Hong Kong Customs has intercepted a cargo vessel bound for Macau, uncovering HK$28 million (US$3.575 million) worth of undeclared items, including dried shark fins and alternative smoking products. Patrolling officers intercepted the river trade vessel southwest of Hong Kong, near the waters off Fan Lau on Lantau on May 9, and found the poorly documented…
ALERTS FOR YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD. LET’S GET TO MORE BREAKING NEWS AT THIS HOUR. FEDERAL AGENTS RAID A SOUTH SIDE MILWAUKEE CLOTHING STORE, SO IMAGES FROM THE SCENE SHOW MULTIPLE LARGE BOXES WITH THE WORDS HOMELAND SECURITY EVIDENCE ON THEM. YOU CAN SEE IT HERE. NOT SURE IF YOU CAN MAKE OUT THE WORDS THERE, BUT…
Hong Kong customs has arrested two domestic helpers suspected to have been using their employers’ homes to store illicit cigarettes and seized HK$900,000 (US$115, 400) worth of goods. Customs said its officers spotted and intercepted two women, aged 40 and 48, carrying suspicious nylon bags on Sunday at Choi Yuen Estate in Sheung Shui and…
Hong Kong customs officers have arrested a man after he allegedly arrived in the city on a flight from Thailand with cannabis buds worth about HK$5.4 million (US$696,200) in his suitcase. The Customs and Excise Department said on Thursday that the 49-year-old man had flown into the city from Bangkok the day before. During customs…
Hong Kong Customs and a consumer watchdog are investigating 22 complaints involving HK$200,000 (US$26,000) in prepaid packages following the abrupt closure of a beauty centre in Fanling, a lawmaker assisting victims has said. Athena Beauty, located in Cheung Wah Estate in Fanling, was also accused of transferring customers’ information without consent to Classic Life, a…
The Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra has set a record under the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals after the collective attendance of the group’s performances of an eco-friendly remake of an ancient string instrument reached about 1 million. The group started exploring greener alternatives to python skin to cover the huqin’s soundbox in 2005, eventually settling on…
Last December, I asked my students at Wharton to nominate and vote on topics for our final class. The runaway top choice was leadership lessons from Elon Musk. It’s become a hot topic among the corporate elite, too. At a recent leadership conference, the founder of a lucrative start-up said in passing that Mr. Musk…
The final list of countermeasures prepared by the Commission to respond to Trump’s steel and aluminum tariffs, which entered force on March 12, will not fully match their estimated impact of €26 billion on EU exports, Trade Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič said after the talks. That’s less than originally intended after EU countries lobbied to remove…
Hong Kong customs officers have arrested a 37-year-old technician over drug trafficking and seized 39kg (86lbs) of suspected cocaine worth HK$33 million (US$4.2 million) hidden in a unit of a commercial building in a busy shopping district. Acting Assistant Superintendent Vincent Yeung Wai-hon from the Customs and Excise Department’s drug investigation division said on Saturday…
Hong Kong customs officers have arrested a 37-year-old technician over drug trafficking and seized 39kg (86lbs) of suspected cocaine worth HK$33 million (US$4.2 million) hidden in a unit of a commercial building in a busy shopping district. Acting Assistant Superintendent Vincent Yeung Wai-hon from the Customs and Excise Department’s drug investigation division said on Saturday…