BALING: Veteran Hong Kong actor Kenneth Tsang was spotted at Kong Heng Restaurant, famous for its charcoal-grilled pipa duck, in Baling, Kedah, last Saturday (April 16). ( read original story ...)
73-year-old Singaporean man allegedly robbed Hong Kong bank using toy gun
He took about HK$14,000 (S$2,400) in cash and was arrested several hours later. . Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
China’s work automation startup Laiye raises $160M, acquires France’s Mindsay
Laiye, a Beijing-based company that provides a one-stop platform for automating office tasks, picked up $160M from a Series C funding round to expand globally. ( read original story ...)
How data technology can help property buyers
The recent property prices show an adjustment trend. Buying an apartment is still the goal of most Hong Kong people, but there is always a lack of relevant information. (1) Predict the landscape as ... ( read original story ...)
Hang Seng Expected To Return To The Downside On Tuesday
The Hang Seng now rests just shy of the 21,520-point plateau although investors figure to cash in on Tuesday. The global forecast for the Asian markets is mixed and flat to lower ahead of the start of ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong stocks tumble to three-week low as PBOC dents easing bets, China Merchants Bank sinks on executive removal
China's central bank issues guidelines on its approach to support the Covid-hit economy, avoids any mention of reserve requirement ratio China Merchants Bank shares sink in Hong Kong after the ... The ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese startup Laiye nears unicorn status with $160m fundraising
Chinese intelligent automated products manufacturer Laiye said Tuesday it has secured $70 million in a fundraising round that brought its total series C funding to $160 million and moved the company ... ( read original story ...)
Business booms for Hong Kong restaurants and shopping malls over Easter break as consumption vouchers help to fuel surge
Residents were eager to spend their government consumption vouchers, snapping up electronics and premium groceries Industry professionals estimate business grew by 20 per cent in catering sector as ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Zero-COVID Policies Create Mountains of Plastic Waste
Hong Kong arrivals meet plastic everywhere in quarantine hotels: Remote controls are wrapped in cellophane, pillows are encased in plastic bags, food comes with plastic cutlery. Hong Kong’s strict ... ( read original story ...)
BOC Aviation names new head of treasury
BOC Aviation has announced the appointment of Chan Mui Sin as Head of Treasury, with effect from 18 April 2022. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong fit-out costs expected to fall to pre-pandemic levels when China border reopens, Cushman says
Hong Kong is the world's fifth most costly city for office development, according to a report published by Cushman and Wakefield on Tuesday 'When the borders are reopened ... additional costs will ... ( read original story ...)
Tips from the top: a culinary tour of Hong Kong with chef Simon Rogan
The British superchef shares his highlights of the HK food scene, from mooncakes to Michelin stardom — via the best fried chicken in town and creative odes to classic Cantonese cooking ... ( read original story ...)
‘Tired of the indoors and nowhere to go’: thousands throng Hong Kong’s outlying islands and nature gems on final day of Easter break
With public beaches and playgrounds closed under city’s social-distancing curbs, residents packed onto ferries to reach outlying destinations. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong police raise alert as more under-21s found using cannabis, with drug as easy to obtain as ‘buying takeaways’
Number of young Hongkongers found using cannabis rose from 326 in 2020 to 483 last year Social worker says many turn to cannabis to deal with problems, urges parents to be alert More young people in ... ( read original story ...)