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NBA and video game company to launch new gaming league in 2018

The NBA is taking a major stride into the world of virtual sports with the upcoming NBA 2K eLeague, a partnership with Take-Two Interactive, in whichfive-person e-sports teams will compete for a title and cash prize

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Next month’s Script Road literary festival in Macau set to be biggest yet

Man Booker Prize-shortlisted author Madeleine Thien and acclaimed Korean-American writer Krys Lee are among more than 60 influential literary figures attending The Script Road this year, Macau’s literary festival, making it the biggest since the event was launched in 2012.

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The radical plan to save China from air pollution: ‘Forest cities’

Stefano Boeri, the architect famous for his plant-covered skyscrapers, has designs to create entire new green settlements in a nation plagued by dirty air

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Airbnb is officially getting into the luxury vacation home business

The company is looking to expand beyond its urban roots

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Disabled models make London Fashion Week debut

Disabled models made their debut on the London Fashion Week catwalk – “about time”, as one campaigner put it

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1,000 drones dominate southern China’s night sky in record-breaking display for Lantern Festival

Number of drones used in event to celebrate Lantern Festival in Guangzhou breaks Guinness World Record

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Experts call for better fintech regulation in China, Hong Kong

Financial technology experts are calling for better regulations in China and Hong Kong to help the industry thrive, especially since existing laws still lag behind the pace of innovation and technology.

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Sixty-five per cent of people skip online video ads

Most people are skipping YouTube ads out of habit, but many remember ads that strike an emotional chord

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Artist Valentina Loffredo’s photography passion develops into first Hong Kong solo exhibition

Italian mother of two’s show at LIGHTSTAGE in Sheung Wan features images from her popular LITTLE series, which she says is a work in progress

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Bar review: Dim Sum Library, Admiralty – smart-casual place offers Chinese dishes with cocktails, tea or coffee

Cosy booths and bar stools, an art deco Shanghai theme, great service and signature cocktails – many featuring tea – make this venue worth a visit

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Is the West Kowloon Cultural District finally taking shape?

Since the idea was first proposed two decades ago, the West Kowloon Cultural District has been plagued by delays and controversy. But a visit to the site by Post Magazine shows that it may all be slowly coming together

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Hong Kong stocks open above 24,000, for first time in 18 months

The Hang Seng Index opened up at 0.6 per cent at 24,139.31, while Shanghai Composite Index traded 0.16 per cent up at 3,217.73

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Hong Kong health professionals pour scorn on ‘detox’ footpads

There’s a lack of reliable data to support manufacturers’ claims the footpads can eliminate heavy metals, chemicals and other waste from our bodies. We’ve kidneys and a liver for that, one expert notes

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Hong Kong store selling strawberries individually wrapped - for HK$168 - defends its packaging

The pricey fruit - sold as Valentine’s Day gifts - was imported from Japan pre-wrapped for ‘quality protection’, supermarket chain says, and it pledges to seek a balance between packaging and hygiene amid outcry from green groups

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Hong Kong Marathon heats up the city on cold Sunday morning

74,000 runners took part in the 2017 Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon in the early hours of Sunday.

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New Hong Kong airport hotel will profit from mainland Chinese tourism rebound, says Regal

Regal Hotels Group acquired the luxury hotel project at Hong Kong International Airport based on the belief that mainland Chinese tourists are returning to the city, a company executive said.

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Chinese pop idol Lu Han teams up with New Hope, Crystal Stream to launch start-up fund

Chinese heartthrob Lu Han has teamed up with agribusiness giant New Hope Group and Crystal Stream Capital, a Beijing venture capital firm, to set up a new fund to back start-ups.