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Hong Kong: Centrestage 10th anniversary edition set to dazzle Asian fashion...
News Hub Asia
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August 20, 2025
Centrestage, the annual gala event for the Asian fashion industry, takes place from 3 to 6 September 2025 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC). Unveiling a grand celebration of style for its 10th anniversary edition, this...
Ming Shing stock gains on plans to build Hong Kong’s largest BTC treasury
Cryptopolitan
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August 21, 2025
Ming Shing, a Hong Kong-listed company, announced on Wednesday, 20 August, that it has entered into an agreement to purchase 4,250 BTC valued at approximately $483 million. The acquisition, priced at the current BTC price of $113,638, would place...
How The Upper House Redefined Luxury Wellness Hospitality In Hong Kong
Forbes
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The Wellness Revolution: How The Upper House Hong Kong Redefined Luxury Hospitality Courtesy of The Upper House It’s a gloomy day in February, and a small group lies in contemplative silence as the resonant tones of a ceremonial gong wash over...
The Sustainability Edit: From Tasteless Marketing to Toxic Products, Fashion Keeps Making the Same Mistakes
The Business of Fashion
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August 22, 2025
Welcome to this week’s edition of the BoF Sustainability briefing. I’m back from a two-week break in Italy, where I ate far too much pasta (though really can you ever eat too much pasta?) and tried not to melt in the 35 degree heat (that’s 95...
APTRA Forum in Hong Kong will address "urgent call to action"
TR Business
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August 21, 2025
Sunil Tuli, President, APTRA and Group Chief Executive, King Power Group (Hong Kong). The Asia Pacific Travel Retail Association (APTRA) has released further details of its Northeast Asia Forum, with President Sunil Tuli stating the conference...
Singapore, Hong Kong want a slice of the US$250 billion stablecoin pie
The Business Times Singapore
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[SINGAPORE] Regional financial centres Singapore and Hong Kong are both aiming to capture a piece of the US$250 billion stablecoin market. On Aug 1, Hong Kong launched a regulatory regime for stablecoin issuers. Some industry watchers noted that...
IATA symposium in Hong Kong to target aviation net zero
TTG Asia
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August 21, 2025
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) will hold the third World Sustainability Symposium (WSS) in Hong Kong, China, on October 21-22, 2025, hosted by Cathay Pacific. The event will bring together leaders from aviation, energy,...
Hong Kong: SMEs Innovation and Expansion to Boost Resilience
OpenGov Asia
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August 20, 2025
The Hong Kong Productivity Council (HKPC) has released a business index for the third quarter of 2025, highlighting how local SMEs are leveraging innovation, technology, and strategic initiatives to strengthen resilience. While the index showed a...
Kauri Cliffs Golf Course to close for two months as fairway regrassed to adapt to climate change
The New Zealand Herald
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August 22, 2025
“Truth is, while Kauri is among the most beautiful courses on Earth, our bentgrass fairways never looked or played their best in high season – our summer months of November, December, January, February and March,” course manager Andy Wood said....
From local to global: Hong Kong, a preferred base for families who don't just have wealth, but also a future plan
Philippine STAR
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August 21, 2025
MANILA, Philippines — Southeast Asia’s wealth is on the rise, with more families in countries like the Philippines, Indonesia and Vietnam now entering ultra-high-net-worth (UHNW) territory. At this level, the question shifts from “how to earn” to...
CPA Australia proposes policy ideas to support Hong Kong’s long-term competitiveness
Voice of Alexandria - Minnesota
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HONG KONG SAR - Media OutReach Newswire – 21 August 2025 - As Hong Kong continues to navigate global economic shifts and rapid technological transformation, CPA Australia has today submitted a series of recommendations to the Hong Kong Government...
Timeless (8028.HK), Eddid Financial, and HashKey Chain Sign Strategic MOU to Launch Hong Kong’s First Silver-Backed RWA Token Ushering in a New Chapter in Precious Metal Tokenization
The Laotian Times
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August 21, 2025
HONG KONG, Aug. 21, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Timeless Resources Holdings Limited (“Timeless”, Stock Code: 8028.HK), Eddid Financial‘s subsidiary Eddid Securities and Futures, and HashKey Group‘s HashKey Chain have signed a strategic cooperation...
Hongkong Land launches Hong Kong’s first AI-powered intelligent facility management platform
Voice of Alexandria - Minnesota
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Key highlights include: The Integrated Facility Management Control Tower (IFMCT) unifies over 20 standalone building systems into a single AI-powered command centre and is poised for wider implementation, with plans to expand across Hongkong...
Rattan and climate change
Cebu Daily News
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August 21, 2025
Osaka, Japan – The use of rattan for the façade of the Philippine Pavillion perhaps is a simple way to address climate change issues. The panel discussion on “Health and Climate Change: The Greatest Challenge of Our Time” underscored that climate...
5 reasons your next family holiday should be to Hong Kong: From easy flights and Indian food to Disneyland fun
Hindustan Times
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August 20, 2025
Hong Kong, to me, was a surprise. It all began with the need to find a November holiday spot that wasn’t too far from India, had great weather and didn’t throw my body clock off. After going through the usual suspects, most of which we had already...
Emperor W&J Announces 2025 Interim Results, Revenues From Hong Kong And Mainland China Increase By 9% Respectively
MENAFN
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August 20, 2025
Results Summary - Total revenue increased by 8% to HK$2,800 million, among which the revenue from Hong Kong increased by 9% to HK$1,600 million while the revenue from Mainland China increased by 9% to HK$700 million – both markets recorded growths...
Hong Kong – Government and home management market sign up with hands to avoid chikungunya fever with significant expert workshop to boost neighborhood mosquito...
Web NewsWire
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August 20, 2025
Federal government and home management market sign up with hands to avoid chikungunya fever with significant expert workshop to boost neighborhood mosquito control capability (with images)...
Hong Kong clamps down on digital asset custody compliance
Coingeek
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August 20, 2025
Homepage > News > Business > Hong Kong clamps down on digital asset custody compliance The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC), the special administrative region’s top finance sector regulator, issued a circular last Friday outlining...
Hong Kong: HKUST Launches World’s Largest AI Social Simulation
OpenGov Asia
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August 19, 2025
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) has unveiled “Aivilization”, an ambitious large-scale AI multi-agent social simulation platform that marks a new frontier in the study of human-AI interaction. As artificial intelligence...
Lawyer for activist Jimmy Lai defends free speech in landmark Hong Kong trial
The Independent
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August 20, 2025
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