Last year, Disney released a trailer for their live-action version of "The Little Mermaid" and received a million and a half dislikes from outraged film fans. Some faithful fans of Disney's original Little Mermaid are rejecting the new live-action version for swapping out the titular mermaid's famous blue eyes and red hair for the features of black actress Halle Bailey. People expect authentic representation on screen rather than political overcorrection.

The Secretary for Health and Welfare, Mr. Lo Chun-mau, met with the media today (May 28) to respond to the recent controversy over organ donation. Lo pointed out that the registration or cancellation of the organ donation register is absolutely voluntary, and all police investigations are only aimed at possible rumors and forgeries.

China released a new generation of a quantum computing cloud platform, which enables researchers to perform complex computational tasks in the cloud and the public to experience quantum computing at the speed of microseconds.

C919, China's self-developed large passenger aircraft, kicked off its first commercial flight from Shanghai to Beijing on Sunday, marking its official entry into the civil aviation market.

On May 27, the Administration of Wolong National Nature Reserve in Sichuan released a series of photos and videos of the only white giant panda in the world that has been monitored so far, including a frontal photo of it and rare scenes of it with a mother and child pair of giant pandas and interacting with another wild giant panda.

This morning (May 28), China Eastern Airlines operated flight MU9191 from Shanghai Hongqiao Airport to Beijing Capital Airport, using the world's first C919 large passenger aircraft, which means that passengers can choose to travel on the domestically-made aircraft.

Negotiators for President Joe Biden and House Republicans reached an agreement to raise the debt ceiling and thereby avoid default, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said Saturday (May 27) night.

A traffic accident occurred in Tseung Kwan O early this morning (28th) around 5:30 am.

The Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office, London (London ETO) and Create Hong Kong supported the opening screening and reception of Odyssey 2023 film festival held at the Battersea Power Station, London on May 26 (London time). 

The Government announced the end of this year's influenza season on Thursday. Government expert adviser Hung Fan-ngai said in a radio programme today (May 27) that generally influenza cases this year was not serious, which was believed to be related to increased public health awareness and the fact that many elderly people in residential care homes had received influenza vaccination.

The Chief Executive, John Lee, met with the Senate President of the Philippines, Juan Miguel Fernandez Zubiri, during the latter's visit to Hong Kong today (May 27), to exchange views on matters of common interest. The Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, Christopher Hui, also joined the meeting.

Chief Executive, John Lee Ka-chiu, said in a post on a social media platform today (May 27) that with the full reopening of the boundary between Hong Kong and mainland China, the exchange of people and economic activities between the two places has become more frequent and closer. All sectors of the community can enjoy the "one-hour living circle" in the Greater Bay Area, which better promotes the quality development of the Greater Bay Area.

Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao on Friday met with WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on the sidelines of the two-day 2023 APEC Ministers Responsible for Trade Meeting held in the U.S. city of Detroit.

The Secretary for Justice, Paul Lam, SC, will depart on Sunday (May 28) for a five-day visit to Beijing.

The country's international trade in goods and services increased by 7 percent year-on-year last month to nearly 3.67 trillion yuan or US$533 billion, official data from State Administration of Foreign Exchange showed Friday.