Hong Kong’s first astronaut in China’s space programme could start serving in missions as early as next year, a national agency has said. The China Manned Space Agency picked the Hongkonger in June last year as part of the fourth batch of preparatory astronauts. The local specialist and another one from Macau were among the…
Hong Kong’s first astronaut in China’s space programme could start serving in missions as early as next year, a national agency has said. The China Manned Space Agency picked the Hong Kong resident in July last year as part of the fourth batch of preparatory astronauts. The local specialist and another one from Macau were…
The global electric vehicle battery market is expected to witness strongest growth at a CAGR of 24.68% from 2025 to 2034 and is expected to reach valuation around USD 679.80 billion by 2034. The electric vehicle (EV) battery market is experiencing robust growth, driven by the rapid adoption of electric vehicles and surging demand for…
In a step towards women’s empowerment, the Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation’s (PCMC) social development department has started free fashion designing training for women. As per officials, the training program will equip women with the skills to operate modern sewing equipment, including high-speed machines, pico-fall machines, overlock machines. (HT PHOTO) The programme has been started at the…
For many people, running a 42km (26-mile) marathon would be considered a bucket list-worthy achievement. But Hongkonger Kevin Field is setting his sights even higher. Starting from Saturday, the 28-year-old will run a 50km ultra-marathon every day for a week. He plans to do a 5km loop between the Central Harbourfront and the Wan Chai…
A group of Chinese construction workers was hung from a gate by their harnesses at a building site as a training exercise after they forgot to wear safety gear at work. A video of the “training” that many onlookers saw as a punishment and public shaming had 7.5 million views online after a passer-by filmed…
Hong Kong’s Construction Industry Council will allocate HK$150 million (US$19.3 million) to subsidise companies training and retaining 2,500 graduates as it remains confident in the sector’s future despite a decline in the number of private projects. The council, a statutory body representing the construction sector, said on Monday that the scheme was intended to help…
In Hong Kong, an alarming 34 per cent of female respondents have reported experiencing workplace sexual harassment over the past three years, according to a joint survey that the Democratic Alliance of Betterment and Progress (DAB) conducted alongside several civil society organisations. Yet more than 60 per cent of victims opted not to take any…
Hong Kong will soon announce guidelines on the development and application of artificial intelligence (AI), the city’s innovation chief has said. Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry Sun Dong revealed the move on Sunday after last week saying more than 70 government departments would use a locally developed ChatGPT-style AI tool powered by DeepSeek’s data…
One-third of women in Hong Kong have been sexually harassed in the workplace over the past three years but most of them do nothing about it fearing it will affect their job or because they have accepted it as the norm, a survey has found. Lawmaker Elizabeth Quat Pei-fan, whose party jointly carried out the…