance and asked him to take it alone while they waited for the next one. Rayan, who was born in Pakistan and came to Hong Kong with his parents at age 20, said he had not experienced such discrimination previously, until the latest outbreak of coronavirus infections. “I felt they treated me as if I carried the coronavirus on me,”... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3165433/coronavirus-hong-kong-covid-19-blame-game-full-swing-again?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3165433/coronavirus-hong-kong-covid-19-blame-game-full-swing-again?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 01 Feb 2022 00:00:29 +0000 In South Korea, being homosexual might not be illegal, but acceptance is still a long way away in the conservative country – and this is largely reflected in the entertainment industry. When we talk about LGBTQ+ representation in Korean pop culture, films have fared way better than the small screen. For example, two of 2016’s queer films, In Between Seasons and The Handmaiden, earned rave reviews from critics and audiences alike for their authentic storytelling, but K-dramas surprisingly lag... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3163915/are-lgbt-k-dramas-just-queerbaiting-shows-netflixs?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3163915/are-lgbt-k-dramas-just-queerbaiting-shows-netflixs?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 19 Jan 2022 06:32:25 +0000 Hong Kong’s Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) chief Ricky Chu Man-kin admits he is surprised that the watchdog has been kept so busy during the Covid-19 pandemic. Several issues kept turning up over the past two years, from residents who did not want pandemic clinics near their homes, to racism towards ethnic minority food deliverers, and elderly Hongkongers struggling to cope with the roll-out of the “Leave Home Safe” risk-exposure mobile app. “Really, back in January last year, we didn’t... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3161604/pandemic-keeps-hong-kong-equality-watchdog-surprisingly-busy?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3161604/pandemic-keeps-hong-kong-equality-watchdog-surprisingly-busy?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 31 Dec 2021 02:00:39 +0000 Hong Kong’s equality watchdog is pressing on with proposals to plug loopholes in the city’s sexual harassment law, with its head shrugging off talk that recent political changes have affected its efforts to increase protections for the vulnerable. Ricky Chu Man-kin, who chairs the Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC), said the Sex Discrimination Ordinance (SDO) was in need of an amendment because current provisions did not cover some forms of harassment in common social settings. Chu said that... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3161608/hong-kong-equality-watchdog-wants-laws-tightened-provide?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3161608/hong-kong-equality-watchdog-wants-laws-tightened-provide?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:38 +0000 Now that BTS has officially climbed onto the Insta bandwagon, joining their fellow idols on the social media site by creating individual personal accounts on December 6, fans were quick to follow the boys in their posting adventures. They amassed 10 million followers in no time, according to Pink Villa. But what started off as a happy occasion soon ended up with scowls when BTS’ V accidentally followed Blackpink’s Jennie. He took to Weverse to explain: Jennie appeared in his list of recommended... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3159802/k-pops-shocking-instagram-backlash-8-idols-who-got-flack?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3159802/k-pops-shocking-instagram-backlash-8-idols-who-got-flack?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 15 Dec 2021 07:57:23 +0000 The poverty report released by the government last month was widely covered because of its dire finding that more than one in every five Hongkongers lived below the poverty line last year. This translates to a record-breaking 1.65 million people, although around a million were lifted out of poverty after receiving government help. Of particular interest to us at the Equal Opportunities Commission is whether people with disabilities bear a disproportionate burden of poverty. The report provides... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3158235/reform-hong-kongs-laws-accommodate-our-disabled-work-and-elsewhere?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3158235/reform-hong-kongs-laws-accommodate-our-disabled-work-and-elsewhere?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 04 Dec 2021 00:15:21 +0000 It’s that time of the year again when parents of two-year-olds, having submitted their applications for kindergarten places next year, begin the anxious wait for results. As educator Maria Montessori said: “Early childhood education is the key to the betterment of society.” Or as Bill Gates said: “The first five years have so much to do with how the next 80 turn out.” In Hong Kong, the competition for opportunities begins early, with getting into the kindergarten of choice being the first step.... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/hong-kong/article/3156553/hong-kong-kindergartens-must-do-more-accept-and-integrate?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/hong-kong/article/3156553/hong-kong-kindergartens-must-do-more-accept-and-integrate?