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2 weeks ago | 
scmp.com | Fan Chen |Cheryl Arcibal
A top executive at Al Nasser Holdings, a prominent conglomerate based in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), said his firm would strengthen cooperation with Hong Kong companies in financial services, sustainability and aviation.
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1 month ago | 
thestar.com.my | Fan Chen |Salina Li |Cheryl Arcibal
Hong Kong’s weakening retail sales and slumping property market have sharply reduced the capital values of commercial real estate owned by celebrities like Nicholas Tse Ting-fung and the family of the late “King of Gambling” Stanley Ho Hung-sun. The Macau tycoon’s property at 20 Kimberley Street, Tsim Sha Tsui, has been put up for sale at HK$88 million (US$11.3 million), CBRE, the sole agent for the sale, said on Tuesday.
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1 month ago | 
scmp.com | Fan Chen |Salina Li |Cheryl Arcibal
Hong Kong’s weakening retail sales and slumping property market have sharply reduced the capital values of commercial real estate owned by celebrities like Nicholas Tse Ting-fung and the family of the late “King of Gambling” Stanley Ho Hung-sun. The Macau tycoon’s property at 20 Kimberley Street, Tsim Sha Tsui, has been put up for sale at HK$88 million (US$11.3 million), CBRE, the sole agent for the sale, said on Tuesday.
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1 month ago | 
flipboard.com | Fan Chen |Salina Li |Cheryl Arcibal
10 hours agoOpenAI calls DeepSeek ‘state-controlled,’ calls for bans on ‘PRC-produced’ modelsIn a new policy proposal, OpenAI describes Chinese AI lab DeepSeek as “state-subsidized” and “state-controlled,” and recommends that the U.S. government consider banning models from the outfit and similar People’s Republic of China (PRC)-supported operations.
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Jan 17, 2025 | 
scmp.com | Fan Chen
Chinese and Thai police have worked together to detain 12 members of a crime ring accused of kidnapping six victims in Thailand and trafficking them to Myanmar as part of an employment and telecoms scam, state news agency Xinhua reported on Friday. The report came a day after Foreign Minister Wang Yi urged members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) to crack down on cross-border telecoms fraud.
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Dec 22, 2024 | 
scmp.com | Oscar Liu |Fan Chen
Hong Kong travellers heading to and from Britain are bracing for potential disruptions because of bad weather in parts of the country, with scores of flights cancelled at London’s Heathrow airport. Heathrow said that about 100 flights had been axed on Sunday, 80 of which were operated by British Airways, because of persistently strong winds. The adverse weather has led to disruptions across the United Kingdom as millions of people travel ahead of Christmas.
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Dec 22, 2024 | 
scmp.com | Fan Chen
Tourists from mainland China and elsewhere are being drawn to Hong Kong by the festive atmosphere although a greater number of residents are heading out of the city for the Christmas break. Mainland visitor Wang Xin from Shandong province landed at Hong Kong International Airport on Sunday afternoon with her boyfriend for a five-day holiday. “I have some good memories in the city, so I decided to bring my boyfriend.
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Dec 20, 2024 | 
scmp.com | Fan Chen |William Yiu
The founding supervisor of a heavily indebted independent school in Hong Kong has made an open appeal for urgent financial support, saying the academy is failing to pay teacher salaries on time as cash flow has run out. Han Academy in Wong Chuk Hang has been embroiled in controversy after police received reports from at least 14 parents accusing the private school of failing to refund debentures, with the unsettled amount totalling HK$8.6 million (US$1.1 million).
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Dec 18, 2024 | 
scmp.com | Fan Chen
Survey of 1,093 adults shows over a third report ‘moderately severe’ depressive symptoms or worse, with those aged 35 to 44 the most unhappyPublished: 6:56pm, 18 Dec 2024Over half of Hongkongers experience depressive symptoms, the highest level in seven years, with dissatisfaction over government policies and the economic downturn being the greatest cause of residents’ unhappiness, a poll has found. According to a survey of 1,093 adults by HK.
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Dec 16, 2024 | 
scmp.com | Fan Chen
The level of plasticisers used in nearly half of 15 desk mats tested by Hong Kong’s consumer watchdog have been found to exceed EU standards, with one model registering 222 times the limit. The Consumer Council on Monday also warned that desk mats should not be used as placemats for dining and children should clean their hands after touching the items.
