There’s hardly a Hongkonger who hasn’t taken a taxi ride at one time or another. And just like us, you’ve probably had good experiences and bad. Lately, though, in our experience the bad has outweighed the good. No wonder ride-sharing services such as Uber have spotted an opportunity in Hong Kong.
The 69th Cannes Film Festival opened Wednesday with stormy skies, heightened security, the premiere of a new Woody Allen film and resurrected sex abuse allegations against the 80-year-old director regarding his adoptive daughter, Dylan Farrow.
City ranks first for popularity of computers, mobile and wearable tech, connected cars and smart home gadgets, outranking North America and UAE; Japan and Korea well off the pace
Japanese academic Shin Kataoka and former Mormon preacher John Wakefield explain how they came to learn Cantonese and what they think the future holds for it
Aids concern group offers training after survey reveals a fifth of homosexual men avoid seeing a GP
The number of Hong Kong women marrying Chinese men has risen fivefold in barely 20 years, but divorces are up too. What are the pros and cons of a Hong Kong divorce versus a China divorce?
Up to 2,000 tonnes of plastic is discarded in the city every day, and without adequate means to process it a lot ends up in the sea, from where it makes its way into the human food chain. A charity is helping Hong Kong businesses adopt better practices
David Bowie, Prince, Glenn Frey, Maurice White, Jefferson Airplane’s Paul Kantner, Frank Sinatra Jnr among those to have died in first four months - and with each death, we lose a part of ourselves
Consultants smooth the process of applying for university abroad, and the best ones find an institution that suits a student’s personality and talent. But there are rogue operators too, especially in China
A bilateral dialogue between Beijing and Ottawa could help allay concerns about spying levelled by Canadian authorities on the immigration applications of two Chinese employees of Huawei Technologies, an expert said.
Spanish filmmaker goes off the beaten track to speak to ordinary people, albeit with an official guide ever present, and paints an intriguing yet frustrating picture of a mysterious country swathed in propaganda
Head of UN World Tourism Organisation says several governments are keen for tips on how to attract more Chinese visitors, and that tourism ‘makes world a better place’
The prestigious seal of approval has been a boon for some restaurants, but a bane for others which have suffered the fallout from rent rises and customers’ unrealistic expectations
From Monet to Mozart, Borget to Beauty and the Beast, there’s something here for fans of French art in all its guises
Rate for over-45s having babies doubles, prompting doctors to warn about the health consequences of delaying pregnancy
Headaches, trembling hands, poor sleep, feeling worthless: Hong Kong’s middle-class mental health crisis
For some, investing through sites such as Kickstarter is entertainment, for others it is like betting on penny stocks. Either way, thousands continue to back schemes, some of which are little more than pie in the sky
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