Hong Kong

Premium athletic and yoga sportswear brand hailing from the United Kingdom, Sweaty Betty, has opened a Hong Kong shop in Central's ifc Mall following a leap in sales in recent years. This marks the brand’s very first store in Asia, a…
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On November 16th each year, the world comes together to celebrate the International Day for Tolerance. In 1995, UNESCO declared the annual observance day to generate public awareness about the dangers of intolerance. At a time where…
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With flexitarianism and plant-based dining on the rise globally and right here in Hong Kong, more and more of our city’s restaurants and cafés are now offering delicious vegan brunch offerings. From fully plant-based dim sum to…
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Vol. 5 of our #PlantBased Dinner Series at Roots was another sold-out, hugely inspiring success, highlighting Goal #12 of Responsible Consumption & Production with a talk by Hong Kong charity Redress and a special gift from British…
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The world of Chinese tea has been for years shrouded in mystery for non-Chinese speakers. Inspired by the fascinating history and rich tradition of tea in mainland Chinese and Taiwanese culture, author Chan Sin Yan with local publisher Man…
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Amidst trying times in Hong Kong and across the world, we need kindness more than ever. World Kindness Day is observed internationally every year on November 13th. Introduced to the world in 1998 by the World Kindness Movement, made up…
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Earlier this year, Singapore-based agri-tech company Sustenir made headlines with its lab-grown strawberries and arugula in its hydroponic facility. Now, the startup has just expanded into Hong Kong to start vertical farming in the city,…
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It is getting hard to keep up with Hong Kong’s vegan scene with so much going on. It’s never been easier to live that plant-based life. To help you out, we have highlighted the best in new menus, openings and more food news this November…
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Future Fashion Lab, initiated by DBS in collaboration with Hong Kong’s upcycling fashion company Fashion Clinic, will be popping up this November in Wanchai’s Kapok and The Mills in Tsuen Wan. This will mark the city’s first sustainable…
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Hong Kong’s plant-based grocery and café chain Green Common has just launched brand new concept Future Bar at Tsim Sha Tsui’s eco cultural destination K11 Musea. With a mission to offer a space for family bonding, Future Bar will showcase…
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If you've been around the Central ferry piers lately, you may have noticed a large solar panel covered watercraft docked at Pier 9. Race For Water's ambassador vessel, which is 100% sustainably powered and boasts zero carbon emissions, is…
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A new app developed by the Institute for the Environment under the Hong Kong University of Science & Technology (HKUST) has recently launched to enable the public to make more informed choices that reduce their personal exposure to…
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The Hong Kong Research Institute of Textiles and Apparel (HKRITA) has just announced a collaboration with global apparel company Gap Inc. to develop eco-friendly technology to enable textile recycling. The research project will focus on…
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We sat down with the CEO of Hong Kong-based startup Urban Spring, Ada Yip, who is on a mission to fight plastic pollution in the city. Hong Kongers buying more than 1.5 million disposable plastic bottles of water per day, an addiction Ada…
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According to a new study by Climate Central published in Nature Communications, 300 million people will experience annual coastal flooding by 2050, three times more people than previously thought. Many of these people are located in Asia,…
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Hong Kong social venture, HATCH, is a co-working factory that seeks to lift women out of poverty through artisanal and manufacturing work that was once embedded in the city’s history as an industrial centre. Currently, four local brands…
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Many of us are taking steps to live more sustainably, but are overlooking a major culprit of household waste? Cleaning products are a large source of ocean and landfill waste, and some figures say that the average household throws away…
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Unlike Silicon Valley-based food tech startups that have predominantly focused on plant-based beef products, Hong Kong’s very own startup Omnipork has developed a vegan alternative for pork - Asia’s most consumed meat. Made with only plant…
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We are thrilled to share that British sustainable luxury brand Bottletop’s #Togetherband initiative will be joining forces with Green Queen’s United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Dinner Series to support and promote global…
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Hong Konger Tamsin Soolin Thornburrow opened the city's first zero-waste bulk grocery store Live Zero in 2018, offering avid green-minded consumers a fully-fledged solution to the city's shocking waste-crisis: a place to buy everyday…
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On Saturday 26th October, TREEHOUSE will be hosting a party to celebrate their grand opening and contribute to a great cause: fight climate change through planting trees. The event is free to join, and it promises to be an evening full of…
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