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Hong Kong leader vows to make city 'preferred destination' after 12% surge in tourists
Bangkok Post
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July 28, 2025
PUBLISHED : 28 Jul 2025 at 12:37 Hong Kong leader John Lee Ka-chiu has pledged to adopt innovative thinking to make the city a "preferred travel destination", following a 12% increase in tourist arrivals during the first half of the year. Latest...
Hong Kong Investor Relations Association Announces Winners of the 11th IR Awards 2025
Web NewsWire
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July 27, 2025
The Hong Kong Investor Relations Association (“HKIRA”)revealed the winners of the 11th Investor Relations Awards 2025 (the “IR Awards” or the “Awards”) on 27 June, marking over a years of identifying impressive financier relations and business...
General : Hong Kong Goes Wild For Panda Twins’ First Birthday Bash
Bernama
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July 29, 2025
KUALA LUMPUR, July 29 (Bernama) -- Hong Kong is set to mark the first birthday of its beloved panda twins, Jia Jia and De De, with a citywide celebration featuring themed attractions, exclusive collectibles, and entertainment events throughout...
Hong Kong Airlines to launch direct Melbourne flights in December
TravelDailyNews Asia-Pacific
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July 27, 2025
Hong Kong Airlines will begin a new thrice-weekly service to Melbourne from 12 December 2025, expanding its Australian network. Hong Kong Airlines announced that it will launch a new direct service to Melbourne from 12 December 2025. The new route...
The first Black Rainstorm of the year pelts Hong Kong, with rain expected until next week
Time Out
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Hong Kong woke up this morning on July 29 to find dark skies and extremely rainy weather. After rainfall steadily worsened, the Hong Kong Observatory (HKO) issued the Black Rainstorm Warning Signal at 9.10am, which later got lowered to the Red...
Big Boost for Indian travellers: Visit UAE, UK, Australia, South Africa, 15 more nations with visa for just Re 1, here's how
DNA India
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July 31, 2025
The visa processing platform is set to launch its sale exclusively on the Atlys website for a limited time, specifically on August 4th and 5th. For those planning international travel, the visa processing platform Atlys is launching the "One Way...
Hong Kong – SHYA continues see to Beijing (with pictures)
Web NewsWire
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July 27, 2025
SHYA continues see to Beijing (with pictures) ********************************************* The Secretary for Home and Youth Affairs, Miss Alice Mak, continued her check out to Beijing today (July 15). Members of the delegation, consisting of the...
Hong Kong – DH advises public to take safety measures versus heat-related health problems throughout really heat
Web NewsWire
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July 27, 2025
DH advises public to take safety measures versus heat-related diseases throughout extremely heat ****************************************************************************************** The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of...
Hong Kong financial chief sees rebound in second-quarter retail sales
The Business Times Singapore
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July 27, 2025
The government is set to release the advance estimates for gross domestic product on Jul 31Published Mon, Jul 28, 2025 · 07:38 AM [HONG KONG] Hong Kong Financial Secretary Paul Chan said he expects a bounce-back in second-quarter private...
He dropped out of law school in Rome, moved to Hong Kong, and set up an Italian-inspired bar. Now, it's been crowned the best bar in Asia.
Business Insider
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July 29, 2025
Lorenzo Antinori, the 37-year-old founder of the world's second-best bar, hardly ever drinks. The Italian founded Bar Leone in Hong Kong in 2019. Just five years later, in 2024, The World's 50 Best Restaurants ranked it the second-best bar in the...
Hong Kong highlights: a first-timer’s travel guide
What's On
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July 27, 2025
Where to stay: Kowloon Shangri-La, Hong Kong What’s it like? The first-ever Shangri-La property in Hong Kong, this property first opened its doors in June 1981. Located inthe famous shopping and entertainment district of Tsim Sha Sui East, it...
Air Canada Applauded By Canadians For Replacing Dipping U.S. Travel With An Unexpected Market
The Travel
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July 30, 2025
The major Canadian commercial airlines have reacted differently to the recent decline in U.S. travel. WestJet announced a slew of cancellations, axing New York, Orlando, Austin and Seattle routes. On the contrary, Porter Airlines has surprised...
Hong Kong – HKETO Jakarta supports Jakarta International Dragon Boat Festival (with photos)
Web NewsWire
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July 26, 2025
HKETO Jakarta supports Jakarta International Dragon Boat Festival (with photos) ******************************************************************************* The Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in Jakarta (HKETO Jakarta) today (July 26)...
Canada has issued tsunami travel warnings for 38 countries after a massive Pacific earthquake
Narcity
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July 30, 2025
Canadians heading to dozens of destinations across the Pacific Rim are now being warned to take extra precautions — or reconsider their travel plans altogether — after a powerful earthquake struck off the coast of eastern Russia on Tuesday night....
From Hong Kong Airport To Hengqin: Chimelong Ferry Sets Sail For A Worry-Free Journey
MENAFN
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July 28, 2025
(MENAFN- ACN NewsWire) From Hong Kong Airport to Hengqin: Chimelong Ferry Sets Sail for a Worry-Free Journey ZHUHAI, China, July 28, 2025 - (ACN Newswire) - The Chimelong ferry, jointly launched by China Merchants Cruises, Trip, and Chimelong...
Eugene Ng on Asia’s Crypto Hub Wars: Why Singapore Beat Hong Kong in the Race for Digital Assets Dominance
ABC Money
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July 28, 2025
As Head of Business Development for APAC at Gemini, Eugene Ng had a front-row seat to one of the most consequential competitive battles in global finance: the race to become Asia’s premier cryptocurrency hub. Having spearheaded go-to-market...
An Insider’s Travel Guide To Hong Kong
Boss Hunting
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July 28, 2025
Regardless of your politics or personal lived experience, I think most of us would agree that Hong Kong — the historic Asian mega-city off China’s southern coast — has had a challenging few years. Even prior to its subjection to some of the...
Atlys rolls out Visa for Re 1 for Indians travelling to over 15 countries; conditions applied
Financial Express
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Indians travelling to popular destinations like the UAE, UK, Vietnam, Indonesia, Australia, South Africa, Egypt, Hong Kong, Georgia, Oman, Morocco, Qatar, Kenya, and Taiwan, among others, now have the option to apply for visas for just Rs 1. In a...
Why Don't Any US Airlines Currently Fly To Vietnam?
Simple Flying
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August 2, 2025
The US, and in particular the West Coast, is very well-connected to Asia, with the region being host to the primary transpacific hubs of the three largest US airlines - American Airlines, United Airlines, and Delta Air Lines. These carriers...
A Hong Kong-exclusive panda twins Labubu is being released for our panda cubs’ birthday
Time Out
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You know how you’ve made it in life when you get an Hermès bag named after you, like the Birkin or the Kelly? Well, Hong Kong’s twin panda cubs have definitely made it to celebrity status from the moment they were born, now further solidified with...