BAGUIO CITY, Philippines — The annual Panagbenga Festival is proving to be more than just a colorful celebration, emerging as a critical economic lifeline for this mountain city, festival organizers and tourism officials said Thursday. The Baguio Flower Festival Foundation...
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The bustling streets of Hong Kong came alive during the Chinese New Year Golden Week, as an impressive 1.4 million visitors flooded the city from January 28 to February 5. The interdepartmental working group overseeing festival arrangements reported that...
Hong Kong residents bundled up Tuesday as temperatures plunged to a chilly 12 degrees Celsius (54 degrees Fahrenheit), the lowest of the season so far, prompting health warnings for vulnerable populations. An intense northeast monsoon sweeping across the Guangdong coast...
Hong Kong is experiencing an intense start to its flu season, with health authorities reporting 122 deaths and a significant surge in severe cases during the first four weeks of the outbreak. Dr. Edwin Tsui Lok-kin, controller of the Centre...
The annual Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon is set to transform the city's streets into a vibrant international running corridor, with 74,000 athletes from 101 countries and regions preparing to compete this Sunday. Organizers are projecting a spectacular event that...
In a stunning stroke of luck, a single lottery ticket has claimed the largest jackpot in Hong Kong's Mark Six lottery history, winning an eye-popping HK$193,762,620 during the Chinese New Year Snowball draw. The Hong Kong Jockey Club announced Friday...
Hong Kong's Financial Secretary Paul Chan predicted sustained high interest rates Sunday, directly linking the economic impact to recent U.S. tariffs on China, Canada, and Mexico. In a candid radio interview, Chan suggested the additional trade barriers imposed by U.S....
Financial Secretary Paul Chan signaled potential cuts to Hong Kong's popular HK$2 elderly transportation fare on Sunday, suggesting the widely-used subsidy may no longer be financially sustainable in its current form. In a candid radio interview, Chan indicated broad public...
MANILA — In a landmark decision, the Philippine Supreme Court has affirmed that overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) maintain full parental authority and potential custody rights, even while working abroad, a ruling that could significantly impact thousands of migrant workers. The...