12 degrees Celsius in Hong Kong on Sunday but warmer days expected in week ahead
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Multinationals race into China’s US$143.9 billion instant retail market
More foreign companies have rolled out instant delivery services exclusively for China or upgraded to more comprehensive offerings in the country, as they vie...
As diplomatic row drags on, how is Japan coping with a fall in Chinese tourists?
The number of Chinese visitors to Japan dropped sharply last month amid a diplomatic row over Taiwan. With Beijing again warning against travel to...
Singapore’s Sentosa halts water fun after crocodile sighting
Singapore’s southern holiday island of Sentosa has halted all water activities after a crocodile sighting on Saturday night. The island’s main coastal recreational stretches...
UCLA virologist Xia Xian joins Wuhan lab studying highly pathogenic virus
Xia Xian, a virologist who was formerly a project scientist at the University of California, Los Angeles, has left the United States to take...
Hong Kong must fix Tenants Purchase Scheme’s flaws before any relaunch
When Hong Kong’s Housing Authority launched the Tenants Purchase Scheme (TPS) in 1998, it embodied the city’s aspiration of home ownership for all. Then...
Calls for stricter rules after bot bookers detected on Hong Kong sports app
Hong Kong authorities have uncovered robot-operated accounts booking public indoor sports venues just a week after a new anti-touting policy took effect, prompting experts...
China ‘Godmum of sexual intelligence’ earns US$3.5 million teaching women sexy gazes, flirtation
A woman from central China has made waves by selling courses that teach women the techniques of seductive gazes and flirtation to rejuvenate their...
China’s visa-free waivers spark Korean travel boom, underpin tourism revival
For Choi Yu-jin, a 31-year-old Seoul-based fashion designer, the perfect getaway requires three elements: value, spotless streetscapes and unforgettable flavours. And Shanghai, she says,...