3 w. ago Jensen Huang on Chinese chips; diners caught sneaking food: 5 weekend reads

We have put together stories from our coverage last weekend to help you stay informed about news across Asia and beyond. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. China is ‘nanoseconds behind’ US in chips, says Nvidia’s Jensen Huang 2. Dim sum trolleys go silent as Hong Kong’s Metropol Restaurant closes after 35 years 3. Iran recalls envoys to UK, France, Germany after China-backed UN proposal fails 4. Japan man saves US$440,000 by not using air con,...

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3 w. ago Hong Kong’s Metropol shutters, Japanese man regrets savings: 5 weekend reads

We have put together stories from our coverage last weekend to help you stay informed about news across Asia and beyond. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. China is ‘nanoseconds behind’ US in chips, says Nvidia’s Jensen Huang 2. Dim sum trolleys go silent as Hong Kong’s Metropol Restaurant closes after 35 years 3. Iran recalls envoys to UK, France, Germany after China-backed UN proposal fails 4. Japan man saves US$440,000 by not using air con,...

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3 w. ago Hong Kong restaurant says sorry after video of diners sneaking food goes viral

An all-you-can-eat hotpot restaurant in Hong Kong has apologised after a video showing two diners trying to sneak fresh seafood and beef into bags was leaked online, stressing that the footage was never intended for public release. The Aquatic Market restaurant in Tsuen Wan Plaza said on Sunday that the company had always placed high importance on protecting customers’ privacy rights, noting the video was recorded solely for internal staff training purposes. “The video involved was only recorded...

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3 w. ago Pair caught bagging up fresh seafood, beef to take home from Hong Kong buffet

Two diners at an all-you-can-eat hotpot restaurant in Hong Kong have been caught trying to sneak fresh seafood, beef and instant noodles into bags to take home, prompting staff to intervene. A video clip circulating on social media on Saturday shows an employee at the restaurant in Tsuen Wan approaching a man and woman to ask if they had put uncooked materials into their backpack. “Please take them out, for the sake of food safety,” the waiter says, explaining that all uncooked food must be...

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3 w. ago Dim sum trolleys go silent as Hong Kong’s Metropol Restaurant closes after 35 years

Customers have lamented the “end of an era” as Hong Kong’s Metropol Restaurant marked its final day of operation after decades of serving handmade dim sum on trolleys, with the venue set to become a teaching facility under a local university. Dozens of diners stayed until the end of lunch service on Saturday afternoon to bid their goodbyes to the Admiralty restaurant. Many regular customers shook the hands of staff, saying on their way out: “Thank you for your hard work all these years.” Diners...

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3 w. ago Tseung Kwan O restaurants need millions for repairs after Ragasa lashes Hong Kong

Hong Kong restaurateurs in Tseung Kwan O, whose outlets were ruined by Super Typhoon Ragasa, have said the damages run into millions and will exacerbate their business woes. Tseung Kwan O was one of the hardest-hit areas, as strong storm surges shattered glass doors at restaurants along the promenade and flushed out chairs, booth seats, cushions, plates and glasses onto the pavements. Bacaba owner Satpal Singh estimated at least HK$3 million in damages, as almost all of waterfront restaurant’s...

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4 w. ago Business as usual as McDonald’s, cha chaan teng defy Ragasa to feed hungry Hongkongers

As Super Typhoon Ragasa pummelled Hong Kong on Wednesday, some brave restaurants kept their doors open for hungry Hongkongers. Despite the Hong Kong Observatory maintaining its highest-level No 10 warning in the morning for the year’s most powerful storm, before lowering it to No 8 at lunch time, many residents braved gale-force winds and heavy downpours to get food and essentials. Fast food giant McDonald’s kept several of its stores open even during the peak of the typhoon, and its Tseung Kwan...

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