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'Winnie the Pooh' Slasher Film Pulled from Hong Kong Cinemas

Hong Kong - Public screenings of a slasher film that features Winnie the Pooh were scrapped abruptly in Hong Kong ...

Hong Kong remains most expensive location in Asia for business travel

Hong Kong, March (ANI): In spite of depressed demand for business travel to Hong Kong in 2022, it remained the ...

Rebound in global equities lifts Sensex up 248 pts in morning trade

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], March 21 (ANI): Domestic equity markets opened with gains on Tuesday, tracking stronger global cues. There is ...

Hong Kong Falls in International Civic Rights Index

Bangkok, Thailand - Hong Kong and its civil society environment have been downgraded by an international rights group nearly three ...

Economic Watch: China moves to bolster economic recovery with RRR cut

BEIJING, March 20 (Xinhua) -- China has announced its first cut in the amount of cash that banks must hold ...

Sensex loses 376 points, Nifty drops 129 pts in morning trade

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], March 20 (ANI): Indian equity markets opened with losses on Monday, picking up weak global cues spilling ...

Former Taiwanese president plans historic trip media

Ma Ying-jeou will pay a visit to China this month amid increased tensions with Beijing, his office has reportedly confirmedMa ...

Hong Kong businessman helps rural women fashion prosperous lives

© Provided by Xinhua YINCHUAN, March 19 (Xinhua) -- Amid the humming production lines and whirring sewing machines, dozens of ...

Visitor arrivals in Macao surge 143.1 pct in February

© Provided by Xinhua MACAO, March 18 (Xinhua) -- Visitor arrivals in Macao surged 143.1 percent year on year to ...

Mohammed bin Rashid meets with the Chief Executive of Hong Kong

DUBAI, 9th February, 2023 (WAM) -- His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of ...

Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index closes 1.73 pct higher

HONG KONG, 22nd March, 2023 (WAM) -- Hong Kong's stock market ended higher on Wednesday with the benchmark Hang Seng ...

Market exchange rates in China -- March 22

BEIJING, March 22 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, ...

HKSAR gov't firmly opposes so-called 2022 human rights report by U.S.

HONG KONG, March 21 (Xinhua) -- The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government on Tuesday expressed its strong dissatisfaction ...

Hong Kong's export index rebounds sharply in Q1

HONG KONG, March 21 (Xinhua) -- The Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) on Tuesday announced that Hong Kong's export ...

Market exchange rates in China -- March 21

BEIJING, March 21 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, ...

HK financial regulators welcome UBS' acquisition of Credit Suisse

HONG KONG, March 20 (Xinhua) -- The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) and the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission ...

Market exchange rates in China -- March 20

BEIJING, March 20 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, ...

Xinhua China news advisory -- March 19

BEIJING, March 19 (Xinhua) -- Following are news items about China to be covered or pursued by Xinhua on Sunday: ...

Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, March 18

SAO PAULO -- Four people were killed Friday after the helicopter they were aboard crashed on a street in Brazil's ...

Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index closes 2.35% lower on Wednesday

HONG KONG, 8th March, 2023 (WAM) -- Hong Kong's stock market ended lower on Wednesday with the benchmark Hang Seng ...

High-level Hong Kong delegation visits SRTIP to scout business opportunities

SHARJAH, 10th February, 2023 (WAM) -- The Sharjah Research, Technology and Innovation Park (SRTIP) has received a high-level delegation of ...

Chief Executive of Hong Kong visits Museum of the Future

DUBAI, 9th February, 2023 (WAM) -- John Lee, Chief Executive of Hong Kong, today toured Dubai's Museum of the Future, ...

Sharjah, Hong Kong sign strategic investment partnership at SIF 2023

SHARJAH, 9th February, 2023 (WAM) -- The sixth Sharjah Investment Forum (SIF) 2023 witnessed the signing of a strategic investment ...

Dubai Chambers inaugurates new office in Hong Kong

DUBAI, 9th February, 2023 (WAM) -- Dubai Chambers announced the establishment of its new international office in Hong Kong which ...

Womens rugby- Hong Kong hungry and eager in lead-up to Kazakhstan clash

The Hong Kong Rugby Union has announced the final 39 women for the Womens test series with Kazakhstan, which gets ...

Rugbys north vs south grand final- Hong Kong union open to idea of hosting

City is a great option, Hong Kong Rugby Union boss says after it is suggested as venue for the final ...

Views sought on rules for recruiters

The Labour Department today launched a public consultation on the review of the Code of Practice (CoP) for Employment Agencies, ...

Man arrested for perverting justice

Police's National Security Department today arrested a 71-year-old man on Hong Kong Island for perverting the course of public justice. ...

Lawyers bill to be tabled

The Government will table a bill at the Legislative Council tomorrow to handle matters concerning the participation of overseas lawyers ...

MTR fare mechanism refined

(To watch the full press conference with sign language interpretation, click here .) The Government today announced that the Mass ...

Govt opposes US report

The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government today strongly disapproved of and firmly rejected the unfounded remarks and smears contained ...

HK Pop Culture Festival to be held

The first Hong Kong Pop Culture Festival will kick off in April to showcase Hong Kongs cultural characteristics, creativity and ...

Passenger info rules to be gazetted

The Immigration (Advance Passenger Information) Regulation has been made under the Immigration Ordinance to provide legal backing for implementing an ...

HK-Guangdong conference held

Chief Executive John Lee and Guangdong Governor Wang Weizhong co-chaired the 23rd Plenary of the Hong Kong-Guangdong Co-operation Joint Conference ...

Disciplinary forces open days set

For National Security Education Day on April 15, the five training schools of the disciplinary forces will be opened to ...

20k voucher accounts not updated

People who had used Octopus cards to receive consumption vouchers in 2022 but returned the relevant card must update their ...

Mainland study tour to be reviewed

The Education Bureau will review and conclude the implementation of Mainland study tours of the Citizenship & Social Development (CS) ...

RAT requirements to be lifted

The Government announced today that the existing rapid antigen testing (RAT) requirement applicable to public hospitals, residential care homes for ...

CE chairs steering group meeting

Chief Executive John Lee today chaired the second meeting of the Steering Group on Integration into National Development in his ...

Face covering regulation explained

The Government considers it necessary to retain the Prohibition on Face Covering Regulation (PFCR) for the time being and such ...

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NEW YORK, New York - A hike in official U.S. interest rates of 0.25 percent, and a jump in inflation ...

Amazon to cut 9,000 jobs, bringing total layoffs to 27,000

SEATTLE, Washington: In a memo to staff sent this week, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy said the company plans to cut ...

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DETROIT, Michigan: Due to leaking brake hoses and windshield wiper arms that can break off, Ford is recalling more than ...

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US says citizens not to buy meds in Mexico, many contain fentanyl

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Mercedes modernizing EV plants in China, Germany, Hungary,

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