Terrence Tang is the head of wine and spirits for Asia at auction house Bonhams. He spoke to Andrew Sun. When I was growing up my family frequently dined out and we had a particular fondness for Chinese cuisine. We would go for dim sum every week, as well as explore new restaurants. Now, I…
Hong Kong striker Matt Orr said the East Asian Football Championship should face questions about its “timing and organisation”, but believed his side could only benefit from playing against the region’s better teams. Winners Japan and South Korea, the hosts and runners-up, were both significantly understrength for the four-team tournament, which was staged outside an…
A gambling debt linked to Hong Kong actor Jacky Heung has been fully settled, Macau casino operator MGM China has said, saying legal proceedings have been terminated. The casino company made the statement on Wednesday, a day after the media reported that its subsidiary, MGM Grand Paradise, had issued a writ against Heung. The actor…
A 23-year-old Hongkonger has been arrested for allegedly pushing a nine-year-old boy into the sea while the child was fishing with his mother in Hung Hom. Police said the man, surnamed Wong, was apprehended in Kowloon City at 5.22pm on Tuesday, three days after the incident, on suspicion of assault occasioning actual bodily harm. They…
After making headlines last month with the opening of a ship-shaped store in Shanghai that’s still the talk of the town in China and beyond, it looks as though Louis Vuitton has big plans for Hong Kong too. The Parisian label has just erected a large expanse of scaffolding at the K11 Musea mall, located…
Hong Kong stocks rose for a fifth straight day amid signs of easing US-China tensions after Nvidia said it would resume sales of some chips to China. The Hang Seng Index advanced 1 per cent to 24,832.43 at 9.50am local time, the highest level since March 19. The Hang Seng Tech Index jumped 2.8 per…
Editor | Wu Talks Blockchain This article is an exclusive interview by Colin Wu with Hong Kong Legislative Council member Chiu Duncan, who elaborated on his understanding and promotion logic of Web3 and the Cryptos industry, and reviewed his personal journey from Technology venture capital to supporting blockchain development. He emphasizes the importance of blockchain…
Matt Orr admitted that Hong Kong had fallen short of their own standards in their East Asian Football Championship defeat to China on Tuesday. The striker, who scored his side’s only goal of the tournament in their opening 6-1 hammering by Japan last week, barely had a sniff against their mainland rivals. Despite Hong Kong…
It is often assumed that those put behind bars are under close watch and are therefore unable to pose any danger to society. But the Hong Kong government is not leaving anything to chance as it seeks to suppress and punish acts jeopardising national security. That is why the prison rules are up for a…
Almost everyone in Hong Kong knows Laughing Cow: the grinning red cow on a round blue-and-white box, packed with foil-wrapped triangles of soft, tangy cheese with an unmistakably artificial plastic sheen. Surprisingly, it’s also beloved in France, the land of strict appellations and strong opinions on dairy. For Jeremy Evrard, owner of the much-buzzed-about cheese…