HONG KONG (SCMP): A Hong Kong Airlines flight to Fukuoka in Japan was diverted to Taipei on Sunday after a suspected fuel leak. Flight HX640 departed from Hong Kong International Airport at around 9.30am and was scheduled to land in Fukuoka at 1.55pm (local time), according to plane-tracking website Flightradar24. In response to queries by the Post,...
Hongkongers can get their first taste of cultured meat, also known as lab-grown meat, after an Australian food-tech start-up became the first producer of such products to start sales in the city. The Aubrey, a Japanese bar and restaurant at the Mandarin Oriental, introduced two dishes featuring Sydney-based Vow’s cultured Japanese quail on Tuesday. Hong Kong is...
And you think traffic laws in Singapore are strict. A Xiaohongshu user recently posted a clip of two female pedestrians jaywalking in Hong Kong. The twist? They were later chased down by traffic police, who were on surveillance duty nearby, and handed a fine. One of the ladies even tried to turn around and run from the officer, but was intercepted...
Next time you want to buy food from an unlicensed street stall, we seriously urge you to think twice. A recent episode of TVB's infotainment show Scoop, they did an exposé on a middle-aged woman, nicknamed Tian Ya Jie, who resells unwanted food she collects from convenience stores and supermarkets along the streets of Tai Wo Hau in...
While Blackpink’s Lisa gears up for her fan meet in Hong Kong on November 19, TVB Ah Jie Liza Wang is set to hold a concert at the Hong Kong Coliseum later in the same month. At first glance, you wouldn’t think anyone would get these two celebs mixed up. But one dad did. According to a Hong Kong blog, the man's...
You know that feeling when you hear certain singers performing and you start to wonder how they even have a career in music? Well, the answer — at least for Hong Kong's self-funded girl group UNi — is money. Recently, the group, made up of four women in the 20s, held their debut press conference at The One Mall in...
We still can’t believe Hong Kong screen goddess Maggie Cheung’s last major role was 20 years ago. Despite not appearing in any blockbusters since winning Best Actress for Clean at the Cannes Film Festival in 2004, recent pictures and videos of Maggie, now 60, showed she still possesses the same sublime beauty everyone knows her by. The 2046 actress was in Shanghai...
Veteran Hong Kong martial arts actor Norman Chui died in Beijing on Sept 1. According to Hong Kong media, the 73-year-old suffered from oesophageal cancer and his wife, who was 30 years younger, died a few days after. His long-time friend, Hong Kong actor Tin Kai Man, told As1 that she felt unwell while preparing his funeral...
Martial arts icon Bruce Lee may have passed away in 1973 but it seems his personal belongings are still a draw for the wealthy. Julien’s Auctions very first show in Hong Kong is set to happen on September 28, with more than 40 items previously owned by the silver screen legend up for bidding. While one would expect his...
HONG KONG (Reuters): The first Hong Kong activist to defend himself in person in a landmark national security trial against 47 pro-democracy campaigners said on Tuesday he had no remorse over the alleged conspiracy. Ng kin-wai, 28, was one of 47 activists arrested and charged in 2021 with "conspiracy to commit subversion to subvert the state...
