Hong Kong to tighten edible oil laws
2014-09-18 19:03:52
Secretary for Food and Health of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government Ko Wing-man said here on Thursday that it is time to tighten regulations covering cooking oil.
China dismisses comments by HK's last governor
2014-09-17 09:22:52
China has backed its envoy's remarks on Hong Kong's political reform, after China's ambassador to Britain criticised the last colonial governor of Hong Kong in a British newspaper.
Growing rice makes comeback in outlying Hong Kong
2014-09-16 07:01:40
It's a rural tradition that faded out decades ago as Hong Kong turned into a neon-lit megacity: Rice seedlings gently stuffed into the soil of watery paddy fields.
Officials promote new tourism wave
2014-09-15 09:01:34
Tourism ministers from APEC economies have adopted measures to ensure that the Asia-Pacific travel and leisure industry keeps pace with changing consumer trends and advances in technology.
Macao looks to neighbors for aid with sustainable growth
2014-09-15 08:02:06
To build itself into a world center of tourism and leisure, Macao needs to increase cooperation with the Chinese mainland as well as with other APEC members, said experts.
Ease taxes to boost industry, experts suggest
2014-09-15 08:02:00
The tax burden on the tourism industry should be eased to encourage further development of the sector, said experts during APEC Tourism Ministerial Meeting in Macao.
Taiwan oil scandal spreads to mainland
2014-09-12 09:01:44
Xiamen authorities discovered that 4.9 metric tons of food used tainted lard from Taiwan.
No shoddy oil found on mainland so far
2014-09-11 07:09:56
No tainted oil from Taiwan has been found so far to have been imported to the mainland, authorities said on Wednesday, as the quality watchdog suspended the importation of all suspect products.
E-cards to ease entry to HK, Macao
2014-09-10 20:34:05
Beginning on Sept 15, mainland residents will be able to use electronic cards to pass through customs when traveling to Hong Kong and Macao.
Preparations for 8th APEC Tourism Ministerial Meeting completed
2014-09-10 20:29:55
Delegates for the forthcoming APEC 8th Tourism Ministerial Meeting are arriving in China's Macao as preparations for the meeting have been completed regarding venue arrangements, hospitality for visiting delegations.
Commemoration of war against Japan's invasion urged across Straits
2014-09-10 17:01:14
Both sides of the Taiwan Strait should recall their historic links to help create "peaceful cross-Strait development and a great revival of the Chinese nation," a spokesman said on Wednesday.
Mainland individual tourists to Taiwan surge
2014-09-10 15:05:32
The number of individual tourists from the Chinese mainland to Taiwan more than doubled to 615,000 in the first seven months of this year, a spokesman said on Wednesday.