Delegates from across Japan are attending a major global travel event in Hong Kong. They want to ensure people from the region remain a major source of inbound tourism despite a dip earlier this year. The Hong Kong Holiday and Travel Expo 2025 kicked off on Friday. More than 2.68 million people from the territory…
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting has announced it will shut down operations in a massive blow to the public media network in the United States. The Republican-controlled House of Representatives last month voted to pull $US1.1 billion ($1.71 billion) in funding over two years. The demise of the corporation, known as CPB, is a direct…
Hong Kong Airlines has decided to cancel its flights to southern Japan in July and August amid an unfounded rumor that a major earthquake and tsunami will hit the country this summer. In Hong Kong, the rumor has caused a decrease in travel demand to Japan and led to reduced flights since May between Hong…
Hong Kong’s commerce minister has rejected a lawmaker’s suggestion to merge public broadcaster RTHK with the government’s press department, saying there were no overlaps in job responsibilities. RTHK also came under fire on Wednesday over its staffing levels, with lawmaker Regina Ip Lau Suk-yee calling for in-depth reforms at the broadcaster and better use of…
China’s Lunar New Year, or Spring Festival, eight-day holiday kicked off on Tuesday. The government predicts people will make a record 9 billion trips around this season. The Spring Festival falls on Wednesday this year. Airports and train stations have been crowded with people going to their hometowns and tourist destinations since mid-January, ahead of…