A giant stone statue called “Ultraman Grotto” which was crafted by a man in China has captivated social media and triggered an official investigation. The 2.8 metre-high sculpture has a head like the Japanese superhero Ultraman and a body that adopts a sitting Buddha gesture. It is located on a cliff face in Anyue County…
HONG KONG — The operator of the luxurious Peninsula Hotels chain is writing off the entire book value of its stalled $130 million project in Yangon, as the outlook remains bleak four years after Myanmar’s military seized power from the democratically elected government. Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels said after trading hours on Friday that it…
HONG KONG — A $13 billion project to turn Hong Kong’s airport into a sprawling city-within-a-city could serve as a test case for how much the local business community is willing to spend to show its loyalty to the Chinese government. “We envisage that our airport will not be just a place for passengers to…
Bracing for the return of President-elect Donald Trump, the Los Angeles school board is moving quickly to reaffirm the nation’s second-largest school system as a sanctuary for immigrants and the LGBTQ+ community and to propose a new high school course delving into current political events. These efforts are coming forward at the Tuesday meeting of…
Hongkongers love all things Japanese, from going on frequent trips to Japan to queuing up for hours at the myriad of sushi restaurants in Hong Kong. Not only did such a love chart the careers of Keita Wu, Eummie Chik and Kiu Au – which all have to do with Japanese culture – it also…
A project manager in China has sparked online outrage by calling on employees to prioritise work over family and telling them to focus on the job and “if someone dies at home, let them rot”. The remarks were revealed in an online group chat which showed the manager, surnamed Pu, from Mianyang, Sichuan province in…
Hong Kong police have expanded a programme offering free trackers to children with special needs, following a rise in missing cases in one district of the city. Teachers and parents from special schools who joined the project said the tracking device could help prevent incidents of missing children and enable them to live independently, while…