More than half of the world’s artificial intelligence talent comes from the US and China, according to new research, which also highlighted Hong Kong’s role as a “superconnector”. The US and China accounted for 32.6 per cent and 22.4 per cent of global AI talent, respectively, according to the latest International Finance Forum (IFF) Global…
Lai Sun Development Co. is seeking to sell its 50% stake in Hong Kong office building CCB Tower, according to people familiar with the matter, as the builder looks to shed assets. Lai Sun has held talks with potential buyers, including China Construction Bank Corp., which owns the other half of the building in Hong…
Hong Kong police are investigating the case of a 14-year-old girl who was blackmailed by a stranger on a mobile chat app, who claimed to have taken an indecent video of her. The force said on Tuesday it received a report from the girl at 10.49pm the day before at Tsz Hong Estate in Tsz…
Lorenzo Antinori, the 37-year-old founder of the world’s second-best bar, hardly ever drinks. The Italian founded Bar Leone in Hong Kong in 2019. Just five years later, in 2024, The World’s 50 Best Restaurants ranked it the second-best bar in the world, clinching the top spot in Asia. It won the same award in 2025,…
Hong Kong’s CK Hutchison Holdings may win Beijing’s support through its plan to bring in a mainland Chinese company as a strategic investor in the controversial sale of its global port stakes, but the change in tack has also fuelled uncertainty, experts have said. Analysts said that the planned US$23 billion deal to sell CK…
Home » TRAVEL NEWS UPDATES » Hong Kong Now Joins South Asia Water Travel Growth: The Increasing Role Of Ferries In Regional Tourism Highlighted With Chimelong Ferry Tuesday, July 29, 2025 Water travel has become an increasingly popular mode of transportation in South Asia, with ferries playing a key role in enhancing tourism, regional connectivity…
“Digital Trade Masterclass” spotlights digital financing, e-bills of lading and retail supply chain management – The HKTDC continues to help SMEs seize digital trade opportunities by co-hosting with the ICC DSI a masterclass on technologies such as electronic bills of lading and blockchain. More than 200 SMEs took part.– Prof Frederick Ma, Chairman of the…
Hong Kong’s rail giant has appealed to passengers to avoid engaging in behaviour that disturbs other commuters after a viral video appeared to show a man urinating inside a train carriage. The MTR Corporation said on Monday that it had received a report a day before about a passenger urinating on the floor of one…
Hong Kong health authorities have issued a food safety alert and suspended imports of a Japanese ice cream product after discovering coliform bacteria levels well above legal limits. The black tea-flavoured ice cream, branded as Kochi Ice and imported by Shin Tai Ho (Hong Kong) Company, was found to contain 140 coliform bacteria per gram,…
A Hong Kong dancer left paralysed after being hit by a falling giant screen at a concert by popular Cantopop boy band Mirror in 2022 is suing a government department and 11 other parties involved in the show’s production for an undisclosed amount of compensation. The defendants have been accused of negligence and breaching their…