Hong Kong’s leader has announced 10 follow-up measures to resolve a freshwater contamination saga at two public housing estates a week after residents voiced their worries, as the government faced mounting criticism over its slow response. A veteran political analyst also called the government’s response “embarrassing”, saying it undermined the city’s efforts to show improvements…
Credit: X/@sociallywanderful India’s music scene is known for producing some absolute bangers — from Bollywood hits to indie chart-toppers. But for one British woman, the song that stole her heart wasn’t playing in a nightclub or movie — it was blaring from a garbage truck.Deanna Leigh, a 23-year-old travel vlogger from the UK, recently went…
High fashion today thrives on the overlap of heritage and future. The most storied houses tap young hot talents for their coveted creative director roles and mount soaring museum shows which trace their stories to the very first atelier day. Presented in the most cutting-edge ways, their archives not only see light again but also…
Kulvir Shergill, an Indian-origin head of an organised crime group, who has been accused of masterminding international conspiracies to import huge sums of cocaine into the United Kingdom, was sentenced to 21 years and three months in jail on Friday. Kulvir Shergill’s crime group imported around 250kg of cocaine into the UK.(X) The National Crime…
A statement making hat moment for actress Sarah Jessica Parker is hardly surprising to those familiar with her Met Gala red carpet sartorial choices, which many include fantastical designs by milliner Philip Treacy. The actress’s latest hat trick — a checkered “cloud-like” topper worn in the “Sex and the City” sequel “And Just Like That”—…
Although almost half of all Americans have hypertension, or high blood pressure, only a small number of them are managing it, according to the Centers for Disease Control. What’s more, a new study has found that many people with high blood pressure don’t even know they have it, and that lack of awareness may be…
Hong Kong’s weather bureau is tracking a tropical disturbance spinning in the warm waters east of the Philippines, which may develop into the first typhoon of the season next week. The low-pressure system may enter the South China Sea and move toward the southern coast of mainland China around the middle of next week, according…
William and Sophie touched paper cups and said “cheers” as they sampled the drink at the Royal Cornwall Show – the prince’s first visit as the Duke of Cornwall. The pair were mobbed by crowds at the event at Whitecross, Wadebridge near Bodmin, who wanted selfies with William and to shake their hands. The Prince…
Every year, fashion’s climate campaigners descend on Copenhagen for the Global Fashion Summit, the industry’s highest-profile sustainability gathering. The event, which is typically dominated by large brands offering up a relentlessly optimistic prognosis on the industry’s climate efforts, was unusually downbeat this year. Many of fashion’s biggest companies were noticeably absent — a function of…
HONG KONG – The International Science, Technology and Innovation Forum of the Boao Forum for Asia 2025 kicked off in Hong Kong for the first time on Friday. The two-day event features a plenary session, 10 special forums as well as several cutting-edge dialogues and roundtables under the theme “Transitioning towards the Future: Powered by…