The US internet company says it will hold virtual concerts and exhibitions on a metaverse platform, after Facebook owner Meta announced similar plans. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s iconic restaurant towed away after operating for 46 years – WATCH
“We do not foresee that it can resume business in the immediate future,” the company said. VIDEO: Hong Kong's Jumbo Floating Restaurant is towed out of the city after years of revitalisation efforts ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s famous floating restaurant, popular tourist attraction, towed away
Hong Kong’s famed Jumbo Floating Restaurant was towed away on June 14 after the operators said the business was suffering losses since 2013. People gathered to bid final goodbye to the buoyant ... ( read original story ...)
SCMP picks Catherine So as chief executive, tapping Hong Kong media and tech veteran to run one of Asia’s oldest English newspapers
Liu, who has led the newspaper for five and half years, fundamentally transformed one of Asia’s oldest newspapers into a 21st-century information product that reacted to news events and responded to ... ( read original story ...)
Alibaba leads Hong Kong stocks to best gain in a week as China data shows traction in recovery before Fed rate decision
New reports on China’s economic pulse beat market consensus, helping calm the market roiled by concerns about the most aggressive Fed tightening since 1994. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Bars See Mass Cancellations Ahead of New Testing Rule
Hong Kong’s bar and nightclub owners were caught off-guard when government officials announced that their patrons would have to show proof of a negative Covid-19 test in order to enter, starting in ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Greater Bay Airlines to launch first scheduled commercial flight to Bangkok in July, fleet expansion plans on hold amid Covid border measures
Chief Algernon Yau tells Post carrier 'cannot wait too long' to get planes up in the sky Fledgling airline was set up in the middle of pandemic and has faced delays and hiring challenges, but 'remains ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong ranked world’s fifth most competitive place
Hong Kong has been ranked the fifth most competitive place in the world by the International Institute for Management Development (IMD), up from ... ( read original story ...)
Logistics Startup GogoX Eyes USD85.5 Million in Hong Kong IPO
Chinese van-hailing platform GogoX Holdings is seeking to raise HKD671 million (USD85.5 million) from an initial public offering in Hong Kong in less than two weeks to fund an expansion of its service ... ( read original story ...)
Leading Into a Diverse Future
DEI Advisors founder and principal David Kong came to the U.S. in 1970 as an immigrant. He climbed the hospitality industry ladder rung by rung to become CEO for BWH Hotel Group. Here, he shares his ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong ‘will not give in a single inch’ to requests to ease Covid rules
Chief Executive Carrie Lam cites state leaders’ visit and transition of power in explaining position on not easing travel curbs. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong sees no change in Covid curbs before July 1
Hong Kong won’t tighten virus curbs before July 1 despite rising Covid cases because hospitals aren’t overwhelmed, the city’s outgoing Chief Executive Carrie Lam said. ( read original story ...)
These are the world’s most expensive cities in 2022
Hong Kong has once again taken the crown as the world’s most expensive city for expats and foreign workers to live in according to the annual report by global mobility company E ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Covid cases rise but death rate stable, as business leader calls for opening of borders
A health official has said that Covid-19 is spreading across the city, as Hong Kong records a second consecutive day of some 800-odd new infections. However, no related deaths were reported. “We do ... ( read original story ...)