Richard Li Tzar-kai, the younger son of Hong Kong’s richest tycoon Li Ka-shing, has been invited to the high-profile China Development Forum that started on Sunday in Beijing, according to the list of attendees seen by the Post. The younger Li would be attending as a business representative in his capacity as founder of Pacific…
Aging baby boomers could hold the key to a $1 trillion opportunity in the stock market, Mizuho says. Americans over the age of 75 are expected to make up 10% of the population by 2030, analysts said. Spending by the cohort, meanwhile, is expected to grow by over $1 trillion in the next five years….
Hong Kong’s iconic Sunbeam Theatre closed permanently on March 3, 2025. The venue long considered the home of Cantonese opera in the city had operated for 52 years, employing a loyal troupe of actors, musicians and technicians. Sunbeam’s closure has raised questions about how the traditional performance art can be preserved. Source link
Home » America Travel News » Canada Joins Finland, UK, Denmark, Germany in Issuing New Travel Warnings for US: What You Need to Know Saturday, March 22, 2025 Canada has joined Finland, the United Kingdom, Denmark, and Germany in issuing new travel warnings for citizens planning to visit the United States. Ottawa has issued an…
Hong Kong turns into a playground for all things visually creative every March, with contemporary art fairs, festivals, exhibitions and auctions held across the city. Many of the events are recipients of the government’s Mega Arts and Cultural Events (ACE) Fund, which promotes the city as a centre for cultural exchanges and the development of…
The annual “two sessions” in Beijing, a crucial window into China’s policy priorities and economic trajectory, continue to draw significant Western media scrutiny. However, a subtle yet perceptible shift appears to be under way – a tempering of harsh criticism alongside a sustained analytical focus. My colleagues and I conducted a content analysis of major…
China has revealed a breakthrough deep-sea cable cutting device which could sever underwater communications lines across the world. The tool is said to be able to operate as deep as four kilometres below the waves – twice as far down as the maximum depth at which telecoms cables can run. The device has been designed…
China firmly opposes the “weaponisation” of economic and trade issues, and is open to “candid dialogue” with the United States as equals, according to Vice-Premier He Lifeng, who met pro-Trump US Senator Steve Daines in Beijing on Saturday. He also informed Daines that Chinese Premier Li Qiang would meet him on Sunday, according to a…
Hong Kong turns into a playground for all things visually creative every March, with contemporary art fairs, festivals, exhibitions and auctions held across the city. Many of the events are recipients of the government’s Mega Arts and Cultural Events (ACE) Fund, which promotes the city as a centre for cultural exchanges and the development of…
Shanghai-based semiconductor start-up StarFive aims to boost adoption of its chips with the financial backing of the Hong Kong government, according to its founder, as China bets on the open-source RISC-V architecture to strengthen its chip industry amid escalating tensions with the US. The six-year-old RISC-V chipmaker secured an undisclosed sum from the Hong Kong…