US-based staff of Taiwan chip giant TSMC sue firm for alleged discrimination against non-Asian workers
[HKFP] - 11/14/2024
More than a dozen US-based employees of Taiwanese chipmaking giant TSMC have sued the company for apparent discrimination against non-Asian workers, according to a recent lawsuit. The suit alleges that the world’s largest contract manufacturer of chips — used in everything from Apple iPhones to (…)
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T8 to be downgraded at 10.20am as Toraji departs
The Hong Kong Observatory (HKO) said it will downgrade the T8 storm signal to T3 at 10.20am – in time for students (…)
[RTHK] - 14/11/2024
‘Mastermind’ of thwarted 2019 bomb plot jailed almost 24 years in longest sentence related to Hong Kong protests
The “mastermind” of a thwarted bomb plot intending to target police during protests in Hong Kong in 2019 has been (…)
[HKFP] - 14/11/2024
Hong Kong police hunt for burglar who stole cash from kindergarten during T8 typhoon alert
Man took advantage of deserted streets during No 8 typhoon signal for Tropical Storm Toraji to break into school and (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 14/11/2024
Hong Kong nurse warns of mental health crisis in Gaza after returning from second deployment
A Hong Kong nurse who has just returned from war-torn Gaza has warned of a deepening mental health crisis among (…)
[HKFP] - 14/11/2024
Hong Kong’s labour shortage to hit 180,000 by 2028 amid city’s rapidly ageing population
By 2028, more than 2 million people, or 28 per cent of the population, will be aged 65 or above.
[South China Morning Post] - 14/11/2024
Manulife executive in Hong Kong slams employer for ‘clinically dumb’ policies in autism cases
Damien Green, chairman of Manulife Financial Asia, is ‘sad and frustrated’ by insurers’ treatment of autistic (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 14/11/2024
Vaccine shows promise in curing HIV, Hong Kong biotech start-up says
‘We may be on the brink of a breakthrough,’ Dr Edward Leong, advisory board chairman of Immuno Cure says.
[South China Morning Post] - 14/11/2024
Hong Kong rises to No 7 in digital competitiveness ranking, Singapore takes top spot
Hong Kong rises three places in report by Swiss International Institute for Management Development, strong in (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 14/11/2024
Hong Kong re-numbers lamp posts with inadvertent reference to date of Tiananmen crackdown
The Hong Kong government has given new identification numbers to lamp posts that inadvertently referenced the date (…)
[HKFP] - 14/11/2024
Manpower shortage to more than triple by 2028
Hong Kong will face a manpower crunch of 180,000 workers by 2028, compared with the shortage of 50,000 that was (…)
[RTHK] - 14/11/2024
HK to sign free trade agreement with Peru: CE
Chief Executive John Lee has confirmed that a free-trade agreement between Hong Kong and Peru will be signed this (…)
[RTHK] - 14/11/2024