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Can anyone guess where I am for the weekend? Flew in yesterday…         Related Stories A Royal (dis)HHonor: Cathay Pacific “The Wing” First Class Lounge Hong Kong My first stay as a Hilton Diamond member is… A Royal (dis)HHonor: Royal Jordanian Business Class Bangkok to Hong Kong  

Tiancheng International will present two pieces of jewellery of Angelina Jolie

Tiancheng International will present two pieces of Jewellery of the Oscar-winning actress Angelina Jolie at the Jewellery and Jadeite Spring Auction 2013 at Hong Kong on 15 June. The first piece is an exquisite vintage choker which was...Show More Summary

Andrew Lam: Kung Fu Secret Fighting Techniques: Available Soon in English

The lesson we are quickly learning in the 21st century is that no one owns culture. Some in Hong Kong may gripe about how cherished Southern Chinese fighting secrets are now literally an open book, but they may be surprised to find that Chinese kung fu itself not purely Chinese.

5 Reasons to Go to Macau (and Stay Awhile)

Often just a side trip from Hong Kong, Macau is known as a gambler's paradise. But on a recent trip, we discovered there's so much more: think fine dining, soothing spas, and cultural extravaganzas.

Henrik Fisker Teams Up With Hong Kong Billionaire To Buy His Car Company Back

Henrik Fisker Called, He Wants His Company Back

Henrik Fisker paired up with Hong Kong billionaire Richard Li to get his company back. Fisker is a co-founder of severely troubled Fisker Automotive. Li and Fisker are trying to buy the U.S. government loan to Fisker at a big discount. Henrik Fisker was ousted in March. Another group, China’s Wanxiang with Bob Lutz as [...]

Henrik Fisker joins Hong Kong tycoon to salvage Fisker: sources

DETROIT/BEIJING (Reuters) - Henrik Fisker is working with an investor group to salvage Fisker Automotive, the "green" car company he co-founded nearly six years ago that is now struggling to stave off bankruptcy, people familiar with the matter said th...

H7N9 bird flu found to spread through the air

The H7N9 bird flu virus can be transmitted not only through close contact but by airborne exposure, a team at the University of Hong Kong found after extensive laboratory experiments.Though the virus appears to have been brought under...Show More Summary

Flying Flu Hits Pigs Too

"The H7N9 bird flu virus can be transmitted not only through close contact but by airborne exposure, a team at the University of Hong Kong found after extensive laboratory experiments." Anything else? "'We also found that the virus can infect pigs, which was not previously known.'" --- See more posts by Alex Balk 0 comments

Bird flu strain may spread from human to human

By Lavinia Mo HONG KONG (Reuters) - The H7N9 bird flu virus may be capable of spreading from human to human and can be transmitted not only through direct contact but also through airborne exposure, researchers at the University of Hong Kong have found. Show More Summary

A Royal (dis)HHonor: Cathay Pacific “The Wing” First Class Lounge Hong Kong

Introduction Aloft San Francisco Airport Cathay Pacific Lounge San Francisco Cathay Pacific First Class San Francisco to Hong Kong Cathay Pacific First Class Hong Kong to Singapore St. Regis Singapore Singapore Airlines Silver Kris Lounge Singapore SilkAir Business Class Singapore to Koh Samui Conrad Koh Samui Bangkok Airways Economy Class Koh Samui to Bangkok Le [...]Show More Summary

Three mainland Chinese charged in HK mercantile exchange probe

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Three men were charged on Friday in a Hong Kong court with possessing false documents including a check for $460 million in connection with an investigation into the city's shuttered Hong Kong Mercantile Exchan...

Hong Kong shares hit 4-week low

Hong Kong shares extended losses to fall to their lowest in almost a month. ||| Hong Kong - Hong Kong shares extended losses on Friday to fall to their lowest in almost a month as the property sector sagged over concerns that China's economic recovery may be stalling. Show More Summary

Local pride

THE Hong Kong art market is strong and prosperous, buoyed by low taxes and free of the censorship that inhibits much of the art on the mainland. But the local scene has long felt overshadowed by the big-name Chinese contemporary artists. Show More Summary

Art Basel Arrives in Hong Kong

Athens-based Bernier/Eliades gallery at Art Basel Hong Kong. (Courtesy MCH Messe Schweiz) Art Basel continues its expansion, adding yet another stop on the global art calendar. Post-Frieze New York and pre-Venice, it’s all about Hong Kong, where the first edition of Art Basel Hong Kong opened to the public today. Show More Summary

Kate Moss Hits Hong Kong For an Artsy Party

Kate Moss popped up in China to take part in the festivities surrounding the inaugural Art Basel show in Hong Kong, which opens today. Kate wore an LBD to link up with Russian socialite Dasha Zhukova and Wendi Murdoch at the artsy Dior-hosted party. Show More Summary

Quick study: Bushwick, Venice, Hong Kong

The seventh annual Bushwick Open Studios takes place next weekend, May 31-June 2! Thousands of artists will be participating, and a quick search of the website uncovers more than 365 painting shows. Help support the event by buying a copy of Loren Munk's Bushwick print (pictured above) at Supreme Digital. Show More Summary

Car eyelashes: Hong Kong's latest, mildly frightening vehicle accessory

Affixing giant fake eyelashes to your car's headlights may soon be a trend, as in this picture of an amorous-eyed Porsche that was taken in Hong Kong. [ more › ]

Painting the transition (by Ian Holliday)

[At the University of Hong Kong, my friend Ian Holliday is staging an art exhibition, 'Painting the transition: Contemporary art in Myanmar'. He sets the scene immediately below. - NG] Coming in from the cold after 50 years of austere...

Hong Kong's CSL upgrades to LTE Cat 4 network, offers Huawei's 150Mbps mobile hotspot (video)

With Hong Kong boasting pretty much the fastest average internet speed on this planet, it's no surprise that the city is also one of the first to launch commercial 150Mbps LTE Cat 4 service -- just right after SingTel's launch in Singapore earlier this month. Show More Summary