Hong Kong’s strong tourism rebound has driven a steady recovery in retail sales and the government will keep up the momentum with a packed calendar of mega-events in the coming months, the finance chief has said. Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po also said on Sunday the government would work with different sectors to attract more…
Badminton superstar Viktor Axelsen is back. After undergoing endoscopic surgery in April to repair a disc herniation, the two-time Olympic champion from Denmark lost 21-15, 21-7 to Japan’s Naraoka Kodai in the first round of the Hong Kong Open 2025 on Wednesday (10 September). It was all over in just 37 minutes. Axelsen skipped last…
Aside from Halloween, the boozy Oktoberfest is another festival that gets plenty of people excited for October – and the best part is that the parties get started in September! If you’re looking to get into the Bavarian spirit while getting inebriated, then pull on your lederhosen and check out our top picks for Oktoberfest…
October has arrived, bringing with it a splash of autumn to the city! And while we eagerly await the costume-filled fun of Halloween at the end of the month, there’s plenty to keep us entertained until spooky season. This month is bursting with exciting events – think art exhibits, concerts and music fests, and delicious pop-ups…
Cultural milieu and the arts Hong Kong’s is truly a mixed culture. Not only does the territory celebrate festivals and holidays of the East and the West, such as the Dragon Boat Festival, the Mid-Autumn Festival, the Lunar (Chinese) New Year, Christmas, the Western New Year, and others, but it also enjoys hundreds of annual…
Hong Kong police say they are armed with enough personnel and resources, including 600 drones and 200 trained dogs, to ensure the coming National Games go off without a hitch. And while there was no specific intelligence suggesting terrorists would target the city during the Games, contingency plans were in place to deal with emergent…
Hong Kong is set to welcome a hat-trick of international fencing events at the AsiaWorld-Expo over the next nine months, it was announced on Friday, concluding with the next FIE World Championships. The FIE Junior Epee World Cup will be the first to be held in the city, from November 28 to 30 this year…
HONG KONG — Beijing’s top diplomat in Hong Kong met with the city’s new U.S. Consul General this week to warn her against interfering in the territory’s internal affairs, his office said in a statement Thursday. Cui Jianchun, commissioner of the Hong Kong office of China’s foreign ministry, met with U.S. top diplomat Julie Eadeh…
If you’ve been spending the winter dreaming about basking on a pool deck and visiting balmy climates, you’re in luck — Atlantis Events is back with an all-new Hong Kong to Singapore cruise. From November 16 to 28, the stunning Celebrity Solstice cruise ship will sail from Hong Kong to Singapore, with stops in Vietnam…
It has been a spectacular opening half a year for Kai Tak Sports Park (KTSP). Construction work on KTSP, which was built on the site of the old Hong Kong International Airport, commenced in 2019 with its grand unveiling taking place in March 2025. This heralded the start of ‘Hong Kong Super March’ and contributed to…