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Hong Kong injects HK$31.5 M to develop AI-based urology care
Biospectrum Asia
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July 8, 2025
Hong Kong injects HK$31.5 M to develop AI-based urology care July 9, 2025 | Wednesday | News To conduct rapid, accurate point-of-care assessments of haematuria image credit- shutterstock Dr Jeremy Teoh Yuen-chun, Assistant Dean (External Affairs)...
Hong Kong Insurance Market Aims for 55% Growth by 2032, Driven by Aging Greater Bay
The Global Economics
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July 9, 2025
Hong Kong insurers are reporting strong sales, with new life insurance policies reaching a record of HK$219.8 billion (US$28.34 billion). Hong Kong’s insurance company may rise by a compound annual growth rate of 55% over the next eight years,...
Lifesaving Without Pause: Médecins Sans Frontières exhibition brings frontline stories to Hong Kong
Hong Kong Free Press
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July 9, 2025
Disasters such as the war in Gaza and the earthquake in Myanmar have dominated news headlines lately, with teams from Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) immersed in each crisis providing on-the-ground medical and humanitarian assistance. Members of...
IHH Healthcare pursues expansion in Indonesia and Vietnam
Yahoo Finance
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Malaysian hospital operator IHH Healthcare has set its sights on expansion into Indonesia and Vietnam to boost its scale amid escalating care expenses in the region, as reported by Bloomberg. Indonesia's healthcare reforms and relaxed foreign...
Tottenham reach £55m transfer agreement as first major Thomas Frank signing set for medical
Football London
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July 9, 2025
Tottenham Hotspur have agreed a £55million deal with West Ham United for Mohammed Kudus, football.london understands. The Ghanaian is set to undergo a medical and become Thomas Frank's third signing since arriving from Brentford. The 24-year-old...
Recognising same-sex partnerships is vital for inclusive, diverse Hong Kong
South China Morning Post
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July 9, 2025
On July 3, the Hong Kong government outlined its plan to submit the Registration of Same-sex Partnerships Bill to the Legislative Council. The bill provides for an alternative framework that sets out the registration procedure and the rights of...
Tracking Coral Reef Health with Bioacoustics
Scientific American
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July 9, 2025
Rachel Feltman: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Rachel Feltman. In case you missed it we’re spending this week revisiting some of our favorite episodes from the past year. Today we’re diving into the subject of coral reefs. Even if...
AIA Hong Kong Achieves Four No. 1 Global Rankings in MDRT Once Again Leading Worldwide in MDRT and TOT Memberships
Voice of Alexandria - Minnesota
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Female MDRT Continues to be Market No. 1 AIA Macau MDRT Market No. 1 for 7 Years HONG KONG SAR - Media OutReach Newswire - 9 July 2025 - AIA Hong Kong & Macau have once again led the industry in the latest Million Dollar Round Table (MDRT)...
Hong Kong Hospital Authority rejects claim that locals can’t secure residencies
South China Morning Post
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July 9, 2025
Hong Kong’s Hospital Authority has rejected accusations from a social media user that graduates from the city’s medical schools are unable to secure residencies because of the government’s budget deficit and labour policies. The authority on...
23% of Hong Kong's workers have called in sick due to "mind health" issues: Survey
Human Resources Online
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閱讀中文版本 This trend was particularly pronounced among Gen Z workers (aged 18–24), of whom 40% had done so – the highest among all age groups. Over 60% of Hong Kong workers have reported experiencing elevated stress levels due to work-related...
European stocks brush off Trump’s copper, pharma tariff threats
FOX 28 - Washington State
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July 9, 2025
European stock markets rose Wednesday, brushing off US President Donald Trump’s tariff threats on copper and pharmaceuticals. Investors kept an eye on countries seeking to hammer out tariff agreements before Trump’s new cut-off date of August 1....
Hong Kong’s same-sex marriage registration proposal criticised
The Guardian
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July 9, 2025
Dino Wong and Geoffrey Yu count themselves among the lucky ones. The Hong Kong couple were married in 2019, in a hastily arranged trip to the US Pacific territory of Guam. The couple, who had been together for about five years and wanted to marry,...
Trump's tariffs target copper, pharma, Merck to acquire Verona: 3 Things
Yahoo Finance
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00:00 Speaker A So here are the three things you need to know before that opening bell rings on Wall Street. First, today we're doing copper. That's how President Trump opened his cabinet meeting on Tuesday. He then went on to say he would impose...
Hong Kong stocks fall on worries about China’s deflationary pressure
South China Morning Post
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July 9, 2025
Hong Kong stocks fell by the most in nearly three weeks as China’s deflationary trend became more entrenched, deepening concerns about the nation’s growth prospects. The Hang Seng Index dropped 0.8 per cent to 23,943.42 at 10.13am local time on...
Best pineapple buns, cha chaan teng in Hong Kong for illustrator Kitty Wong
South China Morning Post
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July 9, 2025
Recently featured in the Affordable Art Fair, award-winning illustrator Kitty Wong’s work focuses on Hong Kong nostalgia, culture and even food. She spoke to Andrew Sun. I grew up half in Hong Kong and half in Canada, where my family moved when I...
12 injured in bus-truck collision in Hong Kong residential area
South China Morning Post
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July 9, 2025
Twelve people were injured when a double-decker bus and a truck collided on a road in a Hong Kong residential area on Wednesday morning. Police said the head-on crash took place on Lin Tak Road in Lam Tin at 9.27am. The drivers of both vehicles...
Hong Kong: Strategic Academic Collaboration Boosts Tech Talent
OpenGov Asia
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July 8, 2025
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) and Tsinghua University have signed three agreements to enable collaboration in electronic and computer engineering, interdisciplinary research, and executive education. These initiatives...
Apple supplier Lens, 4 other stocks gain in busiest day for new listings in 2025
South China Morning Post
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July 9, 2025
Hong Kong’s stock exchange had its busiest day of the year for new listings on Wednesday as five mainland Chinese companies made their trading debuts, cementing the city’s top global ranking for initial public offerings (IPOs). Semiconductor chip...
How Hong Kong’s ageing population is reshaping society and its economy
Channel News Asia
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July 9, 2025
To unlock the full potential of the elderly market, boosting their employment rate is essential, said observers. “Most of them demand for a more flexible contract, more flexible work arrangement, like working part time, working just a few hours...
IHH Healthcare eyes Indonesia, Vietnam for expansion
The Malaysian Star
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July 9, 2025
IHH Healthcare Bhd. is looking to potential new markets Indonesia and Vietnam as the Malaysian hospital operator continues building scale to offset rising healthcare costs in the region. Indonesia is attractive, thanks to its healthcare reforms...