• Wednesday, December 30, 2009 - 8:04am By Matthew Lawrence
    Internet users in several Asian countries may have been disappointed earlier this month after both Yahoo and Bing quietly began censoring adult material.  The Guardian reported Monday that both search engines, as well as Yahoo-owned photo-sharing...
  • Thursday, November 5, 2009 - 12:02pm By Dr Martha Lee
    During the semi-finals of the Miss Asia pageant in Hong Kong, several participants were singled out to have their body parts, such as their breasts, scrutinised in minute detail. The segment which drew the most fire was the so-called “breast...
  • Monday, November 2, 2009 - 5:47pm By Theresa Ikard
    Taipei, the capital of Taiwan, hosted its first gay pride parade seven years ago. In 2003, that inaugural parade drew 500 participants. In 2006, there were 3000, then 5000 in 2007, and 18,000 last year. This year, the reported numbers were close to...
  • Thursday, September 17, 2009 - 8:11am By Jessica O'Reilly
    According to The Standard, the results of a Chinese study published by the International Society for Sexual Medicine suggest that a significant number of young and middle-aged couples in Hong Kong have not engaged in sexual activity with their...
  • Monday, April 20, 2009 - 2:49pm By Tim McElreavy
    Speaking of blood donations, this is a story that will undoubtedly leave a bad taste in your mouth. Agence-France Presse reports that an Indonesian maid in Hong Kong has been accused of spicing up a soup she made for her employer with her own...
  • Thursday, March 19, 2009 - 5:52pm By Tim McElreavy
    Variety reports that One Dollar Productions, headed by Stephen Siu Jr., will produce the first 3-D erotic movie. The film will be a sequel to Sex and Zen, the 1991 production filmed by the producer's father Stephen Siu Yeuk-yen. The film begins...
  • Tuesday, March 10, 2009 - 11:43am By Chris Hall
    The China Daily reports that Hong Kong has reached a record high of reported HIV infections for a single year. There were 485 cases recorded in 2008, which is an increase of 5% over the previous year, and the highest number of cases recorded since...