BEIJING, – The southern Chinese city of Sanya, renowned for seafront resorts and sandy beaches, closed tourist attractions, shuttered businesses and suspended public transport on Sunday as it braced for an intensifying Typhoon Kajiki. Chinese tourist city Sanya shuts down as Typhoon Kajiki intensifies The tropical cyclone was about 200 km southeast of Sanya on…
Earlier this year, Hong Kong launched its first fully electric ferry. In June, jurisdictions within the Greater Bay Area development zone marked a national event for the environment. Against this backdrop, a quiet but important shift is under way. Policymakers in the Greater Bay Area are no longer just thinking about sustainability; they are setting…
Earlier this year, Hong Kong launched its first fully electric ferry. In June, jurisdictions within the Greater Bay Area development zone marked a national event for the environment. Against this backdrop, a quiet but important shift is under way. Policymakers in the Greater Bay Area are no longer just thinking about sustainability; they are setting…
What are your plans for the week ahead? Are you bracing for the crowds of mainland tourists the government hopes will descend upon Hong Kong for the Labour Day “golden week” holiday to fill our restaurants and spend in our shops? Last year, about 766,000 people from the mainland visited during the holiday week. The…
From harbor-front sculptures to posters and even a pyrotechnic drone show, Hong Kong is in a panda frenzy. One of two as yet unnamed Panda cubs is seen near their keepers during a viewing by select visitors at an enclosure in Ocean Park in Hong Kong. Hong Kong bets on pandas to revive tourism—will it…
Horse racing in Hong Kong is well ahead both as a sport and attraction for tourists. Racing organisers are now spurring on the city with news that the sector is set to collect again on its global reputation for equine excellence that has outpaced most similar operations overseas. Jockey Club chief executive Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges said…