In November 2024, Australian newspaper The Age’s Good Food Guide 2025 – seen as the equivalent of the Michelin Guide in the country – named a dessert in its Top 20 Snacks list for Melbourne that looked just like a mango pudding you would see on a Hong Kong dim sum trolley, except it was…
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will meet with China’s leader Xi Jinping on an upcoming trip he said Friday would focus on closer business ties. Albanese departs Saturday for the trip that includes stops in Beijing, Shanghai and Chengdu, and meetings with Xi, Premier Li Qiang and Chairman Zhao Leji of…
Home » AIRLINE NEWS » Hong Kong Airlines Strengthens Global Reach With Exciting Launch Of Direct Melbourne Service Set To Challenge Qantas And Cathay Pacific Sunday, June 8, 2025 Hong Kong Airlines is taking a bold and strategic step in the Australian marketplace with the opening of its direct service from Hong Kong to Melbourne,…
Home » Canada Travel News » How US, Canada, Japan, China, Switzerland, Spain, and UK Are Using Tennis to Supercharge Luxury Travel and Redefine Global Tourism Trends Saturday, June 7, 2025 The United States, Canada, Japan, China, Switzerland, Spain, and the UK are not just competing in tennis—they’re using it to supercharge luxury travel and…
The sudden closure of 1880 Hong Kong, a Singapore-based private club, has left members reeling, with one losing HK$38,000 (US$4,845) paid just two months prior and others complaining to customs, alleging a violation of the Trade Descriptions Ordinance. The club, located in Quarry Bay’s Two Taikoo Place, operated for only seven months before shutting down…
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australia’s central bank on Tuesday reduced its benchmark interest rate for the first time since October 2020 as the nation’s inflation cools. The Reserve Bank of Australia reduced the cash rate by a quarter percentage point from 4.35% to 4.1%. at its first board meeting for the year. The cut was…
London Heathrow, Zurich, Vienna, Seoul, Hong Kong, Nairobi, and Melbourne Connected Like Never Before with Air India’s Bold Summer Expansion –…
Under siege ex-politician Dan Andrews has escaped to New York to party with A-list celebrities at a event thrown by an Aussie billionaire who has just been gifted a prime Victorian government appointment. It’s understood Andrews travelled to New York City to attend a party thrown by billionaire Visy chairman Anthony Pratt held this week…
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Two Australian tourists are being treated in Thailand for suspected severe alcohol poisoning after consuming tainted drinks in neighboring Laos, Australian media reported Tuesday. The two 19-year-old women were on a backpacking vacation in Laos when they became ill in the tourist town of Vang Vieng, The Age newspaper in the…
Donald Trump’s return to the White House could spell uncertainty for US-led regional security arrangements aimed at containing China, including Aukus and the Quad, experts said, pointing to his unpredictability and history of putting pressure on allies. Washington’s efforts to contain China’s growing influence weare re likely to continue in Trump’s second term but with…