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 19 Nov 2021 22:45:15 +0000 Recently published government figures have revealed that 23.6 per cent of Hongkongers, or 1.65 million people, were living in poverty last year. After government intervention measures were taken into account, this declined to “just” 7.9 per cent – an improvement, albeit marginal, over 2019. But zero-in on those aged 18-29 and it is clear that prospects for the city’s young people have not improved. Youth pre-intervention poverty rates have risen from 11.9 per cent in 2015 to 15.6 per cent last... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/hong-kong/article/3155985/three-ways-tackle-youth-poverty-go-beyond-fixing-housing?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/hong-kong/article/3155985/three-ways-tackle-youth-poverty-go-beyond-fixing-housing?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 16 Nov 2021 01:15:22 +0000 https://www.scmp.com/news/article/3154994/women-martial-arts-misogyny-magic-and-queer-k-pop-band?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/article/3154994/women-martial-arts-misogyny-magic-and-queer-k-pop-band?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 05 Nov 2021 08:00:19 +0000 While former US president Donald Trump may have made his name as a New York businessman, he’s had his fair share of failed business ideas. Others, meanwhile, grabbed plenty of attention – but for all the wrong reasons. And the rest of the Trump clan aren’t strangers to bad biz press, either. From wanting to “sell” Puerto Rico to creating insensitive T-shirts, here are some of the Trump family’s sales ideas that caused trouble instead of making money … Who did Donald Trump date before tying the... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3154028/5-ridiculous-trump-family-sales-ideas-got-massive?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3154028/5-ridiculous-trump-family-sales-ideas-got-massive?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 28 Oct 2021 19:00:26 +0000 Ever since the government started adopting measures to boost the vaccination rate, large corporations have followed suit and imposed compulsory vaccination requirements on their staff. These include Cathay Pacific, which has sacked some employees who failed to get vaccinated against Covid-19. Research has shown the two vaccines available in Hong Kong, namely BioNTech and Sinovac, involve side effects ranging from fever and diarrhoea to more serious ones like smell impairment and inflammation of... https://www.scmp.com/comment/letters/article/3153770/cathay-pacific-firings-companies-must-not-follow-airlines-example?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/letters/article/3153770/cathay-pacific-firings-companies-must-not-follow-airlines-example?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 27 Oct 2021 22:00:20 +0000 https://www.scmp.com/news/article/3151631/testing-times-asias-teachers-north-koreas-woman-leader-waiting-and-more?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/article/3151631/testing-times-asias-teachers-north-koreas-woman-leader-waiting-and-more?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 08 Oct 2021 08:00:19 +0000 https://www.scmp.com/news/article/3150878/woman-behind-squid-game-vivienne-tams-muse-and-more?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/article/3150878/woman-behind-squid-game-vivienne-tams-muse-and-more?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 01 Oct 2021 07:10:23 +0000 Marisa Hamamoto wants to make sure that anyone, regardless of physical ability, feels like they can join a dance class or take part in discussions about race, gender and diversity. Hamamoto knows she has a long way to go to accomplish these goals – but the Japanese-American (earlier this year named one of People magazine’s Women Changing the World) is not one to shy away from a challenge. Her determination has been something that has previously helped her overcome her own trauma. At the age of... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/article/3149798/asian-american-dancer-marisa-hamamoto-who-founded-dance?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/article/3149798/asian-american-dancer-marisa-hamamoto-who-founded-dance?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 25 Sep 2021 16:15:19 +0000 https://www.scmp.com/news/article/3149949/fearsome-nepali-women-fighters-lalisas-favourite-meatballs-and-more?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/article/3149949/fearsome-nepali-women-fighters-lalisas-favourite-meatballs-and-more?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 24 Sep 2021 08:00:22 +0000 A small yet significant development took effect on September 1. “Hong Kong barristers given option of forgoing wigs for religious head coverings,” read a Post headline about the announcement. I would not be surprised if most readers missed the story as it was not front-page news. However, for those directly affected by the change and the many others working with people who face similar issues, it is momentous. I would like to congratulate the chief justice and Bar Association for securing this... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/hong-kong/article/3149014/allowing-religious-head-coverings-barristers-big-step?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/hong-kong/article/3149014/allowing-religious-head-coverings-barristers-big-step?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 18 Sep 2021 06:15:19 +0000 https://www.scmp.com/news/article/3149121/incel-culture-beauty-queen-against-communism-and-modernising-mooncakes?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/article/3149121/incel-culture-beauty-queen-against-communism-and-modernising-mooncakes?