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HK QEF to focus on Belt and Road and Chinese culture

Hong Kong's Quality Education Fund (QEF) will focus on the Belt and Road Initiative and Chinese culture education in the next school year, says QEF Steering Committee Chairman Duffy Wong Chun-nam.

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Palace Museum sees souvenir sales boom

Beijing's Palace Museum, also known as the Forbidden City, announced on Wednesday that its sales of souvenirs in 2015 surpassed 1 billion yuan ($154 million).

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HK investors just not prepared to miss out

​Hong Kong property investors are seeking higher returns by purchasing apartments in cities around Shenzhen where homes prices have gone through the roof, particularly in the past year.

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Laws needed for co-location: Albert Chen

Albert Chen Hung-yee, a member of the HKSAR Basic Law Committee, says Hong Kong and the mainland may have to enact laws to implement co-location of immigration facilities at the West Kowloon Terminus of the high-speed rail link.

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Alfred Chan named new EOC head

A new chairman has been named to succeed York Chow as head of the Equal Opportunities Commission (eoc). Chow will be succeeded by Alfred Chan Cheung-ming, who is the current chairman of the Commission on the Elderly.

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Top Go player ponders AlphaGo matchup

The world's top weiqi (or Go) player, Ke Jie, believes he has got what it takes to beat the artificial intelligence program AlphaGo, which has just thrashed South Korean grandmaster Lee See-dol, but Ke admits his chances of winning are shrinking as AlphaGo "learns" at a stunning pace.

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Palace Museum sees souvenir sales boom

Beijing's Palace Museum, also known as the Forbidden City, announced on Wednesday that its sales of souvenirs in 2015 surpassed 1 billion yuan ($154 million).

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Spanish painter displays wax works in Beijing

Spanish encaustic painter Jose-Maria Cano is displaying his works at an ongoingretrospective show in Beijing.

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Sloth in Zootopia rises to fame in China

The sloth in Disney's latest animated hit, Zootopia, has become a social media sensation inChina, where the film is dominating cinemas.

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Financial knowhow eludes HK elderly

Nearly 40 percent of the elderly lack financial knowledge and face difficulty saving money, according research from the Building Capacity for Elderly Financial Education in Hong Kong project by Po Leung Kuk.

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Video of “Japanese hostage” has message to family

A video surfaced on Thursday appearing to show a missing Japanese journalist, reportedly held by an al Qaeda affiliate in Syria, reading a message to his family and country.

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DAB chief quits HK ExCo, replacement named

Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong chairwoman Starry Lee said Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying has accepted her resignation from the Executive Council (ExCo).

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HK martial arts movie in spotlight over huge box office receipts

​Ip Man 3, a recently released Hong Kong martial arts film, is under scrutiny for box office fraud, with allegations that the movie's box office receipts have been artificially hyped.

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Asian academy members protest Oscar's Asian jokes

25 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science members of Asian descent have written toAcademy leaders protesting "tasteless and offensive skits" mocking Asians during the 88thAcademy Awards late February, according to Los Angeles Times.

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British passion for Chinese porcelain shines in sale

The total estimated value is more than HK$225 million ($28.8 million).

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Ming Dynasty Buddha statues break record at French auction

An Asian collector snapped up three seated Buddha statues from China's Ming Dynasty at a French auction on Saturday with more than 6.29 million euros(nearly $7 million), breaking the auction record of its kind.