Hundreds of Hongkongers, including prominent business and political figures, have attended a memorial service for Maisy Ho Chiu-ha, the daughter of late Hong Kong and Macau tycoon Stanley Ho Hung-sun, remembering her as a low-profile philanthropist. Mourners dressed in black streamed into the ballroom of the Grand Hyatt in Wan Chai on Sunday for Maisy…
ARCADIA, Calif. – Former Arcadia Mayor Eileen Wang has agreed to plead guilty to federal charges alleging she secretly acted as an agent of the Chinese government. Resignation What we know: Wang, 58, resigned from office Monday, the same day the federal indictment was made public. In her resignation letter to city leaders, she described…
At least two Hong Kong residents have been penalised for vaping in Admiralty as health authorities begin enforcing a new law banning the public use of alternative tobacco products, including e-cigarettes. “We will issue penalty tickets without warning, and step up publicity in high-traffic areas such as business districts,” Head of Tobacco and Alcohol Control…
HONG KONG- Cathay Pacific Airways (CX) flight CX883, operating from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Hong Kong International Airport (HKG), made an emergency diversion to Japan’s Kansai International Airport (KIX) in the early hours of Tuesday, April 7, 2026. The incident was triggered by a sudden drop in engine oil levels detected mid-flight, with…
A 35-year-old woman from Florida is facing the possibility life in prison in connection with a shooting earlier this week outside popstar Rihanna’s Beverly Crest mansion, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced. Officers with the Los Angeles Police Department responded to the singer’s home in 9500 block of Heather Road around 1:15 p.m. Sunday after receiving reports of shots fired….
I have a habit of re-watching movies during festive times. As we entered the Year of the Horse, one movie that I watched again during Chinese New Year was Marriage Story, a legal drama released on streaming platforms in 2019. The story centres on the divorce of the two lead characters and the resulting legal…
The FBI on Wednesday morning served search warrants at the Los Angeles Unified School District’s headquarters and the superintendent’s home. Federal officials served the warrants as part of an ongoing investigation, according to a person familiar with the matter who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the probe. The nature of the investigation and…
The Port of Los Angeles is seen from the Goodyear Blimp on Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025 in Los Angeles, CA. Juliana Yamada | Los Angeles Times | Getty Images New data from the Port of Los Angeles shows that commitments made by China to buy more U.S. agricultural products as part of a trade bargain…
American athleisure brand Alo Yoga has taken over a large waterfront commercial space in Hong Kong after being vacated by a British luxury food retailer, with analysts saying “experience-led” wellness brands are emerging as rare bright spots in an otherwise uneven retail recovery. The local debut of the brand at the 7,000 sq ft, two-storey…
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