BLACKPINK expands 'Deadline' World tour, adds extra shows in Singapore and Hong Kong

BLACKPINK has added new Deadline world tour dates, an extra Singapore show on November 28, 2025, and a Hong Kong show on January 26, 2026. Fans have mixed reactions. The global K-pop girl-group BLACKPINK has expanded their Deadline world tour, adding two …

Thousands evacuated in Hong Kong after bomb unearthed at construction site

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Thousands evacuated in Hong Kong after discovery of large WWII-era bomb

Hong Kong's homebuyers brave storm signal at city's first post-rate cut property sales

Hong Kong's homebuyers defied a No 3 typhoon signal to snap up apartments during two property sales on Friday, entering the market after commercial banks lowered their prime lending rates a day earlier following the first rate cut by the local monetary …

Zijin Gold launches second-biggest Hong Kong IPO of the year, eyeing US$3.2 billion

Zijin Gold International, a wholly owned unit of China's Zijin Mining, aims to raise HK$24.98 billion (US$3.21 billion) in an initial public offering (IPO) that would be Hong Kong's second largest this year. Zijin Gold launched the sale of 349 …

World War II-era bomb weighing 450 kg discovered in Hong Kong, thousands evacuated

Thousands of people were evacuated from their homes in Hong Kong overnight so experts could defuse a large US-made bomb left over from World War II that was discovered at a construction site. Police said the bomb was 1.5 metres in length and weighed about …

Fook Mei: I visit the new Hong Kong cafe at The Barras for Glasgow's best noodles

After two years of bringing a taste of Hong Kong to Gallowgate with Ho Lee Fook, Lee and Johnny Chung have open Fook Mei on London Road serving food inspired by their heritage and Southeast Asian cuisine. Some of the best food in Glasgow is served from a …

Hong Kong evacuates thousands after 1,000-lb World War II-era bomb found

Navy experts in explosives are retrieving three World War II-era bombs from the Baltic Sea bed in the vacation resort of Kolobrzeg, Poland, on Monday, August 13, 2018. SEKCJA PRASOWA 8.FLOTYLLA OBRONY WYBRZEżA / AP Hong Kong authorities have evacuated …

Undetonated World War II bomb forces 6,000 people to evacuate in Hong Kong

Hong Kong police evacuated 6,000 people from a densely populated residential and commercial neighborhood late Friday night after construction workers unearthed an undetonated World War II bomb, authorities said. The 1,000-pound explosive was discovered in …

Hong Kong police defuse World War II bomb found at construction site

The discovery was made in Quarry Bay, a popular residential and business district on the west of Hong Kong island. Thousands of local residents were evacuated from the area as a disposal team brought in sandbags and specialist equipment for the defusal. …