Hong Kong to invest 500 million dollars in two LNG power stations

Hong Kong based CNTIC VPower YGI Limited is planning to invest over US$500 million to build a 400-megawatt LNG fired power station in Thaketa Township and a 150-megawatt LNG fired power station in Kyaukphyu Township to generate and distribute electricity, …

Hong Kong Open: American rising star Learner Tien to carry his fine form to Victoria Park

Rising Asian-American tennis star Learner Tien, who finished runner-up at the recent Next Gen ATP Finals, will bring some of his new-found confidence to Hong Kong when he joins the field of the season-opening Bank of China Hong Kong Open on Sunday. The 19- …

China urges Canada not to interfere in Hong Kong affairs

What Hong Kong’s culture officials can learn from a banana on a wall

Under what circumstances can a banana be an instrument of peace, and why should the newly minted Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism, Rosanna Law Shuk-pui, care about the answer to that question? A satirical artwork called Comedian comprising nothing …

Architect I. M. Pei’s Hong Kong Retrospective Is Immense. Here’s Why

To exhibition-goers and culture lovers, “Life is Architecture” at M+ in Hong Kong has been nothing but a treat since it opened in late June. The show, billed as the first major retrospective of Chinese-American architect I. M. Pei (1917–2019), offers a …

Singapore, Hong Kong stand out among blockchain heavyweights

Singapore is the global champion of blockchain technology based on a recent study of the world’s leading cryptocurrency jurisdictions spearheaded by ApeX Protocol, a multichain liquidity platform.  According to the study, which ranked 10 jurisdictions …

Does Hong Kong have a problem with claw machine addiction?

Hongkonger Solo Young, 29 has spent about HK$50,000 (US$6,400) over the past six months on claw machines, fishing for plush toys of his favourite cartoon characters or those that he can resell for a higher price. Young earns HK$21,000 a month as a …

Hong Kong’s Community Chest feels the pinch as cracks in economy, markets hit donations

It is the season to give as the year-end festivities approach. But cracks in the economy in recent years have affected donations to The Community Chest of Hong Kong, which collects funds to support various social welfare causes in the city. The non-profit …

A food editor’s 8 best Hong Kong dishes of 2024, including hotpot, and one of the worst

As the year wraps up, for this food writer the Christmas and New Year season is more about recovering from eating all the incredible meals that have been thrown my way – not that I am complaining! I am grateful for them all. As writer Helen Rosner of the …

Hong Kong’s Long Valley Nature Park opens to public after habitat restoration

Visitors to a newly opened nature park created from abandoned farmlands in Hong Kong will be able to capture photos of birds in paddy fields and the shallow water habitat acting as a “mirror” of the sky during summertime. The Long Valley Nature Park is …