Char siu pork made by chef ArChan Chan at Ho Lee Fook. | Eater Video Ho Lee Fook is redefining Cantonese food in Hong Kong, with chef ArChan Chan calling the spot — covered in mahjong tiles and beckoning gold cats — “a Chinese restaurant with a Hong Kong heart.” Chan’s modern renditions of...
Wired is reporting on Chinese darknet markets on Telegram. The ecosystem of marketplaces for Chinese-speaking crypto scammers hosted on the messaging service Telegram have now grown to be bigger than ever before, according to a new analysis from the crypto tracing firm Elliptic. Despite a brief...
Image for illustration. Credits: Re&Up The Chinese government has introduced a reduction to tariffs on certain raw materials, including strategic inputs for textiles and leather, as it looks to bolster its position as a key sourcing hub. The new plan, which came into effect January 1, 2026,...
Credits: Bleckmann In the worst-case scenario, shipments could even be seized by the authorities at the border and returned to the sender when documents aren’t correct and complete or when for example duties aren’t paid because of ignorance Alternatively, shoppers could find that their packages...
Illustrative image. Cortex Vietnam Factory Sewing Floor. Credits: Cortex Vietnam reported an 8 percent growth in its gross domestic product (GDP) for 2025 on Monday, driven by services, construction and exports, despite the impact of US tariffs. “The 2025 GDP is expected to post significant...
Police in India have arrested a former Coinbase customer service agent who is believed to have been bribed by cybercriminal gangs to access sensitive customer information. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
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One of the pain points that has thwarted textile-to-textile recycling at scale is the preponderance of elastane that’s blended into everything from denim to leggings.
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