Chinese tourists cancel Thai trips amid safety concerns
Chinese tourists cancel Thai trips amid safety concerns

Concerns over safety in Thailand have led to a surge in cancellations from Chinese tour groups ahead of the Chinese New Year holiday. Independent travelers are also showing slower booking patterns due to heightened fears. Recently, Hong Kong-based singer and actor Eason Chan canceled his concert...

UK treasury chief heads to China to revive economic talks, strengthen ties
UK treasury chief heads to China to revive economic talks, strengthen ties

Britains Treasury chief, Rachel Reeves, is traveling to China this weekend to revive suspended economic and financial talks and strengthen cooperation between the two nations. The Labour government aims to reset strained ties with Beijing while addressing Britains sluggish economy, the Treasury...

Hong Kong syndicate used deepfake, dating apps to steal millions
Hong Kong syndicate used deepfake, dating apps to steal millions

Hong Kong authorities have dismantled a criminal syndicate that exploited deepfake technology and dating apps to con victims in Taiwan, Singapore, and Malaysia for over millions, reports media. According to media reports the amount is more than HK$34 million [more than tk53 crore]. The...

US condemns Hong Kong’s transnational crackdown on overseas activists
US condemns Hong Kong’s transnational crackdown on overseas activists

The United States has strongly condemned recent actions by the Hong Kong government, which include issuing arrest warrants and bounties for six overseas pro-democracy activists and revoking the passports of seven others, some of whom reside in the United States. In a statement released Thursday,...

Hong Kong's panda exhibits to drive tourism and economic growth
Hong Kong's panda exhibits to drive tourism and economic growth

Thousands of giant panda sculptures will be displayed in Hong Kong starting Saturday,, where interest in the bears has increased since two cubs were born at a local theme park. The 2,500 exhibits were showcased in a launch ceremony of PANDA GO! FEST HK, the citys largest panda-themed exhibition,...

US condemns unjust sentencing under Hong Kong’s national security law
US condemns unjust sentencing under Hong Kong’s national security law

The United States has strongly condemned the sentencing of pro-democracy advocates in Hong Kong under the National Security Law (NSL), a case known as the NSL 47. On Tuesday (Washington time), 45 defendants were handed severe sentences after being aggressively prosecuted for their peaceful...

45 sentenced in prison in Hong Kong national security case
45 sentenced in prison in Hong Kong national security case

45 prominent activists were sentenced to up to 10 years in prison on Tuesday in Hong Kongs biggest national security case, reports AP. They were punished under a sweeping law imposed by Beijing that crushed a once-thriving pro-democracy movement. The convicted persons received prison terms...

Dinosaur fossils found in Hong Kong for the first time
Dinosaur fossils found in Hong Kong for the first time

Hong Kong officials announced on Wednesday that they have found dinosaur fossils in the city for the first time on a remote, uninhabited island located within a geopark. Experts have initially confirmed the fossils were part of a large dinosaur from the Cretaceous period, about 145 million to 66...