Border collie Jessie enjoyed her stay in the pet friendly cabin. Dogs, cats and snakes were among the 15,000 creatures to have travelled in pet friendly cabins since their introduction in summer 2020. NorthLink Ferries managing director Stuart Garrett presented the “astonishing” figures to Tuesday’s meeting of the external transport forum. He said there had been a…
Recent reports from Europe points to German automaker Audi moving some vehicle manufacturing to the U.S. to avoid the newly-enacted tariffs by the Trump administration. Audi, Volkswagen and Porsche are all part of the Volkswagen Group, which also sports other boutique brands such as Bentley and Lamborghini. Audi and Porsche vehicles are assembled in…
Emergency crews responded to a crash on US-395 Southbound near Stead Boulevard on Thursday morning at around 10:40 a.m. According to the Nevada Highway Patrol, a white Nissan Rogue was traveling south in the number one lane when it swerved into the median for unknown reasons. The car hit a mile marker post and then…
Some mainland Chinese tourists visiting Hong Kong during the Labour Day “golden week” holiday have expressed surprise at improvements in service attitudes but believe the city’s e-payment system could be better. They said waiters and waitresses were no longer rude while serving and spoke better Mandarin after notoriously impolite restaurant staff, shop workers and taxi…
Some mainland Chinese tourists visiting Hong Kong during the Labour Day “golden week” holiday have expressed surprise at improvements in service attitudes but believe the city’s e-payment system could be better. They said waiters and waitresses were no longer rude while serving and spoke better Mandarin after notoriously impolite restaurant staff, shop workers and taxi…
My driver did not hold back during the two-hour ride, talking about everything from autonomous vehicle technology company Pony.ai to Baidu’s Apollo Go robotaxi, from Shanghai to Shenzhen and Wuhan, arguing on various levels that intelligent driving is, in fact, not intelligent, and autonomous vehicles may not benefit humanity. Source link
Stars were shining for Hong Kong this week as Coldplay took to the stage to become the first international act to perform a full show at the new Kai Tak Stadium. Tuesday’s debut in their series of four city gigs was also the first large-scale concert at the venue, and organisers appeared to pass the…
Hong Kong will implement part of its revised HK$2 (26 US cents) transport fare scheme in April of next year, five months ahead of schedule, a minister has said, with the move expected to save authorities HK$260 million. Secretary for Labour and Welfare Chris Sun Yuk-han said on Wednesday that the public transport subsidy scheme…
Hong Kong will stage more than 100 “mega-events” in the first half of this year, seeking to establish itself as a “capital” for high-profile international attractions. But as “super March”, with its packed schedule, draws to a close the city’s reputation as a host for such occasions rests on one of its oldest and best-known…
BREAKINGBREAKING, London airport says it will close until midnight on Friday for the safety of passengers and workers. The United Kingdom’s Heathrow airport has announced it will close until midnight due to a power outage, throwing travel plans into chaos. Europe’s busiest airport said on Friday that it had suffered a “significant” power failure due…