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Creepy products labelled 'Human meat' advertised on Google and Temu
Online shoppers on Google were left scratching their eyes after reportedly being advertised 'human meat' for sale on popular retail site Temu. The freaky advert was accompanied by an image of what appeared to be canned corned beef, however the…
Opinion | Beyond subsidies: what's really driving China's industrial climb
Driven by intensifying competition in advanced manufacturing, the world is waking up to “ China shock 2.0 ”. The first “shock”, associated with China's accession to the World Trade Organization in 2001, focused on…
How China's industrial tourism is creating a new generation of tech-savvy kids
The eight-year-old son of Guangzhou businessman Terry Fang recently arrived at a blunt conclusion: Chinese tech is “cool”. The boy's impression was formed not in the classroom, or even online, but through repeated exposure to…
Shenzhen office market gains steam on tech and services demand
Technology firms are increasingly gravitating towards premium office space in Shenzhen's core business districts, offering a degree of support to the city's office market. However, vacancies are expected to remain elevated in the near term as a…
Editorial | Return to profit helps Hong Kong Disneyland look to the future
Hong Kong Disneyland opened to great fanfare in 2005, but the fact that it is still the smallest Disney park in the world remains a talking point. Losses in most of the 20 years since then have weighed against the case for expansion. However, a…
10 Sci-Fi Movies That Accurately Predicted The Future
Science fiction has always been a genre sold on the imagination, and the best sci-fi movies have taken that to the next level. Instead of imagining what the future could look like, many of the greatest films in the genre accurately predicted the…
How can China best profit from Trump's latest rift with traditional US allies?
Donald Trump 's latest attacks on US allies in Europe – including the order to withdraw troops from Germany and threats to do the same in Italy and Spain – may help to relieve the pressure on China. For now, Beijing's priority should…
Why Singapore wealth-tech firms pick Hong Kong as their first overseas market
Singapore wealth-tech firms are increasingly using Hong Kong as their first major overseas expansion market, betting that the city's large pool of idle savings, deep wealth base and role as a regional financial hub will support the scaling of their…
Travel Industry Council calls for regulated hiking and camping tours to ease countryside overcrowding
The Travel Industry Council of Hong Kong executive director Fanny Yeung Shuk-fan admitted that self-organized hiking and camping tours fall into a regulatory grey area, calling for a structured group-tour model to alleviate overcrowding. SCROLL TO…
US carrier Spirit Airlines shuts down, industry's first Iran war casualty
Bankrupt discount carrier Spirit Airlines ceased operations on Saturday, the industry's first casualty linked to the Iran war, after failing to secure creditor support for a US government bailout plan. The collapse of the carrier following a…
Building scaffolding gives burglars easy access, police say after 2 arrested
Hong Kong police have arrested two people on suspicion of burglary after one of them allegedly climbed maintenance work scaffolding at a residential building and prised open window grilles at two homes before stealing HK$6,000 (US$765) in cash. The…
HK lawmaker calls for expansion of halal industry to boost Muslim-friendly tourism
Lawmaker Vincent Cheng Wing-shun is spearheading a push to diversify Hong Kong's Halal product market following a high-level fact-finding mission to mainland China's production hubs. SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT As the city pivots to attract a…
Trump's latest science purge could bring major risks, experts say
The Trump administration's recent firing of the entire 22-person board of the National Science Foundation has drawn condemnation from lawmakers, scientists and their advocates across the country, who say the decision is irresponsible and based on…
Celeb Traitors fans predict secret show twist after clue in line-up reveal
FANS of The Celebrity Traitors have predicted a secret show twist after a telling sign in the line-up reveal As the hit BBC reality show begins filming this weekend for its second celebrity series, fans are speculating what new twists and turns the…
Can We Still Choose Our Path to the Hybrid Future?
The hybrid future is often described as a destination. It may be more useful to describe it as a threshold. We are moving into a world in which artificial intelligence is woven into ordinary life: inside work, care, education, writing, medicine…
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