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 17 Sep 2021 06:35:25 +0000 With the horrific rise in hate crimes against people of Asian descent in the US amid the coronavirus pandemic, Daniel Wu has committed to fighting racism by working with a small group of notable AAPI (an acronym that stands for Asian-American and Pacific Islander) leaders from journalism, fashion, politics and entertainment to bring awareness to the issue. The veteran actor has started a movement with actor Daniel Dae Kim and other prominent Asian-Americans, such as reporter Lisa Ling, the... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3147430/daniel-wus-most-important-job-yet-besides-acting?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3147430/daniel-wus-most-important-job-yet-besides-acting?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 05 Sep 2021 23:00:16 +0000 https://www.scmp.com/news/article/3147428/gender-based-violence-boycott-sissy-idols-and-churros?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/article/3147428/gender-based-violence-boycott-sissy-idols-and-churros?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 03 Sep 2021 06:00:22 +0000 https://www.scmp.com/news/article/3145746/afghan-women-fear-worst-under-taliban-rule?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/article/3145746/afghan-women-fear-worst-under-taliban-rule?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 20 Aug 2021 06:00:18 +0000 https://www.scmp.com/news/article/3144941/14-year-old-diving-star-cup-noodle-ice-cream-and-more?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/article/3144941/14-year-old-diving-star-cup-noodle-ice-cream-and-more?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 13 Aug 2021 07:58:51 +0000 A team of experienced British women aviators in World War II was reluctantly recruited to deliver warplanes to the front lines. Many were experienced pre-war pilots. One, Amy Johnson, was a celebrity aviatrix who was the first woman to fly solo from Britain to Australia in 1930. They delivered different aircraft multiple times a day in all weather without any modern navigation equipment, including radios. Some of these women lost their lives, including Johnson, who crashed in bad weather. They... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3144696/end-age-discrimination-hiring-fix-hong-kongs-talent-shortage?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3144696/end-age-discrimination-hiring-fix-hong-kongs-talent-shortage?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 12 Aug 2021 06:30:27 +0000 Nguyen Huong Giang made headlines in her native Vietnam when she admitted to being transgender on reality show Vietnam Idol in 2012. The first openly transgender contestant on the show, her confession took the country by storm, spurring debate about the topic and shedding light on the challenges faced by the LGBTQ+ community in the country. When Nguyen advanced, becoming one of the final four contestants, she not only found a platform for her talent but her identity, as members of the public... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3144380/meet-trans-beauty-queen-nguyen-huong-giang-first?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3144380/meet-trans-beauty-queen-nguyen-huong-giang-first?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 09 Aug 2021 08:52:20 +0000 https://www.scmp.com/news/article/3144063/5-things-love-about-tokyo-olympics?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/article/3144063/5-things-love-about-tokyo-olympics?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 06 Aug 2021 06:35:10 +0000 https://www.scmp.com/news/article/3143155/women-investors-one-stop-marriage-shops-and-more?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/article/3143155/women-investors-one-stop-marriage-shops-and-more?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 30 Jul 2021 08:00:27 +0000 Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor might not understand the meaning of a pluralistic society. It is a society where people’s values are appreciated, a society where two or more groups coexist with respect and friendship. That she uses the word but then describes the LGBT community as “them” – saying “Hong Kong society does not have a consensus on giving them any legal status or further rights” – reveals her obliviousness to the reality of Hong Kong’s people. Her time as chief executive... https://www.scmp.com/comment/letters/article/3142185/lgbt-people-have-voice-and-hong-kong-keen-listen-even-if-its-leader?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/letters/article/3142185/lgbt-people-have-voice-and-hong-kong-keen-listen-even-if-its-leader?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 25 Jul 2021 22:45:05 +0000 https://www.scmp.com/news/article/3138718/kung-fu-granny-rental-fashion-asia-and-racism-singapore?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/article/3138718/kung-fu-granny-rental-fashion-asia-and-racism-singapore?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 25 Jun 2021 08:00:26 +0000 Now there is little political opposition in the Legislative Council and the electoral reform law has passed without incident – ushering in a “new and improved” political ecosystem for Hong Kong – one would expect Legco meetings to run as smooth as silk, and the work of governance to be that of quiet clockwork efficiency. Legislators have passed changes to their chamber’s rule book, taking care of filibustering and disorderly conduct as part of their spring-cleaning exercise. And true to their... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3136986/hong-kong-gay-games-prejudice-and-hatred-legco-fall-foul-beijings?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3136986/hong-kong-gay-games-prejudice-and-hatred-legco-fall-foul-beijings?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 13 Jun 2021 22:45:00 +0000