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The popular Vollpension Cafe in Austria is staffed mostly with people above 60 and offers home-made cakes and traditional recipes while making a statement against elderly poverty and loneliness.

Spirit of Hong Kong is a series that looks behind the scenes of one of Asia's largest and most vibrant cities by focusing on those whose contributions often go unnoticed yet are vital to the everyday success of Hong Kong. 

An elderly Hong Kong man has revealed that he would rather live in a 15-square-foot “coffin home” than a larger public housing flat because “at least I have someone to talk to here”.

Readers discuss how to strengthen social enterprises’ role in elderly employment, and deepen public engagement on heritage conservation.

Soaring prices of food, fuel and other costs leave grass-roots families struggling to make ends meet.

Covid-19 wreaked havoc on the F&B industry last year, and it continues to affect restaurants, cafes and bars around the world. Many have been closed for extended periods, have had to pivot to survive, or have shut their doors indefinitely. Yet both Michelin and Asia’s 50 Best chose to persevere with their respective awards this year, albeit virtually. “We feel that our role as an organisation is to help promote great restaurants and by extension the hospitality sector as a whole. As the wor...

Covid-19 wreaked havoc on the F&B industry last year, and it continues to affect restaurants, cafes and bars around the world. Many have been closed for extended periods, have had to pivot to survive, or have shut their doors indefinitely. Yet both Michelin and Asia’s 50 Best chose to persevere with their respective awards this year, albeit virtually. “We feel that our role as an organisation is to help promote great restaurants and by extension the hospitality sector as a whole. As the wor...

Manulife HK launches MOVE for GOOD challenge to support people in need Details 11 February 2021 With Chinese New Year upon us, its important to remember those less fortunate. Through the ManulifeMOVE app, Manulife Hong Kong has launched the MOVE for GOOD campaign, encouraging Hongkongers to get out, get active, and in doing so, help get food to Hongkongers in need. Partnering with social enterprise Gingko House for the MOVE for GOOD challenge, Manulife...

180 million steps Manulife Hong Kong is also calling on its people – including employees and agency force – to get involved in this cause by buying "Manulife Healthy Boxed Meals with Soup" from Gingko House. For every single meal they donate, Manulife will make a matching donation[1] to the charity cause. The partnering organization, Gingko House, is a social enterprise creating jobs for elderly Hongkongers as part of its mission to deliver social benefits. The organization has provided fr...