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Hong Kong, Vietnam, Thailand a first for Warrior King
The Gleaner
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June 16, 2025
Rastafarian reggae artiste Warrior King is anxious to conquer Asia with his feel-good brand of reggae music that focuses on messages about education and uplifting women. The roots singer is scheduled to perform in The Philippines, Hong Kong,...
Why Can’t Philly Be More Like … Hong Kong?
The Philadelphia Citizen - Pennsylvania
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June 16, 2025
I just got back from a business trip in Hong Kong and can’t help but join the chorus of voices that are raising the red flag: The U.S. is being left in the 20th century as Asian cities forge the progress of the 21st century. I have been to Asia...
Hong Kong activist Oasis urges foreign funds to vote proactively in Japan
Nikkei Asia
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TOKYO -- Japan is entering another busy season of annual general meetings, with a record number of shareholder proposals, including ones from Hong Kong-based activist investor Oasis Management. Founder and chief investment officer Seth Fischer, in...
With a Distracted U.S., Hong Kong Intensifies Its Democratic Crackdown
TIME Magazine
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June 16, 2025
On June 12, Hong Kong authorities conducted a joint operation with China’s national security officials in the city, raiding the homes of six people and the office of an organization suspected of “collusion with a foreign country or with external...
Celebrate Hong Kong’s intangible heritage at this festival in Tai Kwun
Time Out
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Over 300 intangible cultural heritage artworks created by the educators and students of the Hong Kong Art School and Lingnan University will be featured at this special exhibition, along with interactive activities, to highlight the contemporary...
Food Expo PRO and Hong Kong International Tea Fair Return in August with New Coffee Zone and Expanded Halal Sector
Food Business Gulf & Middle East
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June 16, 2025
Reinforcing Hong Kong’s Role as a Regional F&B Trading Hub Organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), the Food Expo PRO and Hong Kong International Tea Fair will be staged concurrently from 14 to 16 August 2025 at the Hong Kong...
China Security Office Flexes New Power With Hong Kong Probe
Mint
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June 15, 2025
Beijing’s national security office in Hong Kong carried out its first known joint operation with city officials, marking an expansion of China’s direct law enforcement in the financial hub. Local authorities on Thursday night announced they were...
Hong Kong wants an ecotourism boom, but can its parks handle more visitors?
South China Morning Post
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June 15, 2025
Amy Zhang is dressed in full sportswear, with sunglasses and a lightweight hiking backpack. She is one of many visiting Hong Kong’s Dragon’s Back following the social media craze in mainland China over “in-depth travels” in the city. “The...
How a ‘Harvard International’ could boost Hong Kong as an education hub
South China Morning Post
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June 15, 2025
Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu has invited international students worried about finishing their courses at Harvard University in the US to continue their studies at one of Hong Kong’s universities. Other universities in Malaysia and Japan have...
Hong Kong pushes education hub ambitions in US, UK visits
University World News
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HONG KONG The head of a committee overseeing funding for Hong Kong’s public universities has led a delegation to the United States and the United Kingdom to promote the city as a destination for higher education, writes Jess Ma for the South China...
Meta Takes Action on ‘Nudify’ Apps, Files Lawsuit Against Hong Kong-Based Joy Timeline HK Limited To Prevent Advertising CrushAI Apps on Meta Platforms
Latestly
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June 15, 2025
New Delhi, June 15: Meta has taken legal action against a Hong Kong-based company named Joy Timeline HK Limited. The lawsuit aims to stop the company from promoting its CrushAI apps on Meta’s platforms, including Facebook and Instagram. As per...
Hong Kong’s 1980s nightlife culture dazzles again at old Club Bboss site
South China Morning Post
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June 14, 2025
More than a decade after Club Bboss was closed, a new nightspot has launched on the same site where the once-glamorous establishment operated for 28 years, with the goal of attracting tourists and young revellers eager for a glimpse of Hong Kong’s...
From waste to ‘superfood’: Hong Kong dietitians turn kitchen scrap into healthy protein source for low-income families
Hong Kong Free Press
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June 15, 2025
At a communal living space tucked away on the top floor of the Tsuen Wan Market building, a group of women gathered in a spacious, well-equipped kitchen. They tried out a few recipes under the guidance of two registered dietitians and a handful of...
Activist investor David Webb awarded MBE for contributions to Hong Kong
South China Morning Post
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June 14, 2025
Hong Kong corporate governance activist David Webb has been appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire for his nearly three decades of contributions to the city, with the Briton saying he felt touched by the many tributes during his...
The Tatler Champagne Guide returns
Tatler Asia
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Hello, Champagne is back on the agenda—not that it ever really left. But this year, it comes with more grit beneath the glamour. Prices are up, growers are in, and the region’s grand dames are learning to share the stage. In the latest Tatler...
Pride Around The World
Out South Florida
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From the “Love that dare not speak its name” we have become, “Say it loud, I’m out and I’m proud.” In the U.S., June is traditionally Pride month in honor of the Stonewall rebellion, although that was hardly the first time the queer community...
Hong Kong bans video game where Tibetans etc could fight to overthrow communist rule
Tibetan Review
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June 14, 2025
(TibetanReview.net, Jun13’25) – Citing a draconian security law imposed by Beijing, police in Hong Kong – which is supposedly autonomous with democratic freedoms and government system – have warned residents against downloading a mobile game...
Inside Asia’s ‘Milk Tea Alliance’
The Diplomat
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June 17, 2025
In the late 2010s and early 2020s, Hong Kong, Thailand, and Myanmar were each shaken by youthful pro-democracy protest movements that converged in curious ways. Each was marked by a similar symbolic vocabulary – the umbrella, the three-fingered...
Hong Kong Chop Suey in Captain Cook is closed for multiple food safety violations
Big Island Now - Hawaii
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June 14, 2025
The Hawai‘i Department of Health Food Safety Branch issued a red “closed” placard and immediately shut down Hong Kong Chop Suey in Captain Cook for multiple critical food safety violations. The food establishment, operated by Man You Chen,...
Hong Kong welcomes students unfairly treated due to US policies: HKSAR CE John Lee
Global Times
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Photo:Xinhua Hong Kong fully welcomes students who have been unfairly treated due to US policies to pursue their studies in the city, said Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Chief Executive John Lee during a Q&A session at the Legislative...