Quake fears drive some Hong Kong tourists away from Asian cities: industry leader
Some tour group bookings for Thailand, Japan and Taiwan over Easter holiday have fallen due to concerns over earthquakes, Steve Huen of EGL Tours says.
Hong Kong’s Democratic Party a step closer to disbanding, final vote in coming months
Members vote to authorise leadership to go ahead with plan, as chairman declines to respond to reports of political pressure.
No Messi repeat: Manchester United vow to bring their stars for Hong Kong match
Promoter promises “basically the whole team”, while United’s director of tours says ‘you can trust us – we will put on a show’
No time to spare for HK rescuers in Myanmar
Cheng Wong and AP
It was “profoundly moving” for the government-dispatched search-and-rescue team in Myanmar, their commander recalls, when they saved a man who had been trapped for more than 125 hours.
The team shared on a radio program yesterday that many citizens and government officials burst…
IoT upgrading public housing management
Cheng Wong
The Internet of Things enables public rental housing management to monitor estates’ conditions in real time, such as illegal parking and garbage bin capacity, says Secretary for Housing Winnie Ho Wing-yin.
Ho posted on social media yesterday that in addition to using artificial…
Luxury mansion in Mid-Levels sells for $300m
A luxury mansion with two parking spaces at 138 Pok Fu Lam Road sold for HK$300 million by tender on Saturday.
The luxury project, developed by Ryoden Development in Mid-levels West, offers three homes.
Earlier this month, Kerry Properties’ (0683) Mont Verra in Kowloon sold a flat with a parking…
Xiaomi delays new car launch after fatal crash
Themis Qi
Xiaomi (1810) has postponed the launch of its latest electric car and new consumer electronics as it grapples with the fallout from a fatal crash involving its debut sedan over two weeks ago.
The Chinese smartphone and EV maker was expected to unveil its YU7 sedan, the 15S Pro smartphone,…
US tariff U-turn small step toward righting a wrong, says China
Staff reporter and agencies
Beijing yesterday said the US’s U-turn in exempting smartphones and electronics largely imported from China from crippling levies of 145 percent was “a small step” to correct the “wrong practice” of reciprocal tariffs.
The Ministry of Commerce also said it was evaluating…
No easy way out as trade war escalates
US President Donald Trump’s reciprocal tariff policy has been in effect for over 10 days now and the changes have been quite significant.
Initially, all imported goods from every country were subject to these tariffs, but now only Chinese products face tariffs as high as 145 percent.
Over the…
Violent altercation near taxi in Mong Kok leads to arrest of two individuals
14th April 2025 – (Hong Kong) Three video clips circulated online recently capturing a physical confrontation between two men near a taxi, marked by exchanges of profanity, grappling, and physical blows. The altercation drew a crowd of onlookers and some individuals attempted to intervene. In the initial video segment, a taxi was parked at the […]
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Police arrest two 15-year-olds for alleged scam involving iTunes gift cards and mock banknotes
14th April 2025 – (Hong Kong) Yesterday, at 5.45pm, law enforcement received a report from a 34-year-old woman named Lun, who alleged that while conducting a transaction with a teenage boy and girl opposite 54 Tak Man Street in Hung Hom, she suspected the duo of using counterfeit banknotes. Upon receiving the report, officers arrived […]
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Chinese President Xi Jinping set to commence state visit to Vietnam from today
14th April 2025 – (Beijing) Chinese President Xi Jinping’s forthcoming state visit to Vietnam from 14th to 15th holds significant diplomatic weight, marking his fourth visit to the country as General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and Chinese President. The visit, at the invitation of Vietnamese counterparts To Lam and […]
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Hong Kong to introduce 3 digital security measures to combat financial fraud
The HKMA’s ‘E-Banking Security ABC’ measures will enhance online banking security, deputy chief executive Arthur Yuen says.
Unravelling U.S.dollar crisis forged by reckless trade policy
14th April 2025 – (New York) Economic orthodoxy holds that tariffs should strengthen a nation’s currency by reducing imports and theoretically improving the trade balance. Yet the U.S. dollar’s precipitous decline—plummeting to three-year lows against the euro and surrendering 10% of its value since January—defies conventional wisdom in spectacular fashion. This anomaly reveals a deeper […]
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From Coldplay to Cantopop, how Hong Kong can dominate Asia’s concert economy
14th April 2025 – (Hong Kong) The resounding success of Coldplay’s four-night residency at Kai Tak Sports Park has delivered precisely the shot in the arm Hong Kong’s tourism sector required. Over 200,000 attendees, including a substantial contingent of mainland Chinese and international visitors, generated an estimated HK$1 billion in direct economic impact—a figure that […]
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Fatal collision in Kowloon Tong involves minibus and cyclist, driver arrested
14th April 2025 – (hong Kong) At approximately 5am today, a minibus travelling from Mei Foo to Kwun Tong collided with a cyclist on Boundary Street near the traffic lights under the Waterloo Road bridge. The cyclist, an elderly man, was struck and thrown over 10 metres to the ground, sustaining severe injuries and losing […]
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