Hong Kong Sports Commissioner Sam Wong Tak-sum has announced his resignation just a year after taking up the job. The Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau said on Thursday night Wong had asked to resign for personal reasons, and it had agreed. Wong succeeded Yeung Tak-keung on August 22 last year and will now step down…
#OnlyWayForward HONG KONG, Sept. 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Taking place from 12 – 13 September 2024 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC), the fifth edition of ReThink HK successfully envisioned the roadmap to a climate-smart future for Hong Kong. Spanning three halls at level 1 of HKCEC, ReThink HK comprised of 120…
Chinese appliance giant Midea Group Co. is poised to raise $4 billion in its Hong Kong listing in an enlarged deal that will be priced at the top of the marketed range, people familiar with the matter said, in a show of demand for the city’s biggest share sale in three years. The Foshan, China-based…
60% of Hong Kong’s 600,000 construction workers have suffered symptoms of heat stroke.[1] With 2024 predicted to be one of the hottest years on record, the first half of the year has already been unusually warm, with five of the six months experiencing higher temperatures than normal.[2] HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire –…
With summer in full swing, it’s time to enjoy these lazy sunny days with the best of what brunchtime has to offer. La Terrace by Louise If all-day breakfast can be a thing, why not the same for a lengthy brunch? The one-Michelin-star Louise’s new extension, La Terrace by Louise, is now open and offers…
China has been storing water in reservoirs along the upper reaches of the Red River to help neighbouring Vietnam as it battles deadly floods brought by Typhoon Yagi, the foreign ministry said on Wednesday. At least 152 people have been killed and 140 are missing after Yagi – the most powerful storm to hit Asia…
The Hong Kong High Court granted detained activist Chow Hang-tung leave on Tuesday to challenge a prison policy on the grounds of alleged sex discrimination. A date for the substantive judicial review hearing has yet to be scheduled. According to local media outlet The Witness, the challenge focuses on the differences in dress code requirements…
Vietjet is increasing the frequency of its flights to Taiwan and Hong Kong from 27 October 2024 for the winter season. The airline is increasing daily flights from one to two roundtrips per day from Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City to Taipei in Taiwan, and is adding more flights to the Hanoi, Ho Chi…
Two directors of Hong Kong gym chain Physical have been arrested on suspicion of unfair trade practices, sources have said. The Post learned that Luk Ngai-keung was taken into custody after surrendering to customs, while his wife, Ho Yuk-wah, was apprehended police and customs officers raided her home on Wednesday morning. Customs and police officers…
At least 82 people have now died in Vietnam as a super typhoon which hit on Saturday continues to bring heavy rainfall, landslides and flooding. Thousands of people were seen stranded on rooftops in some northern provinces, while others posted desperate pleas for help on social media on Tuesday. Typhoon Yagi – Vietnam’s most powerful…