Last month, the first university jointly established by Hong Kong and the Chinese mainland, Beijing Normal-Hong Kong Baptist University (BNBU), celebrated its 20th birthday. When the mainland opened up its education sector in 2003 with its new Regulations on Sino-Foreign Cooperation in Running Schools, Baptist University was the only Hong Kong university that took the…
A hotelier is drawing on her experience sheltering survivors of London’s Grenfell Tower disaster to spearhead a relief operation at Hong Kong’s former Covid-19 isolation centre as she races to source 700 beds for families displaced by the Wang Fuk Court fire. Winnie Chiu Wing-kwan, the president and executive director of Dorsett Hospitality International, has…
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will visit China at the end of January, Sky News reported on Thursday, in what would be the first visit to the country by a British leader in seven years. Starmer’s Labour government has made improved relations with Beijing a priority as it seeks foreign investment to make good on…
Home » SUSTAINABLE TRAVEL » Lambeth Labour Proposes UK Overnight Levy to Benefit Local Infrastructure and Foster Sustainable Tourism Across London: You Need to Know Published on November 17, 2025 Lambeth Labour has introduced a bold proposal calling for the implementation of a UK-wide overnight visitor levy aimed at benefiting local infrastructure and promoting sustainable…
Home » Travel Deals of UK » UK Winter Freebies Bring Holiday Cheer and Boost Local Tourism in 2025: Everything You Need to Know Published on November 16, 2025 As winter approaches in the UK, it’s not just the cold that excites the locals and tourists alike. Limited-edition Christmas freebies are turning the UK into…
US has launched lethal strikes against boats in the Carribean in September, killing 76 people. The United Kingdom has stopped sharing intelligence with the United States about suspected drug-trafficking vessels in the Caribbean, amid concerns that the information could be used to support US military strikes that London believes are unlawful, the CNN has reported….
There was a predictable mini furore this week in British media over Ireland footballer and Arsenal player Katie McCabe’s decision not to wear a poppy for a match last weekend. It is that time of year again in Britain. Remembrance Sunday is this weekend. Wearing a poppy to commemorate Britain’s veterans is hardly universally observed….
Another high-stakes face-off between the United States and China has come and gone. The much-anticipated summit between Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump in Busan, South Korea, resulted in agreement on several points. The US agreed to reduce its so-called fentanyl tariffs on China by 10 per cent, suspend recently tightened technology…
LONDON — U.K. police on Monday charged a 32-year-old man with attempted murder in a mass stabbing attack on a train that wounded 11 people, and revealed that he may have stabbed two other people in the 24 hours before the attack. British Transport Police said Anthony Williams is charged with 10 counts of attempted murder, one…
Labour’s plan to hammer homeowners with a new mansion tax is ‘hanging like a sword of Damocles’ over the housing market, experts warned last night. After Housing Secretary Steve Reed refused four times to rule out the proposal yesterday, estate agents said it would ‘hasten the stampede’ of people leaving the country. Chancellor Rachel Reeves…