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HMG Partners with MediConCen to spearhead Medical Claims Digitalization in Hong Kong
The Slovenia Times
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July 14, 2025
HONG KONG SAR - Media OutReach Newswire - 14 July 2025 - HealthMutual Group (HMG), a pioneer in medical concierge and insurance management, and MediConCen Limited, an InsurTech innovator, today announced a strategic partnership to develop an...
The Insider's Guide to Hong Kong
W Magazine
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July 14, 2025
Who Even if you’ve never set foot in Hong Kong, you might feel like you know it through Wong Kar Wai’s romantic vignettes or John Woo’s punchy gangster classics. But nothing—not even a full movie marathon—compares to seeing the city for yourself....
Airport Authority Hong Kong launches tender for fashion & lifestyle concession at T1
The Moodie Davitt Report
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July 14, 2025
HONG KONG, CHINA. Airport Authority Hong Kong (AAHK) is inviting bids for a fashion accessories/lifestyle retail concession at Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) Terminal 1. The concession covers a 45.9sq m space located in the Departures East...
Go with the flow: Hong Kong consumer watchdog posts portable fan performance gaps
South China Morning Post
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July 15, 2025
The airflow rate among rechargeable portable fans can vary by more than 1.5 times, a study by Hong Kong’s consumer watchdog has found. The Consumer Council, which tested 16 handheld and two neck-mounted products, found that among the lighter...
China Almost Turns Off the Tap On US Energy Imports Ahead Of Crucial Trade Meet
myMotherLode - California
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According to a Bloomberg News report, citing the latest Chinese customs data, Beijing did not import any crude oil from the U.S. for the first time in nearly three years in June. China’s key energy imports from the U.S. reportedly dropped to near...
‘Cannot drag our feet’: Hong Kong gov’t moves to regulate ride-hailing services
Hong Kong Free Press
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July 15, 2025
The Hong Kong government will submit a legislative proposal on regulating ride-hailing platforms, the city’s leader has announced, saying it cannot delay tackling issues stemming from such services. The Uber app on Mr Choi’s phone. Photo: Kyle...
4 children’s raincoats fail Hong Kong watchdog’s physical, chemical safety tests
South China Morning Post
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July 15, 2025
Four out of 14 children’s reusable raincoats tested by Hong Kong’s consumer watchdog have failed physical and chemical safety tests due to having excessively long cords and drawstrings or posing a high risk of exposure to harmful substances. The...
Hong Kong consultant pleads guilty to bribery in Donki Macau renovation case
Macau Daily Times
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July 11, 2025
A Hong Kong design consultancy employee has admitted to accepting bribes linked to major renovation projects, including the Don Quijote (Donki) outlet in Macau, according to a press release from the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC)...
Ducab to supply cables for Kai Tak Hospital project in Hong Kong
Emirates 24|7
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July 15, 2025
Ducab Group has been awarded a contract to electrify one of Hong Kong’s largest and most advanced hospital projects to date: the Acute Hospital in Kai Tak Development Area. This came as part of the group's participation in Build4Asia 2025, a...
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...
Asia’s 50 Best Bars 2025: Hong Kong’s Bar Leone named Best Bar in Asia for second year in a row
Time Out
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Asia’s 50 Best Bars has just wrapped up its 10th annual award ceremony, and this year, the prestigious event took place for the first time ever in Macau and was held at Wynn Place on July 15. 2025’s list comprises bars from 23 different Asian...
Trump orders two nuclear submarines to be repositioned after Russian former president's comments
The National News
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US President Donald Trump on Friday said he had ordered two nuclear submarines to be positioned in regions near Russia in response to threats from former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev. “I have ordered two Nuclear Submarines to be positioned in...
Transport Department appeals against ruling that overturned refusal of hire car permits to prospective Uber drivers
Hong Kong Free Press
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August 1, 2025
Hong Kong’s Transport Department has said it is appealing against a High Court ruling that quashed a tribunal’s decision to refuse hire car permits to two prospective Uber drivers. The Uber app. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP. In a reply to HKFP on Friday,...
Dozens of Countries Hit With Steep US Tariffs, But Some Feel Relief
Asia Financial
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August 1, 2025
US President Donald Trump’s blunt rearrangement of America’s trade dealings with countries all over the world has had jarring impacts on a number of countries, which could generate a dramatic rejig of far more than just economic ties. Framework...
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...
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...
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...
China’s InnoScience rises 31% after named as Nvidia supplier
The Business Times Singapore
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August 1, 2025
Published Fri, Aug 1, 2025 · 10:17 PM [HONG KONG] Chinese chipmaker InnoScience Suzhou Technology Holding closed up 31 per cent in Hong Kong on Friday (Aug 1) after it was identified by Nvidia as a supplier. Nvidia named InnoScience as a supplier...
Hong Kong: Rethinking AI with PolyU’s Co-GenAI Initiative
OpenGov Asia
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July 10, 2025
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has secured funding under the Research Grants Council’s (RGC) Theme-based Research Scheme 2025/26 for a collaborative generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) initiative. The project, titled...
Hong Kong pushes AI-powered precision diagnosis and treatment for tumours and nurture medical talent
Biospectrum Asia
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July 10, 2025
Hong Kong pushes AI-powered precision diagnosis and treatment for tumours and nurture medical talent July 11, 2025 | Friday | News A partnership between PolyU and Peking Union Medical College Hospital The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)...