Hong Kong restaurants expect only small ‘golden week’ gain despite tourist boom
Hong Kong’s restaurants expect a modest 5 per cent rise in business at most during the “golden week” holiday despite visitor numbers increasing by...
Universities competing to open Hong Kong’s third medical school meet officials
Published: 10:19pm, 3 May 2025Updated: 10:50pm, 3 May 2025 Hong Kong authorities have met with three universities competing to establish the city’s third medical...
Man, 31, arrested over ‘space oil’ capsules after dad alerts Hong Kong police
Hong Kong police have arrested a 31-year-old man for allegedly possessing the narcotic known as “space oil” after his father reported him to authorities....
‘Cease at once’: UN envoy urges Israel to stop attacking Syria
United Nations special envoy Geir Pedersen on Saturday urged Israel to immediately stop its attacks on Syria, after strikes including one near Damascus’s presidential...
Woman dies in Greece when bomb she’s holding explodes, say police
A woman was killed early on Saturday in the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki when a bomb she was carrying exploded in her hands,...
DeepSeek’s AI model being used to design new Chinese warplanes, leading engineer says
Published: 9:00pm, 3 May 2025Updated: 9:06pm, 3 May 2025 The artificial intelligence platform DeepSeek is being used to help with research and development for...
Rainy, hot days ahead for Hong Kong, with mercury to hit 31 degrees on Sunday
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Singapore election: podcasts, memes, ‘chiobu’ – a look back at hustings colour
Singapore voters on Saturday headed to the polls after taking in the calm of cooling-off day following a frenetic nine days of election campaigning....
As it happened: Singapore election – Lawrence Wong wins big with 65.57% vote, opposition vows regroup
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