Beijing’s top official overseeing Hong Kong affairs held a three-hour closed-door discussion with local tycoons and business leaders on the third day of his inspection trip to the city on Friday. Xia Baolong, director of the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office, also visited Ocean Park in the afternoon before taking a boat trip to…
Customs officers have arrested the owner of a Hong Kong wedding decoration company that closed suddenly, leaving more than 100 engaged couples in dismay, with the firm revealed to have racked up hundreds of thousands of dollars in debts. Acting assistant superintendent Ho Wai-sum of customs’ unfair trade practice investigation division said officers arrested the…
A man has been charged in Hong Kong for allegedly robbing nearly HK$3 million (US$382,170) worth of pre-owned valuables including Hermes handbags from a shop before fleeing to Thailand and being sent back to the city. Police said that the suspect, 30, would appear at West Kowloon Court on Saturday morning. He is alleged to…
A man has been charged in Hong Kong for allegedly robbing nearly HK$3 million (US$382,170) worth of pre-owned valuables including Hermes handbags from a shop before fleeing to Thailand and being sent back to the city. Police said that the suspect, 30, would appear at West Kowloon Court on Saturday morning. He is alleged to…
Beijing’s top official overseeing Hong Kong affairs held a three-hour closed-door discussion with local tycoons and business leaders on the third day of his inspection trip to the city on Friday. Xia Baolong, director of the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office, also visited Ocean Park in the afternoon before taking a boat trip to…
This handout picture provided by the Iranian Red Crescent on June 19, 2025 shows members of their rescue teams clearing debris at a building destroyed during an Israeli attack in Teheran, Iran. (IRANIAN RED CRESCENT VIA AFP) The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government has raised the outbound travel alert for Israel and Iran to…
So, Hong Kong is not going down the drain after all. What a relief! At least that’s the latest reassessment of Stephen Roach, who is something of a big potato among the China commentariat. Some 16 months ago, the former Morgan Stanley, Asia boss seemed to have finally joined the “death of Hong Kong” brigade,…
Chinese chip-design software company Empyrean Technology has pledged to become one of the world’s top electronic design automation (EDA) providers, as new US export restrictions bring both opportunities and challenges to the domestic industry. Founded in 2009 and based in Beijing, Empyrean aims to ascend to the top tier of EDA providers, capitalising on the…
Home » TRAVEL EVENT NEWS » ITE2025 Showcases Growth in Travel Exhibitions, B2B & B2C Programs with Focus on Gen Z, Family Travel & Hong Kong’s Outbound Market Friday, June 20, 2025 ITE2025 closing press release divided into two parts. Part 1 – OVERVIEW includes statistics of exhibitors, trade and public visitors. Part 2 – DEVELOPMENTS & PROGRAMS covers…
Aimee Smale was only 22 years old when she launched her own clothing brand, Odd Muse, from the comfort of her bedroom amid the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020. Modelling her own designs and piggybacking off of TikTok’s rapid growth at the time, Smale managed to use social media to market her “affordable luxury” brand. Odd…