On april 30th Hong Kong police unleashed a new weapon in their attempt to punish those who have fought for freedoms in the former British territory since 2019. The father and brother of one activist who took part in mass protests that year, Anna Kwok (who fled to America in 2020), were detained on suspicion…
A reusable hypersonic jet that can reach a staggering Mach 5 (or five times the speed of sound) has completed its second successful test flight. The Talon-A2 is an unmanned, aircraft built by California-based firm Stratolaunch, founded by the late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen in 2011. The autonomous drone is seen as a key milestone…
Hong Kong continues to get warmer as spring slowly changes to summer, so this is the weekend to check out The Daily Tot’s summer menu, sans alcohol for that beach bod – or if you’re looking for a cold one, Hong Kong Beer Co looks to launch an exceedingly hoppy double IPA at The Globe….
Consider this your official reminder: it’s Mother’s Day on Sunday! The long weekends may be over for now, but don’t miss the opportunity to show the special women in your life some love. And what better way to do so than through food? Read on for some last-minute inspiration on what to do this weekend….
It has been over a decade since some Hong Kong manufacturers, responding to the mainland’s sweeping industrial upgrade and sensing rising US-China trade tensions, moved to set up factories overseas. Being nimble paid off, until President Donald Trump launched his barrage of tariffs on US trading partners as part of his “America first” economic plan….
Doechii in Louis Vuitton (Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images) The Met Gala is always something of a performance art spectacle. The 2025 edition was no different. What was unique was that it sought to celebrate not just clothes or ideas, but an entire culture. The Met Gala stepped outside the typical focus on couture womenswear to highlight…
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