The annual Hong Kong Wine and Dine Festival in late October will see the return of a designated area for premium wine and a pop-up restaurant with Michelin-star chefs for the first time in seven years. This year’s event, organised by the Hong Kong Tourism Board, will also be extended by an hour to midnight…
Home » TRAVEL ALERT » United Kingdom Issues Urgent Yellow Fog Warning Across Kent, Urging Travelers to Prepare for Hazardous Conditions and Delays Published on September 29, 2025 The United Kingdom has issued a critical yellow fog warning for Kent, highlighting the severe weather conditions expected to significantly impact travel. Dense fog has reduced visibility…
Iran’s Foreign Ministry said Sunday that snapback sanctions have no legal standing and called on countries to ignore the newly imposed measures. Why It Matters Backed by the United States, Britain, France and Germany (E3) formally launched a 30-day process in August to reimpose United Nations sanctions on Iran, citing Tehran’s violations of the 2015…
Prime Minister Mark Carney is in London for meetings with the leaders of the United Kingdom, Australia, Spain and Iceland to discuss trade and security. Carney had been scheduled to meet Friday with the Danish prime minister, but that meeting was cancelled. Four drones flew over Danish airports Wednesday night into Thursday morning, raising security…
Created: Sep 26, 2025 03:24 PM (Updated: Sep 26, 2025 05:14 PM) Andrew Murdoch, the Governor, right, David Burt, the Premier, Stephen Doughty, the British Minister of State for the Overseas Territories, Kim Wilkerson, the Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, and Owen Darrell, the Minister of Tourism, Transport, Culture and Sport (Photograph supplied) Stephen Doughty,…
Hong Kong’s exports rose by 14.5 per cent in August year on year amid a Sino-US trade truce and a surprise rebound in shipments to America and Europe, alongside continued solid demand in Asia, which helped offset wider economic uncertainties. But industry leaders and economists warned on Thursday the strong performance was heavily inflated by…
The mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has called Donald Trump “racist” and “Islamophobic” in response to a swipe by the U.S. president at the leader of the British capital. Khan’s remarks followed Trump telling the United Nations that the U.K. capital had a “terrible, terrible mayor” whose city is embracing “Sharia law.” Newsweek has contacted the…
Three in five multinational companies expect costs to rise due to ongoing geopolitical uncertainties, which is spurring their adoption of artificial intelligence and smart manufacturing to offset financial pressure, according to a Standard Chartered survey on Wednesday. About 62 per cent of top executives surveyed predicted cost increases of 5 to 14 per cent in…
U.S. President Donald Trump signs an executive order in the Oval Office at the White House on September 19, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump signed two executive orders, establishing the “Trump Gold Card” and introducing a $100,000 fee for H-1B visas. Andrew Harnik | Getty Images News | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump‘s surprise…
Canada, the United Kingdom, and Australia have recognised Palestinian statehood, a symbolic response to Israel’s ongoing war on Gaza and territorial expansion in the occupied West Bank. More states, including France and Portugal, are expected to recognise Palestine in the coming days after the announcements on Sunday. Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of list…