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SA to be honoured at Korean international wine event

SA to be honoured at Korean international wine event

Release date: 03/10/25 South Australia is set to be recognised as the Guest Country of Honour at Korea’s premier wine tradeshow when it takes place later this month – the direct result of Minister Joe Szakacs’ engagement while leading a trade...

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Hong Kong ‘could restart discussions on organ donation opt-out policy’

Hong Kong ‘could restart discussions on organ donation opt-out policy’

Hong Kong authorities could look again at introducing an organ donation opt-out mechanism to boost the city’s low registration rate, a senior health official has said. Director of Health Ronald Lam Man-kin said on Sunday that the government might...

Owner:  Alibaba Group
Tourism rebound driving retail recovery in Hong Kong, finance chief says

Tourism rebound driving retail recovery in Hong Kong, finance chief says

Hong Kong’s strong tourism rebound has driven a steady recovery in retail sales and the government will keep up the momentum with a packed calendar of mega-events for the rest of the year, the finance chief has said. Financial Secretary Paul Chan...

Owner:  Alibaba Group
Hong Kong police arrest driver, seize cocaine, after crash leaves 8 injured

Hong Kong police arrest driver, seize cocaine, after crash leaves 8 injured

Hong Kong police have arrested a driver on suspicion of drug trafficking and furious driving after his vehicle hit two buses and two private cars in a series of crashes that left eight people injured in Yau Ma Tei. Officers seized 16 packs of...

Owner:  Alibaba Group
The ‘Wah’ factor: collector donates 3,000 Chinese textiles to Hong Kong museum

The ‘Wah’ factor: collector donates 3,000 Chinese textiles to Hong Kong museum

Chris Hall, a 73-year-old Chinese textile collector, often jokingly called himself the “youngest thing in this flat,” as he lived surrounded by antiques and vintage art from around the world in his residence on The Peak in Hong Kong. However, the...

Owner:  Alibaba Group
Hong Kong urged to regulate private schools in line with subsidised institutions

Hong Kong urged to regulate private schools in line with subsidised institutions

Hong Kong’s education authorities are being urged to implement regulations for private and international schools that align with those governing their subsidised counterparts, following the city leader’s plans to enhance oversight of these...

Owner:  Alibaba Group
How Mabel Cheung’s The Soong Sisters faced censors and sensitive politics

How Mabel Cheung’s The Soong Sisters faced censors and sensitive politics

Hong Kong filmmakers have rarely focused on stories about modern history – historical films are expensive and the themes have always been considered too politically sensitive to address, even in colonial times. Unusually for a Hong Kong director,...

Owner:  Alibaba Group
General : Global Youth Summit In Hong Kong Highlights Innovation, Future-readiness

General : Global Youth Summit In Hong Kong Highlights Innovation, Future-readiness

By Vikneswaran Raman KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 5 (Bernama) -- Youths from 33 countries, including Malaysia, had the opportunity to gain valuable insights on future-readiness at the Youth Development Summit 2025 held at the Hong Kong Convention and...

Owner:  Malaysian Government
Hong Kong cleans up after Ragasa injures 100+

Hong Kong cleans up after Ragasa injures 100+

Hong Kong started immense clean-up activities following a Super Typhoon named Ragasa, which wounded more than 100 individuals and created significant havoc in the financial city. The massive storm had destructive winds of as much as 145 kilometers...

Owner:  Jim TenBroek & Scott Peters
Hong Kong to Deploy 60,000 AI Surveillance Cameras by 2028

Hong Kong to Deploy 60,000 AI Surveillance Cameras by 2028

Hong Kong is set to dramatically scale up its surveillance capabilities, with plans to install tens of thousands of cameras equipped with artificial intelligence-powered facial recognition technology. Security chief Chris Tang announced on Friday...

Owner:  Nilantha Ilangamuwa
Hong Kong’s growing cross-border cooperation against crime is bearing fruit

Hong Kong’s growing cross-border cooperation against crime is bearing fruit

Cross-border crime syndicates are becoming increasingly sophisticated, taking advantage of technological developments to enable them to perpetrate offences ranging from hacking attacks to scams. They exploit differences between jurisdictions to...

Owner:  Alibaba Group
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