The average air traveler makes 5.3 trips per year, according to trade group Airlines for America. Billionaire Elon Musk makes more trips than that in a month as the jet-setter takes off for business trips, to schmooze with politicians or kick back in vacation spots. One day, he might be in Austin viewing a prototype…
A senior assistant at Hong Kong’s Immigration Department has admitted to throttling his wife and five-year-old son multiple times in fits of rage over trivial quarrels. Kowloon City Court on Monday heard the guilty pleas from the 49-year-old defendant who assaulted his 39-year-old wife on three occasions between 2021 and 2024 at their home in…
Published on February 23, 2026 Image generated with Ai The Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) has recently appointed a new Senior Manager for Trade Marketing in the UK and Northern Europe. Joelle Watkins, who took on the role in late February 2026, will be responsible for overseeing all trade marketing strategies and partnerships across Northern…
A fisher stops to sniff at the ground on a University of New Hampshire farm property in 2022. The university and New Hampshire Fish and Game Department have found that fisher are widely exposed to toxic rodenticides, likely through their preferred prey of small mammals. (Photo courtesy University of New Hampshire) It’s not easy to…
①All three major indices rose by more than 2%. What are the highlights of the market? ②The AI sector shows a differentiated trend. How do institutions view it? Cailian Press, February 23 (Editor: Feng Yi) Sentiment in Hong Kong stocks rebounded today, with all three major indices posting significant gains. By the close, the Hang…
Third-choice Napoli Nikita Contini voices his discontent over referee decisions on social media after a 2-1 loss against Atalanta: ‘What a farce today’s football is.’ Napoli suffered a 2-1 away defeat at Atalanta on Sunday, but were outraged by the referee’s decisions, sending their director, Giovanni Manna, to the media to complain after the match….
Hong Kong’s Correctional Services Department has launched exchange tours to mainland China for former young offenders convicted of crimes related to the 2019 social unrest to boost their understanding of national development and culture. Rounding up the department’s work over the past year, Commissioner for Correctional Services Wong Kwok-hing said on Monday that Project PATH,…
On Jan. 8, Iranians took to the streets to call for an end to the repressive Islamic Republic. Two days later, demonstrations had been largely stamped out, the country was in a communications blackout, and thousands of protesters had been killed. More than a month on, the full extent of the bloodshed is difficult to…
Currency markets opened on Monday with the US dollar under pressure, as traders assessed weekend developments related to US tariff policy. According to Reuters: → On Friday, the Supreme Court ruled that President Trump’s sweeping tariffs exceeded his authority. → In response, the US president criticised the court and introduced a blanket 15% import levy….
President Donald Trump is demanding that Netflix terminate one of its board members, Susan Rice, or face unspecified repercussions. His comment came on February 21 through a post on Trump’s social media platform, Truth Social, targeting the former U.N. ambassador and national security advisor. Donald Trump shares post suggesting Netflix should fire Susan Rice In…