After queuing on the street, diners are sat next to strangers in the cramped Hong Kong restaurant before rinsing their own cutlery. Welcome to the world’s cheapest Michelin-starred experience. Ho Hung Kee (Ho Hung’s restaurant)…
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Wedding boom: Are you getting married on 12/12/12
Couples from Hong Kong and Singapore are flocking to tie the knot on 12/12/12, sparking a wedding boom on the century’s last sequential dates seen as auspicious by some to guarantee a happy marriage. Dates…
Bruce Lee’s Hong Kong home to go on sale
Kung fu legend Bruce Lee’s former residence in Hong Kong will be put up for sale after a plan to turn the property into a museum dedicated to the icon failed, a report said Wednesday….
New app may help end discrimination against gays
Paul Ramscar believes his Pink Dollar “app” is a lot more than just another snippet of smartphone software: it is a social game-changer that will help end discrimination against gays and lesbians. The smartphone application…
Capsule Hotel, coffin-like rooms debut in HK
Popularized as an alternative to Japan’s expensive hotels and short-term accommodations, Capsule Hotels is an inexpensive Japanese novelty that is set to take over another tourist destination tight for space and cash – Hong Kong….
China’s Huawei to buy out Symantec venture
Chinese telecom giant Huawei Technologies will buy out a joint venture with US security software maker Symantec by acquiring its 49 percent stake for $530 million, the firms said Tuesday. The venture, Hong Kong-based Huawei…
Nokia to unveil Windows phone next week
Microsoft has said that Nokia is going to launch phones using Windows’ new mobile operating system next week, giving a major boost to the US firm’s come-from-behind phone software business. Windows Phone division chief Andy…
Newest trend: Yoga for dogs
August 17, 2011 – A five-millennia-old practice, Yoga, is still going strong and evolving with the diverse lifestyles of modern urbanites. Earlier in the month, we learned a little about the controversial extreme yoga practice…