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Hong Kong campaign drills down to Km2 plot
TTR Weekly
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July 3, 2025
SINGAPORE, 4 July 2025: Cathay Pacific has unveiled The Most Fun Per Km2, a new travel campaign inviting travellers across the Southeast Asia region to discover Hong Kong’s hidden treasures within a designated km2. Hong Kong has witnessed a 12%...
Bleak Assessments of Hong Kong’s National Security Law, Five Years On
China Digital Times (CDT)
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July 4, 2025
June 30 marked the fifth anniversary of Beijing’s imposition of a heavy-handed national security law (NSL) on Hong Kong, which has altered the sociopolitical landscape of the city by undermining its democratic institutions, weakening civil...
AIA Hosts Healthcare Financing Summit To Foster Cross-Sector Collaborative Solutions for Hong Kong’s Healthcare Sustainable Future
Voice of Alexandria - Minnesota
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HONG KONG SAR - Media OutReach Newswire - 4 July 2025 - AIA Hong Kong & Macau (AIA) hosted the inaugural Healthcare Financing Summit (the Summit) as an active step towards fostering cross-sector dialogue and collaboration to address the challenges...
Singapore’s crypto exchange crackdown seen benefiting Hong Kong
South China Morning Post
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July 4, 2025
Hong Kong could benefit from Singapore’s recent move to oust unlicensed cryptocurrency companies, according to analysts, potentially leading to a significant injection of liquidity. On May 30, the Monetary Authority of Singapore instructed...
The visit of 'Shandong' aircraft carrier to Hong Kong shows 'safe country, sound families': Global Times editorial
Global Times
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This photo shows the aircraft carrier Shandong sailing in Hong Kong waters, South China, July 3, 2025. A fleet of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy led by the aircraft carrier Shandong arrived in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region...
Chinese aircraft carrier Shandong docks in Hong Kong for ceremony
United Press International (UPI)
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Chinese aircraft carrier Shandong docked at Victoria Harbour to allow for a ceremony and visitation of residents on Thursday. Photo by Leung Man Hei/EPA July 3 (UPI) -- Chinese aircraft carrier Shandong docked at Victoria Harbour for a ceremony on...
Facing the Invisible Tank: Journalist Ronson Chan, Self-Censored in Hong Kong
JAPAN Forward
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July 3, 2025
このページを 日本語 で読む In this five-part series, JAPAN Forward spotlights individuals in Hong Kong who continue to push against the sweeping effects of the National Security Law. In Part 1, we feature journalist Ronson Chan, whose cautious words today...
First Singapore-Based Bank Signs MOU with Hong Kong Trade Development Council
IT News Africa
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July 3, 2025
UOB Hong Kong and the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) at the ASEAN Conference 2025 in Singapore. This strategic agreement positions UOB Hong Kong as the first Singapore-based bank to...
Hong Kong Launches Consultation on Digital Asset Licensing
OpenGov Asia
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July 2, 2025
The Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau (FSTB) and the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) have jointly launched a public consultation on legislative proposals to establish licensing regimes for digital asset (DA) dealing and custodian...
150 live goats found, Hong Kong resident arrested in illegal slaughterhouse bust
South China Morning Post
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July 3, 2025
A 51-year-old Hong Kong resident has been arrested for operating an illegal slaughterhouse in Yuen Long, where 150 live goats were discovered on a site with “extremely poor hygiene”. Authorities said the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department,...
New Home Sales and Returning Investors Help Drive Hong Kong Residential Market Transactions
The Slovenia Times
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July 3, 2025
Overall Office Leasing Activity Picks Up, but Grade A Office and Prime Retail High-Street Rents Remain Under Pressure Homebuyers and investors were both active in the Hong Kong residential market in Q2 2025, incentivized by a weakening HIBOR and...
Hong Kong crowds welcome aircraft carrier Shandong as city leader hails visit
South China Morning Post
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July 3, 2025
China’s first independently designed aircraft carrier, the Shandong, sailed into Hong Kong waters on Thursday morning, with thousands of people flocking to the coast and hilltops and even renting water taxis to welcome the vessel and three other...
‘The Future I Saw’ manga doomsday prophecy spooks tourists, dents Japan’s travel boom as Hong Kong arrivals plunge
Malay Mail
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July 3, 2025
Fears of catastrophe linked to viral manga The Future I Saw Arrivals from Hong Kong drop 11 per cent on-year in May Japan has seen record visitor numbers this year TOKYO, July 3 — Viral rumours of impending disaster stemming from a comic book...
Maritime sector embraces new era of sustainable ship recycling
Cyprus Mail
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July 4, 2025
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) and European shipowners welcomed the Hong Kong International Convention for the safe and environmentally sound recycling of ships entering into force globally this week. Adopted by the International...
TROOPS, Inc. (Nasdaq: TROO) Announces Update On Hong Kong High Court Judgment And Explores Strategic Legal Options To Safeguard Shareholder Interests
MENAFN
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July 2, 2025
(MENAFN- PR Newswire) HONG KONG, July 2, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- TROOPS, Inc. (Nasdaq: TROO ) (the "Company" or "TROOPS") today announced that the Company has received a judgement (the "Judgement") issued by the High Court of Hong Kong Special...
Green groups urge Hong Kong to align eco-tourism plans with int’l standards, warn against developer-centric approach
Hong Kong Free Press
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July 3, 2025
Ten green groups, including Greenpeace, have called on the authorities to align its eco-tourism policies with international standards and adopt a conservation-oriented approach. They warn that such eco-projects will otherwise endanger local...
HSBC celebrates 160 years with vibrant murals across Hong Kong’s 18 districts
Campaign Asia-Pacific
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July 2, 2025
A fiery dragon’s head, rendered in bold shades of orange and red, is etched onto a wall on Wun Sha Street in Hong Kong’s Tai Hang neighbourhood. The striking mural, created using incense ash, pays homage to the Fire Dragon Dance, a century-old...
Hong Kong’s South Lantau ecotourism plans could harm environment: green groups
South China Morning Post
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July 2, 2025
Hong Kong’s South Lantau ecotourism plans could be reduced to property projects that threaten the environment if authorities fail to set clear guidelines, green groups and academics have warned ahead of Wednesday’s deadline for developers to...
Hong Kong teen dies on 5,276m peak in China’s Sichuan province
The Independent
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July 2, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Baguio Awarded Marine Department Contract for Marine Cleansing in the Eastern Waters of Hong Kong for Approximately HK$150 million
Macau Business
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July 2, 2025
HONG KONG, July 2, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Baguio Green Group Limited (”Baguio” or the “Group“, Stock Code: 01397.HK) is pleased to announce that it has been successfully awarded a 3-year contract from the Marine Department of the HKSAR Government...