About 200 fish are reported to have been poisoned at a stall at a Hong Kong wet market. Police were called after a vendor in his 50s discovered dead fish in his trays at On Tai Market in On Tai Estate in Sau Mau Ping at around 10.40am on Monday, with losses estimated to be […]
HONG KONG, Oct. 28 (Xinhua) — Following are the results from the WTA Hong Kong Tennis Open at Victoria Park here on Monday (prefix number denotes seeding): Women’s singles round of 32 Priscilla Hon, Australia, bt Eudice Chong, Hong Kong, China, 6-3, 6-4 9-Bernarda Pera, United States, bt Sara Saito, Japan, 6-4, 6-4 Shi Han, […]
Russia hopes to show off more of its rich arts heritage in Hong Kong, according to its top diplomat in the city, as the country shifts its cultural focus from Europe to Asia in the wake of the Ukraine war. Consul General Anatoly Kargapolov said leading Russian museums were “ready to share” their artworks with […]
HONG KONG, Oct. 27 (Xinhua) — Financial Secretary of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government Paul Chan said on Sunday that fintech cooperation between Hong Kong and the Middle East region will enter a new milestone. Chan said in his blog that he will lead a business delegation consisting of representatives from the […]
Hong Kong, October 27 (ANI): Chung Pui-kuen and Patrick Lam, former editors in chief of the now-defunct ‘Stand News,’ were sentenced on Thursday for “conspiracy to publish seditious publications.”Chung received a 21-month prison sentence, while Lam was sentenced to 11 months but was released due to health issues, having already served his time in pre-trial […]
Typhoon Trami has failed to dampen spirits at the Hong Kong Wine and Dine Festival, with some vendors recording double or triple-digit revenue growth compared with last year’s event. Vendors told the Post on Sunday, the last day of the event, that the heavy rains brought on by the storm a day earlier had not […]
The Hong Kong government is taking steps in the right direction to promote the city as an international gold trading centre, but more needs to be done to catch up with rivals like Singapore and Dubai, according to industry players. “Singapore, for the last 12 years, has been pushing its gold industry by allocating land […]
On some nights, sleeping pills were the only way Marilyn was able to get rest. Thoughts about her worsening relationship with her employer, the death of her aunt back in the Philippines and harassment over a loan to cover her mother’s hospital fees kept her up till the early hours. Marilyn, a domestic worker in […]
HONG KONG, Oct. 26 (Xinhua) — The pair of giant pandas that arrived in Hong Kong on Sept. 26 have gone through a 30-day quarantine and moved into the exhibit area on Saturday, said Ocean Park Hong Kong. The amusement park said the health conditions of the pair, named An An and Ke Ke, are […]
Three suspects have been arrested in connection with five theft cases involving losses of HK$20,000 (US$2,570) in Hong Kong, with police saying a syndicate allegedly ordered the trio to target elderly women who were on their own. The force said on Saturday it was hunting for other perpetrators linked to the Tuen Mun and Tseung […]