UAE Takes the Spotlight with Dubai, as London, Singapore, Hong Kong, and Paris Excel Among Busiest Airports in 2024
UAE Takes the Spotlight with Dubai, as London, Singapore, Hong Kong, and Paris Excel Among Busiest Airports in 2024 – Travel…
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My Take | There is something special about a Lunar New Year in Hong Kong
Lunar New Year is a time when former Hong Kong residents, like myself, miss the city and rekindle memories of past celebrations. The beginning of the Year of the Snake will be no exception. Many of the traditions, from temple blessings to fortune telling, are lost on us Westerners. But there is still much to…
Opinion | Vision for Hong Kong’s airport city must rise above buzzwords
Expotainment, edutainment, sportainment – one has to use all sorts of hybrid words these days to heighten the excitement for a development project, just in case a good idea with good design is not sufficient. Airport Authority Hong Kong promised to deliver a world-class and premium experience when unveiling its “Skytopia” airport city development plan…
Being Chinese | What Hong Kong has taught me about fate, luck and feng shui
In the streets of a subtropical city like Hong Kong, the start of sweater weather is not announced by flashes of red foliage, but by the smoky scent of chestnuts being raked in roadside woks by hawkers. Around the corner from where I live, sweaty weather ends officially, if not actually, when the public outdoor…
Emerging Market Currencies Get Relief Rally From Softening Trump Threats
In the first week since Donald Trump returned to the White House, emerging-market currency traders are celebrating the small wins. The absence of tariffs on Chinese imports, for now, was enough to fuel gains in developing-world currencies, leaving a benchmark index on track to climb 1.1% this week, its best performance since November 2023. Trump’s…
BYD overtakes Toyota, Tesla as Singapore’s top car brand in 2024; Singapore’s favourite Chinese New Year traditions, revealed: Singapore live news
From family reunions to hong baos (red envelopes), a survey by language learning platform Preply reveals how Singaporeans celebrate Chinese New Year, with traditions, superstitions and etiquette taking centre stage. (Photo: Getty Images) As the Lunar New Year approaches, Singaporeans are gearing up for a two-week celebration filled with family reunions, traditional meals, and a…
BYD overtakes Toyota, Tesla as Singapore’s top car brand in 2024: Singapore live news
BYD’s impressive 337 per cent sales growth in 2024 helped it surpass Toyota and Tesla to become Singapore’s most popular car brand. (Photo: ROSLAN RAHMAN/AFP via Getty Images) BYD, China’s electric vehicle (EV) giant, has overtaken Toyota to become the most popular car brand in Singapore for the first time. BYD’s sales skyrocketed by over…
Singapore Leads Asia in Business Class Travel Growth, Driving Corporate Connectivity from the Americas and UK
Singapore Leads Asia in Business Class Travel Growth, Driving Corporate Connectivity from the Americas and UK – Travel And Tour World…
China’s anti-spy agency urges travellers to protect state secrets during holiday trips
China’s top anti-espionage agency has reminded Chinese tourists to stay vigilant about attempts by foreign intelligence agencies to gather sensitive information from them when they travel abroad during the festive season. The reminder from the Ministry of State Security came just days before Lunar New Year celebrations begin. The holiday, also known as Spring Festival,…
South Korea GDP, Japan trade, Singapore CPI
Aerial view of the capital city of Seoul in South Korea, seen at sunset. Tobiasjo | E+ | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets traded mixed Thursday as investors assessed a slew of economic data in the region, with China stocks leading gains. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index rose 0.24%, while the CSI 300 climbed 1.01%. China’s…