香港推出限苗令:每月只允许120名非港儿童接种

Hong Kong is to limit the number of non-resident children getting vaccinations at government clinics, after an illegal vaccine scandal in mainland China raised fears some families would come to the city for inoculations and put pressure on supplies. 在

大陆游客香港死亡 香港人员被刑拘

A board member of a Hong Kong travel agency has been detained for investigation after a mainland tourist died during a shopping dispute. It is reported that the travel agency and the tour group it organized used fake documents. Dong Yaozhong, the Chi

香港迪士尼突裁员近百人

Hong Kong Disneyland has, for the first time since it opened over a decade ago, has been forced to lay off employees. Around 100 back-office staffers, said to be mostly restaurant and hotel management, as well as security, have reportedly been handed

香港难民问题日趋严重 拒绝成为难民港

While Europe grapples with an influx of people desperate to escape fighting in Syria, asylum seekers from Asian nations such as Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Vietnam are flocking to Hong Kong, along with a sprinkling from Africa. 欧洲在大量涌入

香港位居全球生活成本最昂贵城市榜单第一名

Hong Kong is the world's most expensive city for expats, leapfrogging Angolan capital Luanda in the annual chart compiled by consultancy firm Mercer. 根据咨询公司美世的年度图表显示，对外籍人士而言，香港超越了安哥拉首都

大陆游客赴香港投保情况持续升温

A fresh shopping craze of people from the Chinese mainland is unfolding in Hong Kong, but this time the seasoned shoppers are not after luxuries, but insurance, reports the Securities Times. 根据《证券时报》报道，中国内地居民正在香港

约旦报告猪流感病例

AMMAN, April 5 (Xinhua) -- Jordanian Health Ministry said Sunday five fatalities were reported from the H1N1 influenza strain known as swine flu since the beginning of 2015, the state-run Petra news agency reported. Deifallah Lozi, the ministry's sec

香港候任议员宣誓时辱国 人大常委会将主动就基本法条款释法

Officials and lawmakers in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region must pledge with sincerity their loyalty to the Basic Law before they can assume office. 香港特别行政区的官员和议员在就职前必须真诚宣誓拥护基本法。 Th

李小加呼吁扩大香港上市程序评估

The head of Hong Kongs stock exchange has suggested the city dramatically widen the scope of an emotional review of its process for listing new companies potentially offering regulators a way of dealing with the tricky issue. 香港交易所(HKEx)行政

林家栋惠英红分获香港电影金像奖影帝影后

The 36th Hong Kong Film Awards were handed out last Sunday night. Hong Kong performers Lam Ka Tung and Kara Wai won Best Actor and Best Actress respectively. 第36届香港金像奖颁奖典礼于上周日晚举行，最佳男演员和最佳女演员分

白宫:也门事情还没结束

Yemeni security officials say the Saudi-led coalition has launched fresh airstrikes on Shi'ite rebels in two cities, a day after the kingdom declared an end to its monthlong air campaign targeting the Iran-backed rebels and their allies. The instabil

首届亚洲消费电子展在上海开幕

Over 250 exhibits have been set up in a 20-thousand square-metre arena in Shanghai's Pudong District. The three-day event is meant to showcase both international and Chinese technology. CES Asia director John Kelly says setting up a show in China jus

美国消费价格小幅上涨

WASHINGTON, May 15 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Consumer Price Index (CPI) went up modestly in April, led by rising energy and food costs, the Labor Department reported Thursday. As a main gauge of inflation, the CPI increased 0.3 percent on a seasonally adjuste

中国承诺提高消费产品质量

China's General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine has pledged to keep 92 percent of the sample product quality above the state standards while reducing accidents of elevators and other mechanical devices. Improving the

调查显示 中国消费者中90后消费信心最高

China's post-1990 consumers posted the highest consumer confidence in the second quarter ofthe year, due to their optimism on job prospects, personal finance and willingness to spend, the latest survey from consultancy The Nielsen Co showed last Frid

失踪的俄罗斯直升机与地面恢复联系

失踪的俄罗斯直升机与地面恢复联系 MOSCOW, Sept. 21 (Xinhua) -- Contact with a missing helicopter has been resumed in central Russia, local emergency authorities said Saturday. Earlier in the day, local media reported that an Mi-8 helic

美众院拒为奥巴马医改拨款

美众院拒为奥巴马医改拨款 WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 (Xinhua) -- The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives on Friday approved a stopgap spending bill that strips out funding for President Barack Obama's signature healthcare law, se

保护种子免收气候变化影响

Located on the Svalbard Islands in the Arctic, the Global Seed Vault is home to millions of seeds. The facility is surrounded by permafrost and is naturally cooled to around -3 degrees Celsius. And the main vault is cooled even further to -18 degrees

美丽说蘑菇街承认合并 陈琪出任CEO

China's fashion e-commerce service Mogujie.com has announced a merger with Tencent-backed competitor Meilishuo.com. 中国时尚电子商务网站蘑菇街已宣布与腾讯支持的竞争对手美丽说合并。 The value of the combined company is

China's Three Gorges hits full capacity

YICHANG, Oct. 30 (Xinhua) -- China's Three Gorges Dam on Sunday reached its designed highest mark, the second time for the world's largest water control and hydropower project to run at full capacity. The water level hit 175 meters at 5 p.m. after st