Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO)'s survey finds that potential visitors to Japan are estimated at about 330 million out of the total population of 4.5 billion in 22 focus markets. About 40% ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong-flagged sailboat attacked off Yemen, reports say
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A Hong Kong-flagged sailboat is reported to have come under attack on Thursday off the coast of war-torn Yemen, though the circumstances of the incident ... ( read original story ...)
Cash rebates, Octopus cards and a Tesla: how Hong Kong banks are attracting customers to boost Covid-hit mortgage business
Prospective buyers of Country Garden's Allegro residential project in Kowloon City can get a cash rebate of up to 1.6 per cent HSBC is offering a Telsa Model Y electric car as the grand prize in a ... ( read original story ...)
Former Hong Kong opposition lawmaker seeks court order for return of documents seized during probe into role in legal defence fund
They accused Ng, Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-kiun, former opposition lawmaker Cyd Ho Sau-lan, singer Denise Ho Wan-sze and academic Hui Po-keung of attracting sanctions from foreign organisations against ... ( read original story ...)
Hongkong Land 1Q Underlying Profit Higher Than the 1Q 2021
By Anthony O. Goriainoff Hongkong Land Holdings Ltd. said Thursday that first-quarter underlying profit rose as property completions in Mainland ... ( read original story ...)
More than 130 pedigree kittens, puppies confiscated in Hong Kong’s largest seizure of smuggled pets
Officers find 101 kittens and 35 puppies, all expensive breeds, inside 17 plastic crates on speedboat intercepted in Tuen Mun. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Telegram group admin jailed for 6.5 years for conspiring to incite violence during protests
A Telegram channel administrator in Hong Kong has been jailed for 6.5 years, after he was convicted of conspiring to incite others to commit arson, rioting and other crimes during the protests between ... ( read original story ...)
Loved ones say goodbye to Hong Kong actor Kenneth Tsang in low-key funeral
HONG KONG - The funeral of veteran Hong Kong actor Kenneth Tsang was held on Tuesday (May 17) in a low-key manner after he was found dead in a quarantine hotel in Hong Kong on April 27. He was 87. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Jobless Rate Surged to 5.4% During Covid Wave
Hong Kong’s unemployment rate surged to 5.4% for the three months ended April as the city’s Covid restrictions continued to weigh on businesses and keep people at home. ( read original story ...)
Founder of pro-democracy group accused in the US of spying for China on prominent Hong Kong politician
A China-born American citizen who founded a pro-democracy group in the United States has been accused of spying for China on other activists, including a prominent Hong Kong politician. Wang Shujun ... ( read original story ...)
Marking Art Basel’s return to Hong Kong, M+ Museum to project Buddhist meditation video in sign language on its huge public art wall every day for a month
To mark the return of the Art Basel fair in Hong Kong, the giant external wall of M+ museum, in the West Kowloon Cultural District, will come to life from May 20 with a new video by filmmaker Ellen ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong new listings volume sinks to 9-year low on China slowdown
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong's new listings volume plunged 90% to a nine-year low this year, data showed, as China's sharp economic slowdown and its regulatory drive cast a long shadow over the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong police appeal for witnesses after motorcycle crash claims life of 19-year-old rider
Rider, 19, lost control of Kawasaki Ninja and hit roadside barrier, throwing him four metres down slope near Chung Mei. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong privacy watchdog ‘considers blocking Telegram over rampant doxxing’
Hong Kong’s privacy watchdog is considering blocking the public’s access to Telegram because of unrestrained doxxing acts on the messaging platform, but experts have poured cold water on the ... ( read original story ...)