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Rocket launches in Kazakhstan are being pitched to Hong Kong travellers, as some Central Asian travel operators make their debut at the city’s flagship travel expo ahead of new direct flights to the region. Six Kazakhstan-based operators set up booths under the theme “Visit Almaty” at the 40th International Travel Expo, the annual event running from June 11 to 14 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. Despite the conflict in the Middle East affecting global tourism, the 2026 edition [...]

Hong Kong’s business community has signed six agreements with Kazakhstan to support the development of the country’s new hi-tech and economic hub, as Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu positioned the city as the project’s gateway to global capital and the mainland Chinese market. The memorandums of understanding (MOUs), unveiled at an investment round table on Thursday, centre on the development of Alatau City, the Central Asian country’s flagship future-city project, and focus on innovation and [...]

Hong Kong parents have voiced shock and grief over the apparent suicides of a mother and daughter on Wednesday, believed to be tied to academic pressure, with education leaders calling for stronger mental health support for families and youth. Police said a 48-year-old woman died after falling from her flat in Taikoo Shing, while a source told the South China Morning Post that her 12-year-old daughter was found dead at the scene about 10 hours later, having also plunged from the same flat. The [...]

Through the invitation of a good friend, I had the privilege last Saturday of attending a charity movie screening held by SideBySide, a non-profit social service organisation. The film chosen for the event was We’re Nothing At All, a recently released social drama by veteran director and screenwriter Herman Yau Lai-to. While widely known for his more commercial titles, Yau is never afraid of tackling societal issues in his films. Local cinephiles will no doubt remember his previous works, such [...]

Our report that China’s landmark Pinglu Canal is set for trial operations in September was one of the most read the week it was published. Interestingly, most of those who read the report were from the United States, followed by Malaysia, Singapore, Canada, Australia and Hong Kong. The report had three times as many Singaporean readers as local ones. I find this disparity concerning and not for reasons of editorial vanity. While the Pinglu Canal is a global story – representing one of the [...]