Hong Kong entrepreneurs with operations in the Middle East are recalibrating their global footprints to hedge against mounting geopolitical instability and losses resulting from the widening conflict in Iran. The shift in business strategy followed the outbreak of the US-Israel war with Iran last week, prompting firms to draw up contingency plans by pivoting to…
Tens of thousands of Hongkongers and tourists lined the streets in Tsim Sha Tsui on Tuesday evening for the city’s annual Lunar New Year float parade, with the crowd left in awe as they saw dancers, dragons and other delights. The two-hour Cathay International Chinese New Year Night Parade began at 8pm on Tuesday with…
South Korea, Japan, Vietnam and mainland China are emerging as popular Lunar New Year destinations for Hongkongers this year, as residents take advantage of a calendar arrangement allowing them to enjoy nine consecutive days off by taking just two days of leave. Travel industry representatives said the long break had “significantly stimulated” demand, with departures…
Egypt requested that the artifact be returned under the 1970 UNESCO Convention, which both it and the Netherlands are beholden to. A 3,500-year-old stone head believed to have been stolen from Luxor during the Arab Spring in the early 2010s has been returned to Egypt, the Dutch Government Information and Heritage Inspectorate said in a…
new video loaded: Gaza’s Sick And Wounded Await a Lifeline in Rafah transcript Back transcript Gaza’s Sick And Wounded Await a Lifeline in Rafah The Rafah crossing, a key passage between Gaza and Egypt that has served as a medical gateway for the sick and the wounded, is set to reopen for the first time…
This story was published in the South China Morning Post on February 1, 2006 14 Hong Kong tourists die in Egypt crash by Staff Reporters Fourteen Hong Kong tourists died on Tuesday (January 31, 2006) when their speeding coach ran off a highway in southern Egypt and rolled over. The crash, one of the worst…
Today’s ESG Updates US May Lift Venezuela Sanctions to Boost Oil & IMF Aid: US could ease sanctions to support Venezuela’s economy and oil sales. Egypt Signs $1.8B Renewable Energy Deals: Egypt secures solar and storage projects to hit 42% renewables by 2030. G7 Urged to Cut Dependence on China for Critical Minerals: US pushes…
Hosts India and top seeds Hong Kong, China, will compete for the SDAT Squash World Cup title after India blew away defending champions Egypt while Hong Kong, China, were saved by a valiant rescue from Alex Lau and Ka Yi Lee as the pre-tournament favourites recovered from 0-2 down against Japan in Express Avenue Mall,…
For decades, New York and London have defined the flow of global capital. But while markets still chase short-term returns in US equities, the next great wave of productive investment is taking shape in East Asia, led by China’s financing, manufacturing and export of the clean technologies that are remaking the global economy. That contrast…
Mostafa Asal said he was missing the “unique challenge” posed by retired rival Ali Farag, after the world No 1 dismantled Victor Crouin on Thursday to coast into the Milwaukee Hong Kong Squash Open semi-finals. Frenchman Crouin inflicted defending champion Asal’s most recent defeat, in California in October, but he could not live with the…