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Associate Arts Editor

<h4><i>Breathing new life into traditional pawnshop business Launching New App for Digital Loan Applications</i></h4><p/>HONG KONG SAR - <a href="https://www.media-outreach.com">Media OutReach</a> - 4 October 2023 - <b>Oi Wah Pawnshop Credit Holdings Limited</b> (HKEx stock code: 1319.HK, the "Group" or "Oi Wah") is delighted to announce the grand opening of its premier service center located at the MTR East Ts...

Jay Españo is PrideArts’s artistic director. In this interview, Maroon Arts Reporter Toby Chan sits down with Jay Españo to talk about his latest musical, Aztec Human Sacrifice, which ran from May 5 to June 18 at City Lit Theater. The following interview has been lightly edited for clarity. Chicago Maroon (CM): Hi Jay, thanks for...

Fans were excited when a recent photo of 1980s Hong Kong sex symbol Amy Yip appeared online back in March. Now, the former actress has done one better and made a rare public appearance at the Hong Kong Motion Picture Industry Association's 44th anniversary gala dinner. The 57-year-old attended the event on Tuesday (Aug 22) at the invitation of producer-director...

On May 5, American psychedelic rock band The Flaming Lips played at the Salt Shed. Accompanied by an array of lights and lasers, lead vocalist Wayne Coyne appeared centerstage, inside his signature bubble, between four colossal pink robot inflatables. Guitar strapped across his shoulder, Steve Drozd sat stage left behind a keyboard while Derek Brown...

Former HKEX CEO Paul Chow dies; Ontario Teachers' head of Asia Pacific to step down; CPP Investments Asia team sees two changes; Prudential replaces CFO after code of conduct breach; FWD hires CFO from New York; and more

Toxic, poisonous and harmful glue traps to be banned in Hong Kong, is the call from Legislators and local celebrities as well as animal rights activists.

Centralized lists that match waiting patients with the next available surgeon are showing promise at reducing wait times, but doctors say there are still some hurdles to overcome before they become commonplace.

It’s a Wednesday night at the Studebaker Theater, and 70 minutes into Moby Dick, an immense white whale painted on a screen slowly covers a dark stage. The whale seems completely still until you notice the subtle blinking of its monstrous eye accompanied by the flapping of a pectoral flipper. On January 18, French-Norwegian puppet...

Kitchener resident Jim Brayshaw needs a certain glaucoma medication, but recently he couldnt find it at any local pharmacy as some pharmaceuticals are in short supply.