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Hongkongers made more than 2.7 million outbound trips over the Christmas holiday period, about 11 per cent more year on year than in 2024, but an industry leader reported a boost in local nightlife business amid lacklustre food and drink sales noted by other experts. The Immigration Department said on Monday that 2.73 million departures…
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China set aside 200 million yuan (US$28 million) in recovery aid for Guangdong and Hainan provinces as Typhoon Matmo made landfall on Sunday afternoon. Earlier on Sunday, authorities in Guangdong relocated more than 150,000 residents and Hainan suspended rail services across the island province. By late Sunday afternoon, transport in Haikou, Hainan’s capital, was gradually…
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Hikers hit Hong Kong’s ‘Mount Eason’ for Sunset Peak silver grass, album art
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Donald Trump lost his bid for re-election in 2020. But for more than five years, he has been trying to convince Americans the opposite is true by falsely saying the election was marred by widespread fraud. Now that he is president again, Trump is pushing the federal government to back up those bogus claims. On…
