Chinese short video platform Douyin now counts about 40 per cent of Hong Kong’s 7.5 million residents as users, about five years after social media giant ByteDance suspended the operation of hit global app TikTok in the city. The number of monthly active users (MAUs) of Douyin in Hong Kong has already surpassed 3 million,…
A 23-year-old woman has been arrested for allegedly disclosing the personal information of her former boyfriend after he dated someone else, Hong Kong’s privacy watchdog has said. The Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data apprehended the woman in the New Territories on Tuesday on suspicion of contravening the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance, following…
The effectiveness of intermittent fasting, low-carbohydrate meals and other alternative diets to lose weight is not backed by enough scientific evidence and could backfire, Hong Kong nutritionists have warned after conducting a survey that showed 40 per cent of respondents had tried such methods. The Hong Kong Nutrition Association revealed on Sunday findings of a…
A debt-ridden independent school in Hong Kong has said it aims to settle outstanding payments to parents by the end of the next year with the help of a “white knight”. Xu Li, the founding supervisor of Han Academy, said on social media on Tuesday that a financial rescuer had stepped in and that the…
Richard Serra once said in an interview with Charlie Rose, “Art is purposely useless”. What the artist known for his colossal sculptures meant was that, unlike architecture, art can escape from all constraints and restrictions and be free. Well, Serra would eat his words if he had a chance to see what museum visitors are…
Tourist growth numbers during the recent Labour Day “golden week” holiday were higher than originally forecast, Hong Kong’s No 2 official said on Saturday, adding that the government would closely track the new preferences of visitors on social media. Chief Secretary Eric Chan Kwok-ki said 1.1 million people visited Hong Kong during the five-day break,…
Tourist growth numbers during the recent Labour Day “golden week” holiday were higher than originally forecast, Hong Kong’s No 2 official said on Saturday, adding that the government would closely track the new preferences of visitors on social media. Chief Secretary Eric Chan Kwok-ki said 1.1 million people visited Hong Kong during the five-day break,…
Thursday was defined by sweeping gains for Reform UK, which ultimately gained control of 10 councils, two mayoralties, and won 677 seats. Farage’s party also won the Westminster by-election for Runcorn and Helsby – one of Labour’s safest seats. Mark Broadhurst, who was elected as a councillor in the Hatfield ward of Doncaster, reposted an image of…
AI-generated accounts impersonating people with Down syndrome are spreading across social media, according to an analysis by CBS News Confirmed. Many of these artificial intelligence-backed profiles are gaining followers faster than real disability advocates — and they’re making money from it. These fake accounts use feel-good messages, dance to trending songs, and thank their followers…
Police in the eastern Chinese province of Shandong have arrested a driver after a car ploughed into a crowd of people at a bus stop on Sunday afternoon. Authorities in the city of Tengzhou confirmed the crash on Monday afternoon, adding that the driver had been detained, according to Jimu News, an online media outlet…