Five inspiring women fashion designers in 2020, from Uma Wang to Yoon Ahn, whose Ambush label Kanye West loves Vincenzo La Torre vincenzo.latorre@scmp.com Japanese psychiatric nurse Seiran Tsuno’s creations are a social media sensation, even if she hasn’t sold a single one yet. She is one of five female fashion designers whose profiles resonated with Post readers in 2020. Photo: courtesy of International Talent Support
The pandemic and the ensuing global economic crisis have taken a huge toll on many small fashion designers, who often don t have the resources of big luxury groups to weather uncertain times.
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Hong Kong fourth wave: hotel quarantine for overseas arrivals extended to 21 days from current 14 amid fears of new variants, as city records 71 Covid-19 cases Hongkongers should avoid large social gatherings, health officials say. Photo: SOPA Images via ZUMA Wire/dpa
All overseas arrivals into Hong Kong will have to quarantine in designated hotels for 21 days, starting from Friday - up from the current 14 days - as city authorities further tightened control measures in their bid to contain the fourth wave of coronavirus infections.
China-Australia relations: timber trade felled as imports axed from two more Australian states China had already banned timber from Queensland, Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania since late October. Photo: Shutterstock
China has banned timber imports from two more Australian states due to pests, meaning the trade has now been cut from six of the country s seven states as the conflict between the two trading partners continued.
The General Administration of Customs of China halted log timber imports from New South Wales and Western Australia from Wednesday in line with China s sanitary measures and quarantine laws, according to a notice published on its website.
Women runners are better than men at keeping even pace: why that helps and how they manage it Lily Canter life@scmp.com Hong Kong-based runner Charlotte Cutler, who has won a number of races over her 35 years of racing. New research shows that female runners of all ages are better at pacing during endurance events than men. Photo: Charlotte Cutler
Men may be faster at running certain distances than women but the latest research shows that females are better at keeping an even pace and are less likely to experience burnout.
Research earlier this year from RunRepeat found that the longer the distance, the smaller the gap between men and women s times in percentage terms, with female ultrarunners actually faster on average than male ultrarunners at distances over 314km (195 miles).