This month, a Japanese-Italian restaurant and a quirky legal-themed bar have opened in Central on Hong Kong Island, a Michelin-recommended eatery has popped up at the airport, and a new seafood dining concept has opened in Macau. Read on to find out more and see what other new and returning food and drink places are … Read more
President Xi Jinping used his annual National Day address on Monday to send a strong warning to “separatists” on Taiwan and to emphasise backing for Hong Kong and Macau. Taiwan was “China’s sacred territory” and “the people on both sides of the [Taiwan] Strait are connected by blood”, Xi said at an official event in … Read more
Chinese social media giant Tencent Holdings has introduced its palm-recognition technology in Macau, allowing mainland tourists to pay in shops by holding their hands over a scanner, using its WeChat Pay service. This is the first time that Tencent’s WeChat Pay, known as Weixin Pay domestically, has made palm payments available outside the mainland. In … Read more
Political eyes have been focused on Macau for the past few months. And, last week, as one strong and apparently anointed candidate put themselves forward for the city’s top job, the suspense hanging over the chief executive election race lifted. Current Chief Executive Ho Iat-seng’s term ends in December, but speculation was rife before he … Read more
No longer the preserve of the upper class, it has spread around the world, and is particularly popular at high-end hotels. Luxury hotel The Peninsula Hong Kong is famous for its afternoon tea, which includes classic bites such as cucumber sandwiches, and scones with strawberry jam and clotted cream. Other places have broken with tradition, … Read more
Hong Kong singer Jacky Cheung Hok-yau has cancelled three concerts in Hangzhou, China, this weekend because his vocal cords are inflamed. It is the third time the 63-year-old Cantopop star has scrapped dates on his “Jacky Cheung 60+ World Tour” this year because of health issues. Cheung cancelled three concerts in Shanghai in March after … Read more
Starting from Monday, foreigners may enter China via Zhengzhou, Henan’s provincial capital, under the policy, but they are only allowed to stay within the province. They have also been granted visa-free access to eight more cities or prefecture-level areas in Yunnan, including tourism hotspots Lijiang, Dali and Xishuangbanna. Previously, foreign visitors could enter Yunnan for … Read more
The ministry vows to actively work with the global basic research innovation community by taking part in major international projects, such as Digital Earth, research on negative ocean emissions technology, deep-sea habitats and seamless forecasts for the ocean and climate. It said China would actively take part in important international science programmes – such as … Read more
He has since opened Sushi Shin – one in Niseko and one in Tokyo – and now the sushi maestro is back in the Greater Bay Area to open his first restaurant outside Japan, at the new Raffles hotel in Galaxy Macau. A pristine piece of fatty tuna belly nigiri at Sushi Kissho. Photo: Sushi … Read more
Taiwan has raised its travel warnings for mainland China – as well as Hong Kong and Macau – after Beijing released new judicial guidelines that could carry the death penalty for “diehard separatists”. Taipei’s Mainland Affairs Council said the new rules “severely threatened” the personal safety of Taiwan residents. The updated guidelines raise the warnings … Read more
