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Fortune Pink diamond sells for more than B1bn
AFP, Published on 09/11/2022
» GENEVA: The Fortune Pink diamond, an exceptionally rare giant gemstone, sold for more than 1 billion baht at auction in Geneva on Tuesday to a private Asian collector.
Hong Kongers rush to learn new skills ahead of life abroad
AFP, Published on 16/09/2022
» HONG KONG: Inside the bowels of a Hong Kong industrial building, Eric Pun was among two dozen people crammed into a classroom learning to drill holes -- acquiring a new set of skills before heading abroad.
Famed Hong Kong floating restaurant towed away after half a century
AFP, Published on 14/06/2022
» HONG KONG: Hong Kong's Jumbo Floating Restaurant, a famed but ageing tourist attraction that featured in multiple Cantonese and Hollywood films, was towed out of the city Tuesday after years of revitalisation efforts went nowhere.
Shanghai tailors keep qipao dress tradition alive
AFP, Published on 14/03/2022
» SHANGHAI: Zhou Zhuguang surveys his Shanghai workshop and rows of workers meticulously stitching high-collared Chinese dresses known as qipao, some of which sell for nearly $5,000.
Asian deer's comeback marks rare China conservation success
AFP, Published on 15/10/2021
» BEIJING: An Asian deer's comeback from the brink of extinction marks a rare success for China's conservation efforts, which have long faced criticism for focusing on only a handful of flagship species.
Superfans lie low as China cracks down on 'false idols'
AFP, Published on 02/10/2021
» BEIJING: Beijing high schooler Chen Zhichu used to spend 30 minutes a day boosting actor Xiao Zhan online as one of a legion of superfans, before the practice fell foul of the government for promoting "unhealthy values".
Hong Kong's urban farms sprout gardens in the sky
AFP, Published on 09/07/2021
» HONG KONG: With their heads in the clouds and their hands in the soil, a group of office workers are busy harvesting the fruits of their labour on the roof of a Hong Kong skyscraper.
Hong Kong mountaineer on a high after fastest Everest climb by a woman
AFP, Published on 31/05/2021
» KATHMANDU: Former Hong Kong schoolteacher Tsang Yin-hung said Sunday she always believed in aiming high after setting a new record for the fastest ascent of Everest by a woman.
Must be love: the Tokyo 'clinic' treating stuffed toys
AFP, Published on 05/11/2020
» TOKYO - At a Tokyo clinic, a woman in a white coat carefully records the particulars of the newest patient: a sheep-shaped stuffed toy.
Hong Kong performers long for the stage as pandemic drags on
AFP, Published on 09/10/2020
» HONG KONG: Hong Kong's performing arts community has been brutally hit by the coronavirus pandemic, which has left theatres empty and stage lights cold -- and there is little hope on the horizon even as entertainment venues begin to reopen.