HSBC and ICBC (Asia) promote milestones using lai see envelopes, while the newly rebranded Hong Kong Gold Exchange sends out 60,000 red packets Hong Kong and its tech-savvy residents may have fully ...

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For the more artistically inclined, there's the celebrated Hellenistic sculpture Laocoon and His Sons, capturing the agonizing moment when the Trojan priest and his sons are ensnared by sea serpents.

The Caspian Sea has witnessed a bizarre phenomenon. A temporary island formed off the coast of Azerbaijan and disappeared, all within a couple of years. The island, created by a mud volcano ...

It increased my awareness of how much I was ignoring, or half-ignoring, my kids for the phone or laptop, and I felt we connected more. They noticed too, which only reinforced my effort.

As Chinese New Year 2025 approaches, it’s time to celebrate the vibrant traditions that mark the festive season—starting with tossing a delicious yee sang to welcome the Year of the Snake. A staple at ...

“We all want [a] ceasefire between Hamas and Israel, but to expect owners to put their seafarers at risk passing Red Sea/Gulf of Aden anytime soon is a bit naive,” Barstad had said at the tim ...

Cargo volumes grew moderately last year, while the crisis in the Red Sea led to a short supply of effective transportation capacity, the company said. That led to “an increase in volume and ...

When hundreds of eerily perfect circles were discovered on the bottom of the Mediterranean Sea, theories abounded about what they could mean. Four years of underwater research revealed a lost world.

Images of the burning oil tanker Sounion are a stark reminder of Houthi attacks on shipping in the Red Sea. (Photo: Eunavfor Aspides) A reported ceasefire in the war between Israel and Hamas has ...

Each Bvlgari Hotels & Resorts Collection property will feature a Serpenti Suite decorated with curated interior design details representing the iconic serpent symbol. This initiative was ...