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The latest mental health news including well-being, depression, mindfulness and mental health resources.
A child watches a cartoon series on a mobile phone in New Delhi. The sisters’ father had recently taken away their devices and banned online games and Korean dramas, local media reported. Photo: AFP
India

India probes suspected suicide of 3 sisters amid social media ban debate

Authorities probe how obsession with K-pop and online games, combined with financial distress, led to a suspected triple suicide outside Delhi.

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Human rights in China

China probes mental hospitals over reports patients are being locked up in scam

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Wellness

Walking saved him after son’s suicide. Now, his trail walk raises millions

Wellness

What is cancer ‘prehab’? How patients are getting a head start in recovery

On World Cancer Day on February 4, we look at how cancer prehabilitation helps patients recover more quickly and better handle treatment.

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Breast cancer survivor Christine Cosby explains how she built upper-body strength during prehabilitation before cancer treatment. Prehab empowers cancer patients with exercise, nutrition, and mental support, enhancing recovery and survival rates. Photo: YouTube/AACRNews
Wellness

For these Hongkongers, walking isn’t just exercise – it’s therapy

For cancer survivors, walking is one of the most accessible and sustainable forms of rehabilitation we learn on World Cancer Day.

Wellness

Japanese-American, 60, who went viral saying it’s never too late to start over

Dana Nakagawa reinvented herself as a content creator and now posts videos on starting over, decluttering and her interpretation of ikigai.

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Japan

Japan child suicides reach record high as experts warn of mounting pressures

The rise in child deaths contrasts with a broader decline in suicides, prompting scrutiny of school pressure and mental health support.

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Japan recorded a record 532 child suicides in 2025, according to preliminary government figures. Photo: Shutterstock
Hong Kong police

Letters | Kudos to Hong Kong police negotiators for listening and saving lives

Readers discuss the professionalised empathy of the Police Negotiation Cadre, measures against online scalping, and the use of public swimming pools.

Wellness

How do superagers stay so young? Genes can play a key role, study suggests

People in their 80s with high brain function are far less likely to carry the APOE4 gene than those showing mental decline, research finds.

Crime

Man who beat 4 to death in New York Chinatown ‘heard voices’

Randy Santos is asserting an insanity defence after admitting to the fatal bludgeoning of four men in 2019, including one from Hong Kong.

Randy Santos (centre) is arraigned in New York in October 2019 for the murder of four homeless men. Photo: New York Post via AP
Wellness

Skydiving? It’s just another day for these retirement home residents

From skydiving to gardening, VR experiences offered to residents of US retirement homes are having positive effects on their quality of life.

An elderly retirement home resident engages in a VR experience. Texas-based tech company Mynd Immersive offers its Great American Elderverse - a VR platform that that blends entertainment with physiotherapy, occupational therapy and speech therapy - in nursing homes and assisted living facilities across 10 US states. Photo: Instagram/myndimmersive
Education in Hong Kong

AI mental health app helps Hong Kong students accentuate the positive

EmoCare, powered by artificial intelligence, began trial run last month, serving around 700 primary, secondary and university students.

Wellness

When dementia steals the right words, the ‘wrong’ ones speak volumes

Experts say dementia patients often lose the ability to communicate, but the metaphors they use can help carers better understand them.

Crime in Hong Kong

Woman, 73, charged with murdering husband in Tsim Sha Tsui hotel

Pair found unconscious in hotel room, with man, 77, suffering potentially fatal stab wound, police say.

Cleaners at the Ramada Grand hotel on Austin Avenue had discovered the couple. Photo: Jelly Tse
Wellness

Explainer | What is ‘soft January’? New trend helps you start the year with less pressure

January means ambitious fitness and career goals for many of us. Wellness experts explain the ‘quiet reset’ alternative that’s catching on.

January often brings “exhausting” pressure to set rigid self-improvement goals, but “soft January” offers a kinder alternative. Wellness experts talk about what the trend means to them. Photo: Shutterstock
Hong Kong society

Hong Kong urged to boost support for at-risk elderly across all social classes

Calls by analysts for expanded support follow arrest of elderly woman who allegedly killed husband before attempting suicide.

Japan

Long and short of it: why Okinawa lost crown as Japan’s island of longevity

Okinawan men fell from first to 43rd while women slipped to 16th in the last life expectancy survey, a slide that is expected to continue.

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Hong Kong economy

Opinion | This year, Hong Kong must resolve to rewrite the script for retirement

Any long-term solution requires a re-imagination of retirement – beyond the outdated view of retirees as passive welfare recipients.

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Elderly people do their morning exercises in Fanling on August 17, 2025. Photo: Eugene Lee
Wellness

The huge benefits of quitting alcohol, from weight loss to slowing ageing

Ex-drinkers and sobriety experts explain how life is better and healthier without drinking as many attempt the same during Dry January.

Wellness

We rewrite our memories every time we recall a moment. How that can help us

Every time we recall something, it sets off actions that change us and alter our memories – something that could have therapeutic benefits.

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China society

Outside In | We are speeding towards a demography of loneliness

The swarming sociability of family life is fading as one-person households and lonely deaths rise. Coping with loneliness is now a life skill.

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Around the world, more people are growing up as only children; marrying late, if at all; having children late, if at all; and living alone in old age. Photo: Shutterstock
Malaysia

Malaysia rules 15-year-old fit to stand trial in 2025 murder of Yap Shing Xuen

Following a psychiatric review, a teen faces trial for the stabbing of schoolmate Yap Shing Xuen, who suffered over 200 wounds.

Yap Shing Xiuen, 16, was found dead in a school toilet in Malaysia on October 14, stabbed more than 200 times from her neck to thigh, according to her mother. Photo: Facebook
Art

Hong Kong artist challenges labels surrounding disability in new show

In ‘Decolonising Madness’ at Eaton HK, Sophie Cheung explores colonial-era definitions of ‘mental incapacity’ that still inform laws.

Wellness

Singaporean pro boxer uses skills from the ring to dominate life’s other fights

Efasha Kamarudin credits boxing for helping her build self-confidence, tackle body-size hang-ups and bounce back from new motherhood blues.

Wellness

5 power-ups for 2026 to start your 2026 wellness journey right

Check out apparel and footwear from the likes of Sporty & Rich and American Vintage, then sign up for Apple Fitness+ to stay focused on your goals.

American Vintage is a buzzy French brand with a line of colourful retro fitness looks. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong society

Opinion | Hong Kong’s ageing population needs purpose, not just medical care

Too many among the city’s ageing population struggle on their own due to stigmas around mental health and a lack of targeted policies.

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An elderly woman at Oi Man Estate in Ho Man Tin in October 2025. Photo: Jelly Tse
Wellness

Explainer | It’s not you, it’s the weather: all about seasonal affective disorder

Beat the winter blues – and even summer SAD – with expert tips on light therapy, diet and mindfulness for better seasonal mental health.

Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy

Housing anxiety impeding Hong Kong fire trauma recovery: mental health experts

Many Wang Fuk Court residents displaced by the deadly inferno are now living in hotels, youth hostels or transitional housing.

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