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US Retail Workers Are Fed Up and Quitting at Record Rates
To be a US retail worker in 2023 means fielding an onslaught of growing American anxieties about everything from high prices to politics. Increasingly, some workers say the job isn’t worth the wages.M ...
Hong Kong’s top court orders government to recognize overseas same-sex marriage in landmark case
Hong Kong’s government will have to set up a new legal framework to recognize same-sex marriage registered overseas, its top court ruled Tuesday, ending a five-year legal battle. The decision is ...
Hong Kong Jockey Club ponies up HK$5 billion to boost effectiveness of charity in city, region and further afield
Hong Kong Jockey Club ponies up HK$5bn for charity as city leader Lee says city will be “international philanthropic centre”.
Hong Kong ‘will revive elevated transit project, propose solutions’ for Kai Tak transport woes as firms eye contract
Monorail plan scrapped in 2020, but project on track to return amid mounting calls for better public transport in Kai Tak, source says.
Hong Kong development minister confirms luxury house at Redhill Peninsula has illegal structures, after site evacuated following landslide
Secretary for Development Bernadette Linn says initial investigation also shows luxury estate’s house No 72 unlawfully occupies slope considered government land.
Hong Kong Bar Association chief warns possible US sanctions on judges pose ‘real threat’ to judiciary’s hunt for top talent
Association chair Victor Dawes also urges business communities to promote strengths of city’s legal system to overseas counterparts.
Hong Kong flood aftermath: smooth return to work, school for commuters despite ongoing repairs after record-breaking black-alert rainstorm
Situation at Wong Tai Sin station during morning rush hour largely smooth, with passengers seen exiting and entering trains as normal.
Former CEO of China’s Alibaba quits cloud business in surprise move during its leadership reshuffle
In a filing to the Hong Kong stock exchange, Alibaba said that Eddie Wu, its new CEO, will also head its cloud unit. Wu and Alibaba’s new chairman Joseph Tsai assumed their new roles by Monday, with ...
Clone of This startup helps hospitals treat stroke patients quickly
Hopebotics’ device transfers stroke patients’ therapy at home whilst hospitals monitor the progress remotely. People, as they age, would frequent hospitals; and admissions in relation to the scale of ...
Hong Kong stocks hit 2-week low as Alibaba tumbles 3.3% on ex-CEO’s surprise exit, China deflation concerns
Hong Kong stocks fell to a two-week low ... Zhang’s exit “raises the likelihood that the business’s new partners will exert greater influence on strategic cloud decisions in the future,” said ...
Prudential Hong Kong invests in AI, clinics to capture share of booming policy sales to visitors from mainland China
The technology investment does not aim to replace staff or agents, and in fact the company plans to hire 4,000 more agents this year, CEO says Prudential boss optimistic about outlook for Hong Kong ...
Sky shuttles at Kai Tak? Hong Kong ‘will revive elevated transit project, propose solutions’ for transport woes in area as firms eye contract
Intense competition expected among Hong Kong, mainland companies to build East Kowloon transport network Monorail plan scrapped in 2020, but project on track to return amid mounting calls for better ...
China Citic Bank International eyes mobile banking increase in Hong Kong, aims to save 1 million sheets of paper a year
The lender aims to cut down on paper use in its 24 local branches to save 1 million sheets of paper a year, as it goes all-in on promoting its mobile banking app, according to a senior executive.