Hong Kong film poster-inspired neon-lit installations create romantic couples-only selfie spots The Lovey-Dovey Chinese New Year Weekend Market at Murray House features unique items from local brands Valentine's Day special gifts up for grabs HONG KONG SAR - Media OutReach - 8 February 2021 - With Valentine's Day and Chinese New Year falling in the same weekend this year, Stanley Plaza is collaborating with the hip local brand G.O.D. for the first time to present a campaign revolving around caang toi goek, a Cantonese slang term that translates roughly to 'sharing an intimate meal'. From now to 28 March 2021, Stanley Plaza is featuring couples-only selfie installations where lovers can stare across a cosy dining table into each other's eyes while playing a flirtatious game of footsie. This collaboration takes cues from classic Hong Kong film posters to transform Stanley Plaza and Murray House into a modern cha chaan teng and chic wine bar aglow with retro neon lights against a backdrop of iconic G.O.D. prints, where local lovers can find themselves 'in the mood for love' in the midst of an evocative bistro or bar mise-en-scène.A famous location for local films and TV dramas, Stanley Plaza joins hands with G.O.D. to present a photogenic array of installations perfect for taking romantic selfies. In addition, during the campaign period the Lovey-Dovey Valentine's Day Market will be open during 14--15 February at Murray House, delighting lovers with handmade delicacies and goodies from local brands, including handmade candles from DeepMemory and clothing from ESORA. The market even features pet goods from Noah Pet Pet to showcase the pet-friendly policy at Stanley Plaza, where couples can share romantic moments with their four-footed companions. As the icing on the cake, customers who spend a designated amount at Stanley Plaza during the campaign period using electronic payment methods can receive a personalised Valentine's Day water bottle …
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US accuses China of breaking promise not to militarize South China Sea
The Hanoitimes - Chinese President Xi Jinping said five years ago that China’s outposts would not “target or impact any country.” The US Department of State has blamed China for failing to keep its promise not to pursue militarization in the South China Sea that Chinese President Xi Jinping made five years ago. Construction at Mabini (Johnson) Reef by China, in the disputed Spratly Islands, in the south China Sea. Photo: EPA/ Armed Forces of the Philippines Xi made the promise on September 25, 2015 when he was in the White House Rose Garden, stating that “China does not intend to pursue militarization” of the Spratly Islands, and China’s outposts would not “target or impact any country,” Morgan Ortagus, the US State Department’s spokesperson, said in a statement. “China has instead pursued a reckless and provocative militarization of those disputed outposts, they have deployed anti-ship cruise missiles, expanded military radar and signal intelligence capabilities, constructed dozens of fighter jet hangars, and have built runways capable of accommodating combat aircraft,” Morgan Ortagus added. The spokesperson went on to say that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) uses these militarized outposts as platforms of coercion to assert control over waters to which Beijing has no lawful maritime claim. “They serve as staging grounds for the hundreds of maritime militia vessels and China Coast Guard ships that regularly harass civilian craft and impede legitimate law enforcement activities, offshore fishing, and hydrocarbon development by neighboring states,” she noted “The CCP does not honor its words or commitments,” the spokesperson stressed. She emphasized that in recent months, there have been an unprecedented number of states expressing their formal opposition at the United Nations to China’s unlawful maritime claims in the South China Sea. Washington urges the international community to continue to raise its opposition to this …
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Vietnam finance ministry to delay tax payment worth US$5 billion
The Hanoitimes - Such extension in delay of taxes and land rental fees payment is essential for the business community to continue its economic recovery process and ensure the realization of the 6.5% economic growth target in 2021. The Ministry of Finance (MoF) has proposed the Government to extend the deadline for taxes and land rental fees payment worth a total of VND115 trillion (US$5 billion). The extension, which has been implemented by the Government for months after the novel coronavirus pandemic hit the country last year, is expected to help businesses overcome difficulties and further aid economic recovery amid serious Covid-19 situation globally. Production of car parts and accessories at Vietnam Stanley Electric Company in Quang Minh industrial park. Photo: Danh Lam “The pandemic is causing disruption to global supply chains, with tourism and transportation among hardest-hit sectors,” noted the MoF. For value-added tax, to minimize the impacts of a lower tax rate to the state budget revenue in 2021, the MoF suggested a 5-month extension in the delay, which could cause a decline in VND68.8 trillion (US$2.98 billion) in budget revenue during that period. The MoF planned to delay payment of corporate income tax (CIT) in three months with an estimated amount of VND40.5 trillion ($1.75 billion), while the amount of land rental fees subject to further deferment would reach VND4.4 trillion ($191 million). Regarding business households or businesspeople, the MoF said it would delay the payment worth VND1.3 trillion ($56.41 million) of value-added and income taxes this year. According to the MoF, such extension in delay of taxes and land rental fees payment is essential for the business community to continue its recovery process and ensure the realization of the 6.5% economic growth target in 2021. “A delay in payment would not affect the budget revenue for this year, as tax payers would still fulfill their obligation by …
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