To recline or not to recline? Seat-reclining etiquette on planes has long been the subject of debate, but an argument over reclining seats between three passengers on Hong Kong-based airline Cathay Pacific escalated into xenophobic insults. A female passenger on a flight from Hong Kong to London on Sept. 17 shared her experience on Xiaohongshu, … Read more
ATLANTA — A person in Texas has been diagnosed with bird flu, an infection tied to the recent discovery of the virus in dairy cows, health officials said Monday. The patient is being treated with an antiviral drug and their only reported symptom was eye redness, Texas health officials said. Health officials say the person had been … Read more
This exotic ingredient has slithered its way onto a popular pizza. Pizza Hut and century-old restaurant Ser Wong Fun in Hong Kong have teamed up to offer customers shredded snake meat, along with black mushrooms and Chinese dried ham, CNN reported. The combination typically makes up a beloved snake skew usually eaten in the winter … Read more
The death of French daredevil Remi Lucidi has sparked an online debate about the lengths adrenaline junkies will go to achieve their fix. Lucidi, a 30-year-old known for extreme sports, died Thursday after he reportedly fell from the 68th story of Hong Kong’s Tregunter Tower complex. Several Instagram users took to Lucidi’s public profile account … Read more
A French man who is known for extreme sports is dead after falling off the 68th-story of Hong Kong residential. Remi Lucidi, 30, was climbing the Tregunter Tower complex when the man fell according to the South China Morning Post. Lucidi, known online as Remi Enigma, was pronounced dead at the scene. According to Hong … Read more
Hong Kong residents have been advised to stare down smokers lighting up in restricted public places, according to the South China Morning Post. “When the members of the public see people smoking in non-smoking areas, even if no law enforcement officers can show up immediately, we can stare at the smokers,” Secretary for Health Lo … Read more
It was an a-flop-alyptic display. A Hong Kong man redefined “taking the show on the road” after pretending to be hit by a car in an over-the-top performance for the ages. A video of his World Cup-worthy injury appeal boasts nearly 155,000 views on Twitter as viewers ridicule the fraudster’s acting. The crash-for-cash gambit went … Read more
A Hong Kong teacher has been arrested after posting instructions online that would allow anyone to create a highly flammable and poisonous gas. Officers from the Cyber Security and Technology Crime Bureau in China noticed the article — the author of which was not named in the press — in an online forum last month, … Read more