Dear Hong Kong, Singapore is not your biggest rival US pop star Taylor Swift’s concerts in Singapore, for example, quickly became fodder for Hong Kong lawmakers to lambast their government for a purported lack of savvy in attracting big acts to boost ... 06/9/2024 - 12:56 pm | View Link
Hong Kong retail landlords face squeeze in north as shoppers flock to mainland RETAIL rents in Hong Kong districts near the border with Shenzhen are likely to miss out on a revival elsewhere in the city as residents flock to the mainland to do their shopping. Read more at The ... 06/6/2024 - 1:22 pm | View Link
Hong Kong provides loans worth HK$19b to ailing SMEs during pandemic According to data released by the Census and Statistics Department last week, Hong Kong’s retail sales declined sharply by 14.7 percent year-on-year in April to HK$29.6 billion. Yau said Hong Kong's ... 06/6/2024 - 4:19 am | View Link
Hong Kong retail sales drop 14.7% in April The sharp decline was mainly attributed to the timing of the Easter holidays. The total retail sales in Hong Kong in April were provisionally estimated at $29.6b, a 14.7% decrease compared to the same ... 06/2/2024 - 3:15 pm | View Link
Hong Kong retail sector calls for duty-free shopping allowance to be raised as sales decline worse-than-expected 14.7% in April Hong Kong’s retail sales dropped 14.7 per cent in April from a year ago, much worse than authorities expected and twice the decline recorded the previous month. Provisional figures released by the ... 05/31/2024 - 7:34 am | View Link
Oh hey there! If you're here, it must be time for Wordle. As always, we're serving up our daily hints and tips to help you figure out today's answer. If you just want to be told today's word, you can jump to the bottom of this article for June 10's Wordle solution revealed.
Courtroom thrillers about prosecutors landing in legal hot water are clearly a popular commodity over at Apple. One of the first big series to launch when the streaming platform did was Defending Jacob, the Chris Evans-fronted crime drama about an assistant DA's son being charged with murder. That show proved popular with critics and audiences, so it's no big surprise that Apple is rolling out something similar in Presumed Innocent.
Connections is the latest New York Times word game that's captured the public's attention. The game is all about finding the "common threads between words." And just like Wordle, Connections resets after midnight and each new set of words gets trickier and trickier—so we've served up some hints and tips to get you over the hurdle.
Enlarge / Polestar's first electric SUV is the new Polestar 3, and it's rather great to drive. (credit: Jonathan Gitlin)
Polestar provided flights from Washington to Madrid and accommodation so Ars could drive the Polestar 3. Ars does not accept paid editorial content.
MADRID, Spain—2024 is a big year for Polestar.
NEW YORK — Seriously overdue credit card debt is at the highest level in more than a decade, and people 35 and under are struggling more than other age groups to pay their bills.
The share of credit card debt that’s severely delinquent, defined as being more than 90 days overdue, rose to 10.7% during the first quarter of 2024, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.