Hong Kong’s catering industry is aiming for 6 to 8 per cent business growth during this year’s Fifa World Cup, with the sector exploring creative ways to attract customers and keep fans from travelling to mainland China despite time differences. Edward Leung Hei, chairman of the Hong Kong Feast and Retreat Association, said on Friday…
HONG KONG (AP) — Just hours before the World Cup was set to kick off, Hong Kong authorities announced the seizure of 230,000 suspected counterfeit items worth an estimated $20 million, including jerseys tied to the highly anticipated soccer tournament. Fake jerseys Hong Kong customs authorities showcase various types of fake goods at a news…
Hong Kong customs has arrested six people over the alleged smuggling and online sale of counterfeit Fifa World Cup merchandise, with an estimated market value of HK$156 million (US$20 million). The Customs and Excise Department said on Thursday it had uncovered 29 suspected smuggling cases and five online sales cases involving World Cup products in…
CHINA He’s having a ball. A 22-year-old man from China won the World Snooker Championship in England this week. Wu Yize, who dropped out of school at 16 to pursue the sport professionally, is the second youngest to ever be crowned the winner. In his first public appearance in the country after his victory, he…
Shake intensity Pop. density Note: Map shows the area with a shake intensity of 3 or greater, which U.S.G.S. defines as “weak,” though the earthquake may be felt outside the areas shown. All times on the map are Central time. The New York Times A moderately strong, 5.7-magnitude earthquake struck in Mexico on Monday, according…
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By Ana Isabel Martinez and Raul Cortes MEXICO CITY, April 23 (Reuters) – Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Thursday the government has opened an investigation into Economy Minister Marcelo Ebrard to determine whether he violated any laws when he sent his adult son to live at a diplomatic residence in the United Kingdom. Ebrard…
NEW ZEALAND A spry 101-year-old was named the world’s oldest competitive croquet player. Neville Sandiford earned the Guinness World Record title when he played in an 80+ Golf Croquet tournament in Paraparaumu, Wellington. The centenarian took up the sport at age 79 at his late wife’s suggestion. “[She] read an advertisement in the newspaper that the…
BARCELONA, April 18 (Reuters) – Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum and Spain’s Pedro Sanchez met in Barcelona on Saturday after a summit of progressive leaders. The meeting, reported by Spanish state news agency EFE, took place during Sheinbaum’s visit to Barcelona to attend a gathering of the global left, organized by the Spanish government. Sheinbaum’s visit…
By Victoria Waldersee and Joan Faus BARCELONA, April 17 (Reuters) – Spain’s Pedro Sanchez and Brazil’s Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will spearhead gatherings of the global left in Barcelona on Friday and Saturday, in a bid to defend multilateralism and mobilise left-wing movements against the far right. The meetings, organised by Spain and left-wing…