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Mon, September 25, 2023 | 04:57

Time for more nuclear power? Hong Kong electricity price increases unavoidable: experts

Time for more nuclear power? Hong Kong electricity price increases unavoidable: experts

Hong Kong should consider importing more nuclear energy from mainland China as a cheaper power option if regular electricity tariff increases become impossible to avoid, some experts have said.

2022-11-27 15:01

Chinese migrant workers stranded in Guangzhou's Covid-19 homeless crisis

Chinese migrant workers stranded in Guangzhou's Covid-19 homeless crisis

Hundreds of migrant workers have been left homeless on the streets of Guangzhou in southern China, according to multiple sources in the city where the most severe Covid-19 outbreak of the pandemic has been raging for a month.

2022-11-24 15:45

Muslims cheer KFC's move in Hong Kong, hope more fast-food chains cater to Halal community

Muslims cheer KFC's move in Hong Kong, hope more fast-food chains cater to Halal community

It was lunchtime on Friday and the KFC restaurant just minutes from the Kowloon Mosque in Tsim Sha Tsui was packed with customers relishing their fried chicken meals.

2022-11-13 16:19

China plans its first human flight on a jet-powered skateboard able to climb 3,000 meters high

China plans its first human flight on a jet-powered skateboard able to climb 3,000 meters high

The first human test flight in China on a jet-propelled skateboard will take place next year, according to a Beijing-based defense contractor developing the technology.

2022-11-10 15:40

Hong Kong chemistry teacher arrested over online instructions detailing how to make poisonous gas

Hong Kong chemistry teacher arrested over online instructions detailing how to make poisonous gas

A chemistry teacher at a Hong Kong secondary school has been arrested for allegedly putting instructions online on how to make a poisonous gas.

2022-11-04 15:18

More than half of Hong Kong companies found it harder to hire talent in past year, survey finds

More than half of Hong Kong companies found it harder to hire talent in past year, survey finds

More than half of Hong Kong companies have found it harder to hire talent in the past 12 months than at any point in the last five years, a job recruitment platform has said, noting corporate sales and business development roles were especially difficult to fill.

2022-11-03 16:00

US and China cannot 'change each other,' Beijing tells American envoy in first official meeting

US and China cannot 'change each other,' Beijing tells American envoy in first official meeting

Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi on Friday told Washington's top envoy to Beijing that China and U.S. would not be able to "change each other" and warned the U.S. not to attempt to contain the country's development.

2022-10-29 20:26

How much dark matter is in the Milky Way? Maybe less than we thought: study

How much dark matter is in the Milky Way? Maybe less than we thought: study

The Milky Way might have a lot less dark matter than previously thought, according to a China-led study on the mass of the galaxy.

2022-10-25 15:26

Facebook owner Meta's AI speech translation tool for Hokkien language draws interest in China

Facebook owner Meta's AI speech translation tool for Hokkien language draws interest in China

Facebook owner Meta Platforms' new real-time speech translation system for Hokkien, a dialect widely spoken in the southeastern Chinese province of Fujian, the self-ruled island of Taiwan and Chinese diaspora communities across Southeast Asia, has garnered strong interest on the mainland, where the social media platform is blocked.

2022-10-22 18:31

Why Asian hotels are recovering just fine, even without Chinese tourists

Why Asian hotels are recovering just fine, even without Chinese tourists

To say that the hospitality industry has had a rough time over the past two-and-a-half years would be a gross understatement. The COVID-19 pandemic pulled the rug out from under the sector as lockdowns and travel restrictions were imposed.

2022-10-18 14:59

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