Hong Kong’s hottest new openings, from Manteigaria to Avalon
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Hong Kong’s Paul Chan urges closer Europe ties, dialogue to work out differences
Hong Kong’s finance chief has called for deeper cooperation and greater dialogue with Europe despite disagreements on some…
Mainland brands power Hong Kong retail recovery as F&B is joined by fashion and beauty
Hong Kong is likely to attract more mainland Chinese retail brands, but unlike the previous wave, non food…
Li Ka-shing charity to subsidise liver cancer surgery for 200 patients
Hong Kong tycoon Li Ka-shing’s charity will expand support for liver cancer patients by subsidising surgery fees for…
Graduates of top vocational school spared brunt of AI impact, new chairman says
Graduates of Hong Kong’s largest vocational training institution have largely avoided the negative effects of AI and could…
How GLP-1s are more than just weight-loss wonders – but not without risk
Not long ago, nobody was talking about GLP-1 receptor agonists. Most of us did not even know what…
Meet Jai Courtney, who plays Rob-Will in Yellowstone sequel Dutton Ranch
Taylor Sheridan’s Yellowstone universe keeps expanding. After his hit neo-Western TV show aired its series finale in December…
China’s AI start-up funding triples to US$16b in first quarter amid bets on LLMs, robotics
Funding for China’s artificial-intelligence-related start-ups jumped nearly threefold year on year in the first quarter, as investors poured…
Chinese and Dutch scientists turn corn to sustainable plastic, inspired by spider silk
Scientists from China and the Netherlands have created a corn protein-based biopolymer with a process inspired by spider…
‘Cash is king’: Hong Kong, mainland Chinese firms hoard reserves as growth options narrow
More companies and conglomerates in Hong Kong and mainland China are hoarding cash on their balance sheets –…
China is losing the LLM race but it can still win in AI, ex-Tencent AI lead says
For years, Liu Wei was synonymous with Chinese tech giant Tencent Holdings’ artificial intelligence efforts. A distinguished scientist…
SMILE in space: China, EU joint planet defence satellite defies earthly tensions
China and Europe on Tuesday launched their first jointly developed satellite, a space mission that will explore the…