Category: NEWS

Hong Kong is the “most mobile” market when it comes to news consumption, a Reuters Institute study has shown, with a 36 percentage point difference between those using smartphones and computers as their main news source. The study also found that 31 ... ( read original story ...)

Earlier on Sunday, MTR engineer Wong Yuen-wood, also chairman of the Hong Kong Railway Professionals Union, claimed he learned the three computer systems that controlled the “interlocking” had broken down around the same time. In railway signalling ... ( read original story ...)

Cancer patients in Hong Kong will receive more advanced and timely treatments once the city’s first cancer centre begins operations in eight years, the head of the billion-dollar project has said. “In future, patients can benefit from laboratory ... ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG – Ten beaches typically packed on a hot weekend were closed in Hong Kong on Sunday due to a palm oil spillage from a ship collision in mainland Chinese waters. Photographs showed styrofoam-like clumps lining the shores, while the waters at a ... ( read original story ...)

A bunch of prospective runners are presumably pretty disappointed this week after organizers of the upcoming Hong Kong Beer Run announced that it would no longer be giving participants beer. Now the beer run is just a regular race. According to the South ... ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG - Eight people were injured on Sunday (Aug 6 ... The injured were taken to Yan Chai Hospital for treatment. In i-Cable news footage, a man showed a hole in his shirt apparently caused by the liquid. "I didn't know what happened. ( read original story ...)

Nearly a dozen beaches across Hong Kong were closed to the public on Sunday morning after congealed palm oil washed up on them, having spilled into the sea when two boats crashed in mainland waters. Local residents noticed clumps of oil on the sand ... ( read original story ...)

The last day of Hong Kong’s first e-sports festival will see professional gamers from Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan battle the winner of an earlier contest between Team China and Team North America, in a clash to be crowned kings of popular real-time ... ( read original story ...)

Eight people were injured when liquid which was suspected to be corrosive dripped from the ceiling of a Hong Kong shopping mall on Sunday ... taken to Yan Chai Hospital for treatment. In i-Cable news footage, a man showed a hole in his shirt apparently ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong sweltered in the heat during three consecutive days of dangerously hot weather last week, with at least 14 people rushed to hospitals for heat stroke. Among them was a 19-year-old hiker who was sent to the emergency room in a critical condition. ( read original story ...)

“But now with the globalisation of the economy, with a lot of competition and other things – that becomes a bit difficult,” Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam continued, in a recent interview with Channel NewsAsia. Lam was in Singapore at the ... ( read original story ...)

Thailand has the potential to be the economic hub of Asean and the main gateway to its neighbouring countries, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam (CLMV), said Hong Kong's chief executive. "I can see clearly the significant role of Thailand as a centre of ... ( read original story ...)

VISAKHAPATNAM: City skater Priyam Tated bagged the bronze medal in the junior category (age group of 13-19) during the Asian Open Figure Skating Trophy 2017 that was held in Hong Kong from August 2-5.Almost 16 countries from the world participated in the ... ( read original story ...)

Created by French, Hong Kong based company Fillony, Polar Seal allows users to remain active and enjoy high performance sports without compromising style and comfort. It fits close to the body for efficient transmission of heat. “Most heated clothing is ... ( read original story ...)