In the words of Jon Bon Jovi, we’re halfway there. Woah! As we enter a new year, the Premier League reaches the halfway mark, a perfect time to assess how each team has performed in their first 19 games of the season. We asked The Athletic’s writers to send in their report cards. Here, they…
Alibaba (BABA 0.53%) and Tencent (TCEHY 0.65%) are two of China’s largest tech companies. Alibaba owns the country’s largest e-commerce marketplaces and top cloud infrastructure platform. Tencent owns China’s largest social media platform, one of the country’s leading cloud infrastructure platforms, and the world’s largest video game publishing business. Both companies are expanding their artificial…
An exhibition on Hong Kong’s classic crime films opened at the old Yau Ma Tei police station on Friday, with an intricate replica of a detective’s office among the immersive displays captivating long-time fans of the genre. Curated by local filmmakers and titled “Yau Ma Tei Police Station: A Cinematic Journey”, the exhibition at the…
The summer transfer window saw 25 players move between Serie A and the Premier League, with 12 moving to England and 13 to Italy. Here is a reminder of who they all were. Tijjani Reijnders was the biggest mover between Serie A and Premier League clubs over the summer transfer window. If all add-ons are…
1 明閣：酒店粵菜的穩定標準答案 作為不少食客心目中「實無死」的高級粵菜選擇，明閣多年來一直是酒店中菜的代表之一。無論是宴會、家庭聚餐，還是正式商務飯局，明閣的菜式風格始終保持在傳統與精緻之間的理想平衡。廚房擅長處理海味、燒味與經典粵菜工序，味道取向清晰，不刻意追求驚喜，卻勝在穩定度極高。對不少香港人而言，明閣象徵的是一種值得信賴的粵菜語言。 地址：灣仔港灣道23號鷹君中心2樓（灣仔店），旺角上海街555號康得思酒店6樓（旺角店） 2 金東大蜑家菜：把水上人飲食文化留在餐桌上 蜑家鹹魚缽 手撕鷄拼鴨腿 辣子三鮮炒刀削面 若說香港中菜的靈魂與在地文化密不可分，那麼金東大蜑家菜 正是最具代表性的存在之一。餐廳以蜑家菜為主軸，重現昔日水上人以漁獲為本的家常做法。菜式不走精修路線，卻着重食材新鮮與火候掌握，味道樸實而直接。對於想深入了解香港本土飲食脈絡的食客而言，金東大蜑家菜並非「打卡餐廳」，而是一間必須親身體驗的文化場域。 地址：筲箕灣東大街59-99號東威大廈地下5號舖 3 賀賀澤：當代潮州菜 近年潮州菜在香港重新受到關注，而賀賀澤則是其中最具話題性的代表。餐廳主打正宗潮州手法，重視食材原味與工序細節，特別是凍魚、海鮮與傳統潮式小炒，風味乾淨而層次分明。相比傳統老字號，賀賀澤在空間與整體體驗上更貼近現代餐飲審美，成功把地方菜系帶入新一代食客的日常選擇之中。 地址：尖沙咀山林道38號銀座9樓 4 天龍軒：維港天際線上的粵菜高峰 位於 ICC 高層的天龍軒，多年來一直是香港高端粵菜的象徵之一。餐廳不單以景觀取勝，更在點心、清湯與海味菜式上展現酒店級中菜的最高標準。菜式處理細膩，調味克制，服務流程亦高度成熟，特別適合重要慶祝場合或高規格宴請。天龍軒的存在，本身已是一種對傳統粵菜工藝的當代肯定。 地址：尖沙咀柯士甸道西1號環球貿易廣場香港麗思卡爾頓酒店102樓 5 壹玖捌叁：屬於新一代的香港中菜語言 相比以上幾間偏向經典路線的餐廳，壹玖捌叁 則代表着另一種方向。餐廳以「香港味道」作為出發點，透過較自由的烹調方式，重新演繹熟悉的中菜元素。菜式不刻意標榜創新，卻在比例、調味與呈現方式上更貼近當代飲食習慣，吸引一批對中菜有要求、同時不想受傳統框架限制的食客。 地址：跑馬地載德街2-4號雅怡閣1樓 Source link
Adrienne Martin Adrienne Martin faced a difficult choice after her monthly healthcare premium increased dramatically Adrienne Martin and her family are starting the New Year off without healthcare. The 47-year-old Texas mother had to make a difficult choice when she found out her monthly healthcare premium was increasing in 2026 from what she described as…
Tourism Commissioner Angelina Cheung on Friday said a number of cruise terminal operators had expressed interest in taking over the Kai Tak facility since the government’s launch of an open tender last month. Speaking on RTHK’s Backchat programme, she emphasised that the new operator had to be able to hold events at the terminal when…
A top cardiologist isn’t buying the rationale behind President Donald Trump’s high-dosage aspirin regimen. Jonathan Reiner, CNN’s medical analyst and Dick Cheney’s former heart doctor, said Trump’s theory that aspirin prevents him from having “thick” blood “makes no sense,” and questioned why the 79-year-old president doesn’t take his own doctors’ advice to pop a lower…
Veteran Hong Kong actor and action choreographer Yuen Cheung-yan has died at the age of 69. Yuen, who was born in the city in 1957, died at noon on New Year’s Day at Queen Elizabeth Hospital, according to film director and actor Lee Lik-chi, who announced the news on his Weibo page on Thursday. “May…
Silver sank after breaking above $80 per ounce for the first time amid a historic rally driven by speculative trading and a persistent mismatch Written by: Olumide Adesina • Friday, January 2, 2026 • 2 min read • Last updated: Friday, January 2, 2026 Add an article to your Reading List Register now to be…