13 h. ago Japan’s ‘man in the hat’ denies racing's highest earner in world’s richest race

There was late agony for Hong Kong superstar Romantic Warrior as he was caught last strides of the £16 million Saudi Cup by the Yoshito Yahagi-trained Forever Young

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34 h. ago China's put a £100,000 bounty on my head! Anonymous letter sent to London residents shows how Beijing is trying to intimidate me with threat of kidnap, says high

Tony Chung accused the Chinese Communist Party of trying to 'instil fear' after he was told wanted letters arrived in the mail boxes of residents on a London street from Hong Kong this week.

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38 h. ago Shakhtar Donetsk accuse Fifa of failing to support Ukrainian football during war

Chief executive reflects on the three years since invasion‘Fifa forgot about us their door is always closed’Shakhtar Donetsk’s chief executive, Serhii Palkin, has accused Fifa of failing to support Ukrainian football in the three years since Russia undertook its full-scale invasion of the country.Ukraine’s domestic league has managed to play on after an initial six-month pause but resources are scarce and the long-term outlook remains uncertain. Palkin claimed the world governing body had kept its doors “closed to us” and he repeated previous entreaties for the creation of a fund to help maintain a sport that has endured severe physical and financial damage. He also urged Fifa and Uefa to hold firm on their commitment to bar Russian teams from international competitions amid an increasingly precarious geopolitical climate. Continue reading...

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42 h. ago Thames Water receives £7bn bid from Hong Kong’s CK Infrastructure

Deal would require debt-laden utility’s bondholders to take significant writedowns

Economics

44 h. ago Ronnie O'Sullivan sends personal message to fans over next snooker tournament appearance

Ronnie O'Sullivan is set to resume his troubled season after confirming his participation in an upcoming tournament in Hong Kong, where he could be watched by up to 4,000 fans

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69 h. ago Global shares are mixed as worries about Donald Trump's tariffs persist

Stocks were mixed in Asia on Thursday, with Chinese benchmarks falling after the central bank left the country's benchmark lending rate unchanged. Hong Kong fell more than 1%

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3 d. ago Stephen Maguire earns crack at record £700k prize fund despite Welsh Open final heartbreak

The Glasgow man was back on form in Lladudno and it has given him the chance to compete for a huge prize pot in Hong Kong

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3 d. ago New Zealand’s tourism campaign is not the world’s worst – and I should know | Arwa Mahdawi

The slogan ‘Everyone must go!’ is being rubbished, but is it really that bad? Hong Kong and Vilnius have much stronger claims to this shameful title ...Having worked in the advertising industry for a while, I can tell you that creating a great ad is a lot more difficult than skewering a bad ad. That’s partly why I left a full-time gig in adland to focus on writing. Although the bigger reason, if I’m honest, is that I wrote a column saying I was going to quit my stupid advertising job before actually quitting, and my boss saw it and reacted as you might expect.But my poor life choices are not the point; the point here is other people’s poor choices, namely those of some marketers in New Zealand. You see, the people at Tourism New Zealand are facing international ridicule for a new advertising campaign – with the tagline “Everyone must go!” – designed to entice Australians to visit. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Stock market today: Asia stocks mixed as Chinese technology stocks slip

Asia stocks were mixed Wednesday, as Chinese technology stocks faltered after a short-term rally

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5 d. ago Hong Kong holds competition to name city’s first giant panda twins

Competition winner will receive a host of prizes including annual passes to visit the cubs

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