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Geek+ goes public in Hong Kong with a global robotics agenda
KrASIA
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July 14, 2025
A decade after founding Geek+, Yong Zheng has taken his company public on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Priced at HKD 16.8 per share, the IPO raised a net total of HKD 2.2 billion (USD 281 million), giving the company a market capitalization of...
SBE Unveils Winners Of 2025 National Awards.
Inside Radio - Tennessee
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The Society of Broadcast Engineers has revealed the recipients of the 2025 SBE National Awards, which recognize outstanding achievements by individual members, local chapters, and Sustaining Member companies. Doug Irwin, CPBE, AMD, DRB, of...
China Merchants Bank’s brokerage arm gets virtual asset licence in Hong Kong
South China Morning Post
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July 15, 2025
CMB International Securities (CMBI), the brokerage arm of China Merchants Bank, said it received a virtual asset licence from Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission, making it the first mainland broker to conduct cryptocurrency trading...
Cathay United Bank Hong Kong Branch Wins Two Major Accolades
Antara
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July 15, 2025
Taipei (ANTARA/PRNewswire)- Cathay United Bank Hong Kong Branch (CUBHK) received two significant accolades at the Triple A Sustainable Infrastructure Awards 2025 held by The Asset in Singapore on July 2. Leveraging its extensive experience in...
BlueFocus Eyes Hong Kong IPO Amid Dual Listings Boom
Benzinga
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China's leading provider of marketing services is joining a growing tide of Shanghai- and Shenzhen-traded companies making second listings in Hong Kong Key Takeaways: BlueFocus has filed for a Hong Kong IPO, boasting its status as China's largest...
World News | Asian Shares Retreat After Alphabet, AI Stocks Nudge Wall Street to More Records
Latestly
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July 25, 2025
Manila, Jul 25 (AP) Asian shares retreated on Friday after Wall Street inched to more records as gains for Alphabet and artificial-intelligence stocks helped offset a steep tumble for EV-maker Tesla. Japan's Nikkei 225 fell 0.7 per cent to...
Diana Glenn to Star in New Canvas, Jacaranda Productions’ Hong Kong-Set VR Noir Thriller ‘Coltrane’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Variety
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July 15, 2025
Award-winning XR studio New Canvas has partnered with Australian production house Jacaranda Productions on “Coltrane,” a five-part VR noir thriller that blurs the line between viewer and protagonist. The immersive series, helmed by Jacaranda...
Typhoon Wipha makes landfall along southern China coast, prompting suspension of production, classes
Global Times
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Vehicles drive through a flooded area in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province, July 20, 2025. Typhoon Wipha, the sixth typhoon of the year, made landfall near Jiangmen City in south China's Guangdong Province around 5:50 pm on Sunday, according...
Admiral's Cup Inshore Racing Day 3
Sail-World
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July 25, 2025
by Louay Habib / RORC 24 Jul 21:58 PDT 17 July - 1 August 2025 The final day of inshore racing at the 2025 Admiral's Cup delivered high drama, high stakes and no shortage of action, especially at race starts. Three intense races pushed crews to...
China: Study reveals sensory drivers of luxury hotel experiences
TravelDailyNews Asia-Pacific
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July 23, 2025
New research explores how sensory elements shape Chinese consumers’ emotional responses to luxury hotel stays, beyond status or prestige. Luxury consumption in China is undergoing a remarkable transformation, driven by younger, more dynamic...
The rise and fall of one of the longest-running hedge funds in Singapore
The Business Times Singapore
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July 25, 2025
[SINGAPORE] Investment management firm New Silk Road announced earlier in July that it will be closing its doors after a 16-year run in Asia. Based in Singapore, it is one of the longest-running hedge funds in the city-state. It is the investment...
Breakfast briefing: More trade deals, just not with the US
interest.co.nz
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Here's our summary of key economic events overnight that affect New Zealand, with news there are more tariff-deals being done, of the free trade type, but just not with the US and their mutually punitive style. In the US, jobless claims dipped...
Headed from ‘Hong Kong to Dubai’, shipping container lands on beach in Gir-Somnath
The Indian Express
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July 14, 2025
On Sunday morning, as the residents of a village in Gir-Somnath were out on the beach enjoying a lazy stroll, something unique in the sea caught their attention – a large blue object floating on the waves. The object, first spotted around 9am,...
Asian shares retreat after Alphabet, AI stocks nudge Wall Street to more records
Mint
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July 25, 2025
Manila, Jul 25 (AP) Asian shares retreated on Friday after Wall Street inched to more records as gains for Alphabet and artificial-intelligence stocks helped offset a steep tumble for EV-maker Tesla. Japan's Nikkei 225 fell 0.7 per cent to...
More than 200 fake Labubu dolls seized
Yahoo News
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More than 200 fake and potentially dangerous Labubu dolls have been seized by the Office of Fair Trading on the Isle of Man. Two stores in Douglas were found to have the dolls, and investigations discovered they were counterfeit and posed a...
MPAV acquires coconut processor Franklin Baker
Business World
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July 24, 2025
METRO PACIFIC AGRO VENTURES, Inc. (MPAV) is expanding its presence in the local coconut export industry through the acquisition of coconut processor Franklin Baker Group of Companies (Franklin Baker). MPAV, a unit of the Pangilinan-led Metro...
Hong Kong’s famous dim sum Metropol Restaurant to close in September as HKUST buys the space
The Malaysian Star
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July 12, 2025
A restaurant known for serving dim sum from traditional trolleys will close at the end of September after the venue was acquired by the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) for HK$354.4 million (US$45 million). In a reply to the...
Market down today
The Times of India
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Market experts anticipate Indian markets to trade within a defined range, with movements influenced by first-quarter earnings results. (AI image) Stock market crash today: Indian equity benchmark indices, Nifty50 and BSE Sensex, tanked in trade on...
People Still Trust Online Reviews, Even When They Are Fake
The Good Men Project - California
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July 24, 2025
The research investigates a key question: Are consumers naturally skeptical of online reviews, or do they tend to believe them? The answer lies in what psychologists call a “truth bias”—the tendency to assume information is truthful unless there’s...
Hong Kong authorities check MPF payments after Michelin-starred eatery closes
South China Morning Post
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July 11, 2025
Hong Kong’s pension authority is looking into HK$100,000 (US$12,740) in missing payments for 20 employees from the Michelin-starred Chinese restaurant Xin Dau Ji, following the chain’s abrupt closure of its Kowloon Bay branch on Wednesday. The...