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· Ryan General
Hong Kong Man Robbed in His Sleep After Meeting Woman While Drinking
Hours after sharing a drink with a female stranger he met on the street, a local property manager in Hong Kong woke up with a missing gold necklace and some cash. Local authorities are now on the lookout for the thief, a Mandarin-speaking, petite woman presumed to be aged…
· Ryan General
Man Caught Casually Shoving Cleaning Woman onto Train Tracks in Hong Kong
An unprovoked attack on a defenseless female cleaner in Hong Kong was recently captured on video, sparking outrage among netizens when it emerged online. The 59-year-old sanitation worker, identified only by her surname Leung, was suddenly pushed by a 56-year-old man onto a…
· Ryan General
Why White People are Called ‘Foreign Devils’ in Hong Kong
Westerners, more often Europeans, staying or vacationing in Hong Kong have come to embrace the term gweilo (gwáilóu), a term native Cantonese speakers commonly use to refer to them which is loosely translated into English as “foreign devil”. But the generally-accepted,…
· Kyle Encina
Hong Kong Restaurant Cancels ‘Naked Sushi’ Event After Getting Criticized For Being Sexist
A Hong Kong “Naked Sushi” event has been cancelled due to the backlash it received from netizens, who described it as being sexist and objectifying women. Chinese restaurant Fang Fang was supposed to hold what they called a “Japanese Cabaret Brunch Party” featuring entertainment…
· Bryan Ke
70,000 People in Hong Kong Sign Petition to Save Pharmacy Cat Accused of Scratching Boy
More than 70,000 animal lovers reportedly rallied behind Marble, a cat who was accused of scratching a boy at a pharmacy in Hong Kong, and helped save her from forced quarantine. The incident took place last Friday when Marble, also known as “Porsche”, and dubbed as the “store…
· Ryan General
Hong Kong Singer Hid Under Casino Gambling Table During Las Vegas Massacre
With a death toll of at least 59 and over 500 injured, Sunday night’s mass shooting in Mandalay Bay Resort in Las Vegas is considered one of the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history. During the tragic incident, Hong Kong singer Leo Ku Kui-Kei and his wife were at the…
· Carl Samson
Hong Kong University Says New Cancer Treatment Could Replace Chemotherapy in 10 Years
Chemotherapy could eventually be replaced by a relatively new treatment that boosts the body’s natural defenses to fight cancer, a profesor in Hong Kong said. Thomas Yau Chung-cheung, clinical associate professor at the University of Hong Kong (HKU), is referring to…
· Kyle Encina
Over 50% of Hong Kongers Are Hoarders and Obsessive Shoppers, Survey Finds
A recent poll reveals that a startling 57% of adults in Hong Kong are displaying excessive shopping behavior to the point of becoming compulsive hoarders. The statistics gathered by sustainable development organization Wofoo Social Enterprise have attributed the causes for…
· Kristie Hang
The History of X.O. Sauce: Hong Kong’s Most Beloved Chili Sauce
Most Chinese condiments integral to the cuisine are so deeply rooted in the food that no one really knows when they were invented. XO sauce, however has a relatively short history. According to rumors, XO Sauce was invented at the Hong Kong Peninsula Hotel in the 1980s. The…
· Ryan General
Dutch Photographer Captures The Lives of Cats and Dogs Living in Hong Kong’s Street Markets
Dutch photographer Marcel Heijnen earned thousands of fans and followers on social media last year when he focused his camera lenses on Hong Kong’s shop cats and compiled the images into a book. The highly successful “Hong Kong Shop Cats”, which includes haikus and calligraphy…
· Ryan General
Hong Kong Netizens Outraged Over Video of Man Violently Kicking Dog in Supermarket
A man filmed hurling a helpless dog to the floor and violently kicking it repeatedly in a Hong Kong supermarket drew massive outrage online after the video of the attack went viral on Facebook. In the five-second footage posted on Sunday by Facebook user Chuckle Cheung, an…
· Ryan General
Hong Kong Superstar Aaron Kwok Just Became a Father at 51
Fans are showering veteran Hong Kong singer-actor Aaron Kwok Fu-shing with congratulatory messages after he revealed on social media that he became a father at the age of 51. Kwok made the announcement on Friday morning via the Chinese social media site Weibo without revealing…
· Carl Samson
Hong Kong Protesters Greet Trump’s Ex-Chief Strategist Steve Bannon
Steve Bannon, former chief strategist of the White House, was greeted by protesters before his speech at an investor conference in Hong Kong on Tuesday. Forming outside a luxury hotel, a group of around 15 demonstrators chanted “No Bannon, no racism!” and stressed that “Nazis…
· Kyle Encina
Hong Kong’s Outrageous Rent Forces Young Professionals to Live in College-style Dorms
The co-living trend is becoming a practical solution to the housing problems that trouble many young professionals in Hong Kong. As prices for lodging in Hong Kong continue to rise, it grows increasingly difficult for the next generation of the working class to find a place to…
· Ryan General
Meet the Man Behind Hong Kong’s First $1 Billion ‘Unicorn’ Startup
When Steven Lam encountered the difficulty of finding delivery vans for his first venture in 2010, he stumbled upon a new business opportunity that would eventually become Hong Kong’s first “unicorn” startup. Lam came up with the idea for his on-demand van hire service GoGoVan,…
· Heather Johnson Yu
Chow Yun-Fat Caught on Camera Cleaning Up Hong Kong Streets After Typhoon Hato
Legendary actor Chow Yun-Fat has been spotted cleaning up debris from the streets of Hong Kong in the wake of Typhoon Hato. On Wednesday, a severe Typhoon struck Macau and Hong Kong, killing at least 16 and causing up to 8 billion Hong Kong dollars ($1.02 billion) in damages. As…
· Heather Johnson Yu
Tinder’s Login Video in Hong Kong Took a Very Cheap Shot at Asian Men
Recently, Hong Kong singles have encountered a short video upon logging into Tinder that subliminally discriminates against Asian men. The video features several men as potential matches and the user swipes right on all of them — except the Asian man. This video appears to be…
· Ryan General
China Ignores Criticisms Over Arrest of Hong Kong Activist Joshua Wong
China has brushed off international criticisms over the high-profile arrest of Joshua Wong and two other young leaders of Hong Kong’s Umbrella Movement. The Chinese government even doubled down on its position by warning against using “so-called democracy” to engage in “illegal…
· Khier Casino
Hong Kong Fitness Trainer Falls to His Death Trying to Take Epic Photo
Hong Kong fitness trainer Will Kong Wai fell eight stories to his death from the Li Dong Building in Central district after taking photos of two other instructors while standing on a narrow ledge. The 25-year-old trainer and bodybuilder climbed on railings to get a better spot…
· Khier Casino
Hong Kong Student Activist Joshua Wong Sentenced to 6 Months in Jail
Three Hong Kong pro-democracy student leaders, who stormed the Central Government Complex at Tamar and prompted the Occupy protests in 2014, were given jail sentences of six to eight months by the city’s Court of Final Appeal. On Thursday, the Court of Appeal jailed Joshua Wong…