Microsoft joint venture Wicresoft has put a halt to its China projects with the US technology giant, laying off around two thousand employees in the process, according to local media reports and some affected workers. Employees at the Shanghai office of Wicresoft – a Bellevue, Washington-based business consulting venture founded by Microsoft and its Shanghai…
Hong Kong is expanding transport services, including introducing two new cross-border buses, to prepare for a series of highly anticipated concerts by British rock band Coldplay later this week. Transport authorities said on Sunday that the two cross-border buses would launch on Tuesday. The band will perform at Kai Tak Stadium starting from the same…
Hong Kong is expanding transport services, including introducing two new cross-border buses, to prepare for a series of highly anticipated concerts by British rock band Coldplay later this week. Transport authorities said on Sunday that the two cross-border buses would launch on Tuesday. The band will perform at Kai Tak Stadium starting from the same…
A Shenzhen Airlines flight was delayed for two hours after the arm of a member of the cabin crew was bitten when she intervened in a row between two passengers. According to a statement from the airline, the incident unfolded on April 1 when a plane scheduled to fly from Shenzhen in southern China to…
Hong Kong stocks fell on Wednesday as US President Donald Trump’s expected tariff announcement in Washington cast a shadow of uncertainty over global trade. The Hang Seng Index dropped 0.8 per cent to 23,020.80 as of 9.40am local time. The Hang Seng Tech Index gained 0.6 per cent. On the mainland, the CSI 300 Index…
Hundreds of fans of the late actor and singer Leslie Cheung Kwok-wing have gathered at the hotel in Hong Kong where the Cantopop star fell to his death 22 years ago to commemorate his passing. By Tuesday afternoon, the pavement outside the Mandarin Oriental hotel in Central was lined with flower stands and bouquets of…
China’s “open-source” approach to development presents a reliable alternative for the Global South as Western dominance wanes and the world order is reshaped, according to a leading Chinese political scientist. Zheng Yongnian, dean of the Chinese University of Hong Kong’s school of public policy in Shenzhen, said that both global orders were crumbling – the…
Hong Kong’s tourism chief has floated a proposal for electronic passes at mega-events and pledged to lead a reform of the local ticketing system, starting with a review of the Cityline’s operations after the firm’s recent mix-ups. In an exclusive interview with the Post, Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism Rosanna Law Shuk-pui expressed her…
A PhD student earlier fined HK$5,000 (US$643) for splashing semen onto a woman’s buttocks has left Hong Kong before prosecutors could apply for a stricter penalty. Lai Changwei, 26, failed to appear at Thursday’s West Kowloon Court hearing after the Department of Justice sought to review his sentence on the basis it was manifestly inadequate….
By Che Pan and Brenda Goh BEIJING (Reuters) – China can use domstically developed tools to make advanced semiconductors, countering U.S. curbs on Beijing’s access to high-end chipmaking technology, an executive at a major Chinese supplier said on Thursday. Du Lijun, president of chip equipment maker Shenzhen SiCarrier Industry Machines, said China faces export controls…