NCD Watch March 2025 – Colorectal Cancer Screening and Prevention
NCD Watch March 2025 – Colorectal Cancer Screening and Prevention
US$940m mall loan deadline looms
Cash-strapped builder Parkview Group has until March 17 to avoid a potential default on a US$940 million (HK$7.3 billion) loan tied to a landmark mall complex in Beijing, according to people familiar with the matter.
Parkview’s interest reserve account – funds set aside to service charges on the…
Robot makes a cuppa with embodied AI
Themis Qi
Chinese robot startup AgiBot has unveiled an artificial intelligence large language model that enables robots to acquire skills from videos in the latest technological advancement in about embodied AI.
The GenieOperator-1 model studies videos featuring human hand movements and then teaches…
Leapmotor narrows loss by 33pc to 2.8b yuan
Cici Cao
Chinese electric vehicle maker Zhejiang Leapmotor Technology (9863) yesterday said its net loss in 2024 narrowed 33.2 percent year-on-year to 2.82 billion yuan (HK$3.03 billion), thanks to robust contributions in the fourth quarter.
The company recorded a positive net profit of 80 million…
Wharf REIC bearish as net dives 81pc to $890m
Staff reporter
Wharf Real Estate Investment Company (1997), the operator of Hong Kong’s biggest mall Harbour City, said its net profit for 2024 plunged 81 percent from a year earlier to HK$890 million on the losses from property revaluation amid a weak demand for commercial real estate.
The company…
Trump rattles Wall Street
Agencies
Wall Street’s major indexes started the day in the red yesterday after US President Donald Trump declined to rule out the chance of a recession in the world’s biggest economy.
Minutes into trading, the Dow Jones Industrial Average slid 1.1 percent to 42,320.56, while the S&P 500 Index fell…
FINI fails to red-flag multiple IPO subscriptions
Staff reporter
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing’s (0388) digital initial public offering settlement platform FINI was found failing to identify multiple IPO subscriptions made by some mainland users, local media reported, citing brokerages.
The report said certain mainland investors were suspected…
48th round of computer ballot registration for submitting applications for Northbound Travel for Hong Kong Vehicles to be open March 10 to 13
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Judiciary to launch two-year pilot scheme for live broadcasting of Court of Final Appeal proceedings
11th March 2025 – (Hong Kong) The Judiciary announced today that it will initiate a pilot scheme for the live broadcasting of substantive appellate proceedings in the Court of Final Appeal (CFA), commencing on 1st April, 2025, and running for two years. Open justice is essential for maintaining public confidence in the judicial system and […]
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Fatal stabbing of young woman during live stream in Tokyo
11th March 2025 – (Tokyo) On 11th March, a fatal incident unfolded in Tokyo’s Shinjuku district, where a woman in her twenties was fatally stabbed while conducting a live stream on the street. The attack occurred around 9.50am local time, prompting a swift response from the Tokyo Metropolitan Police, who received reports of a woman […]
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Paolo Tantoco of the Rustan family in the Philippines dies at 44
11th March 2025 – (Manila) Paolo Tantoco, a member of the influential Tantoco family associated with the Rustan Commercial Corporation, has died at the age of 44. The news was announced on March 9 by his brother, Donnie Tantoco, president of Rustan Commercial Corporation, who conveyed a message from their parents, Rico and Nena Tantoco. […]
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Seventy-year-old Singaporean man sentenced to 11 years for bank robbery in Hong Kong
11th March 2025 – (Hong Kong) A 75-year-old Singaporean man has been sentenced to 11 years in prison after he was convicted of robbing a bank in Yau Ma Tei in 2022. Leong Ho-seng entered a local bank on Nathan Road, brandishing what appeared to be a firearm and making off with HK$14,000 in cash. […]
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Student jailed for using fake record to enter Chinese University of Hong Kong
Mainland Chinese student sentenced to three months in prison for using forged New York University transcript in application to CUHK.
Teenager arrested over HK$200,000 ‘space oil’ production in Hong Kong hotel
Vietnamese national, 16, apprehended with manufacturing ingredients and tools in raid of North Point premises.
Hong Kong woman dies after being rescued from public housing estate fire
The victim, in her 60s, was taken to hospital with burns on her face and hands.
Social worker Jackie Chen Hung-sau found guilty in 2019 riot, detained immediately
11th March 2025 – (Hong Kong) Jackie Chen Hung-sau, a 47-year-old social worker, has been convicted in connection with the 2019 Wan Chai riots, where she was accused of inciting unrest by using a loudspeaker at the scene. After being initially acquitted, the Department of Justice appealed the decision, leading to a retrial of her […]
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One killed in massive drone attack on Moscow, Russia claims downing 337 Ukrainian drones
11th March 2025 – (Moscow) Russia reported downing 337 Ukrainian drones launched towards its territory overnight, resulting in one fatality and three injuries in the Moscow region. The attack, which Moscow’s defence ministry described as one of the largest since the invasion of Ukraine, caused damage to buildings and forced the closure of airports due […]
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