Why Hong Kong universities are heading north for mainland Chinese collaborations

A new overnight bus service in the Netherlands, Belgium and Switzerland offers comfort and sustainability I feel my travel-scrunched spine start to straighten as I stretch out on the plump mattress, a quilted blanket wrapped around me and a pillow beneath my head. As bedtime routines go, however, this one involves a novel step – placing my lower legs in a mesh bag and clipping it into seatbelt-style buckles on either side; the bed will be travelling at around 50mph for the next 12 hours and there are safety regulations to consider. Last month Swiss startup Twiliner launched a…

Hong Kong’s insurers should make it easier for residents affected by the deadly Tai Po fire to file claims and consider incorporating fire safety inspection results into underwriting, according to sector representatives contesting a seat in the legislature. Insurance sector hopefuls Chan Pui-leung and Simon Lam Yat-tung made the appeals on Wednesday during a government-led forum, the first held since last week’s blaze at Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po, which claimed at least 159 lives. Chan, the… Source link India Allahabad HC Pulls Up Registry… Tensions High In Madhya Pradesh… The perils of economic centrism in… Cloudflare outage:…

The devastating fire in Tai Po is likely to hurt profitability at Hong Kong’s property insurers and could prompt them to review pricing strategies that have led to lower premiums amid fierce competition, according to S&P Global Ratings. “Claim losses from last week’s fire at Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po will further erode the sector’s underwriting margins,” said Emily Yi Chang Yoon, credit analyst at S&P, in a report. The city’s property and casualty insurance companies already faced thinner… Source link India Allahabad HC Pulls Up Registry… Tensions High In Madhya Pradesh… The perils of economic centrism in……