1+ hour, 23+ min ago  (356+ words) South China Morning Post Hong Kong's natural beauty, one of its greatest assets, is also ecologically vulnerable. Reminders of that abounded during the mainland's Labour Day "golden week" holiday. At Sharp Island, where thousands flocked to the city's Unesco global…...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago  (135+ words) Thailand is a key pipeline in a lucrative global trade that animal activists warn risks spreading zoonotic diseases and erasing biodiversity On Wednesday, a 19-year-old passenger bound for Taipei tried to evade security at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi airport with dozens of…...

1+ day, 22+ hour ago  (601+ words) South China Morning Post For decades, Hong Kong's tourism success rested on a clear formula: shopping, dining and urban experiences. That model is losing momentum. Overnight visitor spending has fallen from around HK$193 billion (US$24. 6 billion) in 2015 to HK$128 billion…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago  (191+ words) One video shows Dara, Amoi and Kelat responding to their names in Malay while another reportedly reveals one of the elephants "weeping" The footage showed the three pachyderms " Dara, Amoi and Kelat " responding to the Malaysian visitors, while another widely…...

1+ week, 1+ hour ago  (207+ words) Authorities expect 1, 000 visitors in the area each day during the coming Labour Day "golden week" holiday The Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department also said on Monday that 11 officers would patrol the island daily during the holiday, while five marine staff…...

6+ day, 23+ hour ago  (145+ words) Iconic bear with the "might of a divine beast" goes from relative obscurity to world of international diplomacy over many centuries Once a neglected figure in ancient China"s folklore, literature and artefacts, the panda has become a national treasure…...

6+ day, 23+ hour ago  (145+ words) Iconic bear with the "might of a divine beast" goes from relative obscurity to world of international diplomacy over many centuries Once a neglected figure in ancient China"s folklore, literature and artefacts, the panda has become a national treasure…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (374+ words) South China Morning Post The Labour Day holiday is expected to live up to its "golden week" name by providing a welcome boost to the Hong Kong economy, but it will also test the city's ability to balance an expected…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (148+ words) The Asian pangolin has been hunted for its meat and scales to the point of extinction, causing poachers to turn to its African cousins Prized for its meat and scales, the pangolin has almost disappeared from forests and their hilly…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (215+ words) The unusual behaviour might be helping the macaques ward off bellyaches from the snacks that visitors feed them On the tourist-packed "Rock of Gibraltar, one of the most common sights is monkeys "begging for food " and sometimes stealing sweet and…...