Hong Kong’s rail giant and transport authorities have come under pressure to review their penalty mechanism after a train fault caused a seven-hour service disruption, despite industry insiders calling the incident rare. Lawmaker Gary Zhang Xinyu said on Thursday that the current penalty system for service delays failed to reflect the scale of the disruption…
A man in China has paid 20,000 yuan (US$2,800) in registration fees to participate in a “self-discipline challenge” three times, hoping to win a substantial cash prize, but he was unsuccessful in all attempts. The man, surnamed Zhang, took the company behind the challenge to court in Xian, in northwestern China, believing his dream of…
A viral video of a 16-month-old boy in China, who tragically passed away in his mother’s arms while watching fireworks, has touched the hearts of millions of internet users. The boy died from a ventricular septal defect, which accounts for about 40 per cent of all congenital heart disease cases in China, according to Elephant…
After more than a decade of intensive research in China, a groundbreaking new ironmaking technology is poised to revolutionise the global steel manufacturing industry. The new method involves injecting finely ground iron ore powder into an extremely hot furnace, triggering an “explosive chemical reaction”, according to the engineers involved in the project. The result is…
The “unexpected” appointment of Echo Huang Shaomei as the new CEO of New World Development (NWD) has raised concerns about whether she is the right person to lead one of Hong Kong’s most leveraged developers out of a tight spot. Analysts have serious doubts about the situation NWD currently finds itself in, including Huang’s leadership…
Several overseas and mainland Chinese technology companies set to open offices in Hong Kong have dismissed concerns the local economy could suffer under a second Trump presidency, saying they are confident about growth. Seventeen more companies signed deals with the Office for Attracting Strategic Enterprises on Monday to establish a presence in Hong Kong, taking…