Daily Flash
The Tom Cruise action movie Mission: Impossible was such a global success in the late 1990s that some Hong Kong producers decided to strip the local characteristics out of their action films to make them more palatable to mainstream audiences in the West. Cue generic plots involving the CIA, international criminals, drug smugglers and terrorists,…
An online video showing a man removing a distance marker from Hong Kong’s MacLehose Trail has sparked anger among internet users, who have warned that the act could have put hikers in need of emergency rescue at even greater risk. The 21-second clip was circulating widely on Chinese social media platform RedNote and shows the…
The news of Ocean Empire, a 33-year-old congee restaurant chain, suddenly shutting down is not surprising. The catering industry has struggled mightily since Hong Kong reopened its borders after the worst of the Covid-19 pandemic, and many local restaurants have bitten the dust. The disrupter of the century so far, the pandemic has permanently changed…
Hong Kong movie theatres achieved an 83 per cent occupancy rate for Cinema Day, a three-year high that saw nearly 195,000 people enjoy a day at the pictures, even as the overall turnout was slightly below the tally for 2024. For Cinema Day on Saturday, 53 venues offered tickets at HK$30 (US$3.86) each and hosted…
Sany Heavy Industry, one of China’s largest heavy equipment manufacturers, plans to use the sum of up to US$1.5 billion that it could raise in a proposed Hong Kong initial public offering (IPO) to support global expansion, despite ongoing trade tensions between China and the US, according to an executive. The Shanghai-listed company will use…
Three Hong Kong insurance firms unveiled policies this week aimed at helping Hongkongers access medical services across the Greater Bay Area, as companies recognise fresh opportunities in serving the city’s growing “silver” population amid the government’s push for greater integration across the region. BOC Group Life Assurance, FWD Group and Prudential Hong Kong unveiled their…
Stephanie Wong believes it is destiny that explains why she ended up in Vancouver, Canada, opening a bakery cafe. The Hong Kong-born chef, who used to have a restaurant called Roots, in Wan Chai on Hong Kong Island, is now selling sourdough and viennoiserie such as crispy croissants, salted caramel canelés and matcha strawberry madeleines…
A Cathay Pacific Airbus A350 aircraft is seen at Hong Kong International Airport in Hong Kong on Sept 3, 2024. (Photo: Reuters) A flight attendant with Cathay Pacific Airways mistakenly served a glass of white wine to a three-year-old boy seated in business class last month, raising concerns over the health risks caused by a…
Richard Serra once said in an interview with Charlie Rose, “Art is purposely useless”. What the artist known for his colossal sculptures meant was that, unlike architecture, art can escape from all constraints and restrictions and be free. Well, Serra would eat his words if he had a chance to see what museum visitors are…
Hong Kong’s cycling association could be ordered to reopen an inquiry regarding last year’s Paris Olympics after a renewed accusation about its selection of riders, a source has told the Post. A complaint last October to the Sports Federation and Olympic Committee of Hong Kong, China (SF&OC) – subsequently investigated, with the findings leaked to…