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Hong Kong customs seizes HK$36 million of ketamine shipped from the Netherlands
South China Morning Post
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July 10, 2025
Hong Kong customs has seized 80kg (176lbs) of ketamine worth an estimated HK$36 million (US$4.6 million) concealed inside a truck engine shipped from the Netherlands. The Customs and Excise Department said on Thursday that officers flagged a sea...
Hong Kong start-up wins EQT Impact Challenge with precision surgical system
South China Morning Post
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July 10, 2025
Hong Kong start-up Syngular Technology has won a €100,000 (US$117,131) investment in the 2025 EQT Impact Challenge, after beating three other finalists in the pitch competition by impressing judges with its augmented-reality surgical system. By...
Hong Kong Introduces Anti-Scam Charter 3.0 to Tackle Online Financial Fraud
Fintech Hong Kong
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July 10, 2025
Free Newsletter Get the hottest Fintech Hong Kong News once a month in your Inbox The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC), the Insurance Authority (IA), and the Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes...
KLCI opens higher above 1,520 as Wall Street rally lifts sentiment
Malay Mail
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July 18, 2025
KUALA LUMPUR, July 18 — Bursa Malaysia opened higher today, tracking Wall Street’s overnight positive performance, boosted by improved economic data and quarterly earnings reports that exceeded consensus expectations. At 9.11 am, the FTSE Bursa...
Hong Kong-developed surgical robotic system gets first clinical evaluation in UK by Cornerstone Robotics
Biospectrum Asia
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July 9, 2025
Hong Kong-developed surgical robotic system gets first clinical evaluation in UK by Cornerstone Robotics July 10, 2025 | Thursday | News The Sentire® Endoscopic Surgical System integrates clinical workflows with engineering, software, and imaging...
Hong Kong customs seizes fake medicinal products worth HK$1.1 million, arrests 5
South China Morning Post
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July 10, 2025
Hong Kong customs has seized counterfeit Chinese proprietary medicine and other items worth HK$1.1 million (US$140,127) in raids on four shops in commercial districts, and arrested a company director and four staff members. The Customs and Excise...
Kaspersky Partners with SIS International Limited to Expand Distribution in Hong Kong
The Slovenia Times
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July 11, 2025
HONG KONG SAR - Media OutReach Newswire - 11 July 2025 - Global cybersecurity and digital privacy company Kaspersky is pleased to expand its distribution network in Hong Kong by partnering with SiS International Limited. This collaboration...
We Found Cheap BLACKPINK Tickets For Under $100 in These Major Cities
Stylecaster - New York
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July 17, 2025
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Riffa set for Kosovo tournament
Gulf Daily News Online
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BASKETBALL – BAHRAIN representatives Riffa are back in action in the Fiba 3x3 World Tour this weekend. The veterans of street basketball’s premier series under the International Basketball Federation (Fiba) will be competing in the Pristina...
Hong Kong stocks rebound as investors await details on policy support from Beijing
South China Morning Post
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July 10, 2025
Hong Kong stocks rebounded on Thursday as investors awaited signals on additional policy support from Beijing as the end of the 90-day tariff ceasefire with the US neared and after China’s deflation deepened. The Hang Seng Index rose 0.6 per cent...
Why Chinese Talent Dominates Silicon Valley
Analytics India Magazine
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July 17, 2025
Over the last month, Meta has frequently made headlines for its relentless recruitment efforts aimed at building superintelligent AI. The company has poached a long list of employees from its competitor, OpenAI, a company Mark Zuckerberg would...
Hong Kong's Henderson Land to raise $1 billion through convertible bonds
ETRealty.com
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July 9, 2025
BENGALURU | HONG KONG: Henderson Land Development is raising HK$8 billion ($1.02 billion) through convertible bonds for general corporate purposes and refinancing, the Hong Kong property developer said. The convertible bond issue was announced on...
Firm suspended from bidding for Hong Kong contracts after worker killed on site
South China Morning Post
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July 11, 2025
Hong Kong authorities have temporarily barred a contractor from bidding for public road and drainage contracts following an accident in which a worker was killed by a falling steel beam at a site near the cross-border bridge to Macau and Zhuhai on...
Hong Kong: PolyU, PUMCH Launch AI Medical Partnership
OpenGov Asia
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July 9, 2025
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) and Peking Union Medical College Hospital (PUMCH) have signed a memorandum of understanding to integrate cutting-edge technologies, such as artificial intelligence and biomedicine, into clinical...
Water Hidden Within Lunar Soil Could Make Life on the Moon Possible for Astronauts
Discover Magazine
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For astronauts to survive on the moon, they’ll need three essential resources: water, oxygen, and fuel. These resources have been an integral part of plans to build permanent moon bases, which have been brewing for years. Life on the moon may be...
Muttalib Refutes Claims of Termination of Thilamalé Bridge Quality Assurance Contract
The Maldives Journal
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Infrastructure Minister Dr. Abdullah Muttalib has dismissed reports claiming that the government terminated its agreement with Arup, the independent consultant responsible for quality assurance of the Greater Malé Connectivity Bridge project....
Malaysia’s first professional violin maker carves out a rare craft
Brandon Sun
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July 18, 2025
SELANGOR, Malaysia (AP) — Hunched over his workbench, Tan Chin Seng shaves the wooden top plate of a violin, removing thin layers with slow, deliberate strokes. The work is meditative, out of the public eye. For Tan, transforming raw wood into a...
USDA Accepting Applications for an Agribusiness Trade Mission to Mexico
Sunflower State Radio KD 94 - Kansas
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July 17, 2025
WASHINGTON, July 17, 2025 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) is now accepting applications for its upcoming agribusiness trade mission to Mexico City, Mexico, scheduled for November 3–6. U.S. exporters...
Chinese buyers make strong comeback at Jewellery & Gem ASIA Hong Kong
Retail Jeweller
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July 11, 2025
11th July 2025 By Ruth Faulkner The return of Chinese buyers and increased attendance from Southeast and Central Asia-based visitors energised the show floor of the recently concluded Jewellery & Gem ASIA Hong Kong (JGA). This area is reserved....
Hong Kong Insurance Market Aims for 55% Growth by 2032, Driven by Aging Greater Bay
The Global Economics
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July 9, 2025
Hong Kong insurers are reporting strong sales, with new life insurance policies reaching a record of HK$219.8 billion (US$28.34 billion). Hong Kong’s insurance company may rise by a compound annual growth rate of 55% over the next eight years,...