Tag: "Hong Kong"
Louis Koo, Sammo Hung to headline Hong Kong film gala in Ho Chi Minh City

Louis Koo, Sammo Hung to headline Hong Kong film gala in Ho Chi Minh City

Vietnam Life 08:44 21/10/2025

Hong Kong action stars Louis Koo and Sammo Hung will visit Vietnam from November 6 to 8 for the first Hong Kong Film Gala in the country, organizers said on Sunday.

Vietnam-Hong Kong flights surge as travel demand soars

Vietnam-Hong Kong flights surge as travel demand soars

Travel 19:58 12/10/2025

The air route between Vietnam and Hong Kong is witnessing a strong rebound, with airlines increasing flight frequencies and launching new international routes to meet surging travel demand.

Hong Kong sees 46.6% rise in Vietnamese visitors January-July: tourism board

Hong Kong sees 46.6% rise in Vietnamese visitors January-July: tourism board

Travel 15:13 26/09/2025

Hong Kong welcomed more than 39,000 visitors from Vietnam between January and July, a 46.6-percent year-on-year increase, the Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) reported on Thursday.

Hong Kong airport to shut for 36 hours due to typhoon Ragasa

Hong Kong airport to shut for 36 hours due to typhoon Ragasa

World 14:49 22/09/2025

Hong Kong International Airport will suspend all passenger flights for 36 hours from Tuesday evening, Qantas Airways said, as the Asian financial hub prepares for one of its strongest super typhoons in years.

HK scientist puts hope in nest boxes to save endangered cockatoos

HK scientist puts hope in nest boxes to save endangered cockatoos

World 13:36 19/08/2025

Above the teeming shopping streets of Hong Kong's Causeway Bay district, a fight to save one of the world's most endangered species is unfolding high in the branches of a decades-old cotton tree.

Tropical storm Podul disrupts travel and schools in southern China

Tropical storm Podul disrupts travel and schools in southern China

World 17:42 14/08/2025

Tropical storm Podul on Thursday dumped torrential rain on southern China, still reeling from record downpours last week, and disrupted hospitals, schools and law courts in Hong Kong after tearing through Taiwan and leaving 143 people injured.

Hong Kong issues highest weather warning, as rains shut schools, courts and hospital wards

Hong Kong issues highest weather warning, as rains shut schools, courts and hospital wards

World 15:29 05/08/2025

Blackened skies unleashed torrential rains on Hong Kong and the high-tech cities surrounding south China's Pearl River Delta on Tuesday, shutting hospitals, schools and law courts, and turning the Asian financial centre's many staircases into waterfalls.

Storms hit southern China mainland in wake of typhoon Wipha

Storms hit southern China mainland in wake of typhoon Wipha

World 15:40 21/07/2025

BEIJING -- Storms drenched southern parts of the Chinese mainland on Monday, triggering warnings of flash floods and landslides, a day after typhoon Wipha pounded Hong Kong.

Foreign aviation firm hunts for staff in Vietnam

Foreign aviation firm hunts for staff in Vietnam

Ho Chi Minh City 12:28 18/07/2025

Global aircraft engineering and maintenance service provider Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering Company Limited (HAECO) on Thursday held a large-scale recruitment and career orientation event at the Vietnam Aviation Academy in Ho Chi Minh City, drawing the participation of hundreds of students eager to explore international career opportunities.

Manga doomsday prediction spooks tourists to Japan

Manga doomsday prediction spooks tourists to Japan

World 16:15 03/07/2025

TOKYO/HONG KONG - Viral rumours of impending disaster stemming from a comic book prediction have taken the sheen off Japan's tourism boom, with some airlines cancelling flights from Hong Kong where passengers numbers have plunged.

China embassy criticizes Germany's suspension of extradition treaty with Hong Kong

China embassy criticizes Germany's suspension of extradition treaty with Hong Kong

World 11:41 01/08/2020

China’s embassy said the suspension ‘grossly interferes with China’s internal affairs’

Dozens arrested after Hong Kong protest taking aim at Chinese traders

Dozens arrested after Hong Kong protest taking aim at Chinese traders

World 17:07 05/01/2020

'Parallel traders' from China buy vast amounts of duty-free goods in Hong Kong and take them back to the mainland to sell at a profit