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More than 500 competitors took part in dragon boat race at HKCDBA Training Centre, along Shek Mun’s Shing Mun River, including 11 teams of overseas contestants.

A traumatizing and ongoing payroll debacle, in which thousands of San Francisco teachers were unpaid or underpaid is the underlying reason 97 percent of them have voted to authorize a strike.

Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) has become a significant trend in recent years and it has raised discussions as to how marketers and advertisers can incorporate ESG considerations into their decision-making processes, reporting practices, and overall corporate strategies. 

This year’s Golden Week overlaps with the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival and Hong Kong saw over half a million visitors from mainland China over the past weekend. It’s also one of the first week-long holidays for Chinese consumers to travel without restrictions after the pandemic. 

Building on the Moutai X Luckin frenzy, Kweichou Moutai has announced a surprise partnership with Dove, a brand of Mars, to release a new set of alcoholic-infused chocolates as part of its efforts to rejuvenate the brand and tap into a younger audience. 

JPEX has dominated headlines recently after it has been revealed by the authorities to be unlicensed and led to the arrests of multiple Hong Kong influencers including Joseph Lam and Chan Yee over a suspected fraud related to the company.  

SF school teachers are dipping their toes into AI, which has spawned tools used by educators in teaching, grading, and creating lessons.

McDonald’s Hong Kong has made a big splash recently to announce the “retirement” of certain coffee items on its menu, including the ground and premium roast coffee, on print ads and social media.  

Internet hotspots will stay active for existing users through the fall semester — but but their future remains unclear.

Hong Kong YouTube channel Kakui.ai (AI家駒) has clarified that all AI-generated hits of the deceased lead singer of local rock band Beyond, Wong Ka Kui, were remixed and reproduced on its own, and the channel has no relationship with a local startup NFT Investment and Venture (NFTIV).