Hong Kong’s Greater Bay Airlines leads way with refunds amid Japan travel alerts

Availability of chickens and ducks also expected to be tight, with 5% of the seasonal flock culled so far UK poultry producers are battling a “bad season” of bird flu, with cases much worse than at this point last year, putting a squeeze on supplies of Christmas birds including turkeys, chickens and ducks. Two industry insiders said they expected supplies of all poultry to be tight ahead of the festive season, especially for organic and free-range birds, which are seen as the most vulnerable to infection. Continue reading… Source link

A Hong Kong student delegation has decided to pull out of a regional exchange programme organised by Japan next month amid a recent diplomatic dispute between Beijing and Tokyo. The Education Bureau confirmed on Saturday that Hong Kong would withdraw from this year’s Japan-East Asia Network of Exchange for Students and Youths Programme, citing safety concerns. “In light of the recent increase in attacks on Chinese citizens in Japan and to ensure the safety of teachers and students, the Hong Kong… Source link

Lack of spare cash among under-25s feeds slide in sales with annual profits to be at lower end of expectations Unemployment among young people in the UK is hitting sales growth and profits at JD Sports, the owner of the trainer and sportwear chain has said, amid warnings about the high number of under-25s not in work, education or training. The UK was the worst-performing market for JD Group, which also owns Blacks, Go Outdoors and a number of US and European sports chains. Continue reading… Source link