Kelvin Chan

@FrankPingue You're back on twitter?

Scheffler expects Trump's Ryder Cup presence to boost US team #Rydercup #GoUSA #TeamEurope reuters.com/sports/golf/sc…

Resurfacing here briefly to post this video guide I did on how to use Bluesky. Find me there! My handle is thekelvinchan(dot)bsky(dot)social. instagram.com/p/DC5IeZopRH5/

Seems like a lot of people are flocking to @bluesky. If you want to know more about how to Bluesky works, take a look at the @AP One Tech Tip that I wrote this week. apnews.com/article/bluesk…

Personal news: I've been holding off joining any of the new post-Twitter social media platforms but have now taken the plunge and signed up for Bluesky which is just like Twitter, but... nicer. Find me at bsky.app/profile/thekel…. Will still keep this account for time being

Ten years on, so much has changed in Hong Kong and it's hard to remember how vibrant that protest movement was. When @kanis_leung and I brainstormed about how to capture it in an anniversary story, I suggested doing a then & now photo gallery. Take a look: apnews.com/article/hong-k…

A decade ago, Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters used umbrellas to defend against tear gas and pepper spray from police in a three-month standoff that came to be known as both Occupy Central and the Umbrella Movement. apnews.com/article/-----1…

Does anyone remember that it was 10 years ago this past weekend that Hong Kong erupted with a pro-democracy protest movement led by students who took to the streets of the former British colony turned Chinese "special administrative region." washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pac…

@nerysinchina @PekingMike Definitely the former, probably some of the latter. I wonder if there are licensing fees too?

@chanman @PekingMike Is it the overheads I wonder or an attempt to position the brand as upmarket

This is HUGE!!! Transformative.

@nerysinchina @PekingMike Yes 💯 Nerys. Both times I've been to DTF in London (Covent Garden spot when it opened years ago, Centre Point a few months ago) I've been a bit stunned at the bill. In my mind it's at least double what it would be at the HK Causeway Bay branch that we used to frequent

@PekingMike Don’t expect the Beijing experience Mike. They opened a swanky one at Centre Point in central London and it’s extortionate and nowhere near as good as the China restaurants. My Singapore friend was horrified at the prices vs Singapore Din Tai Fung

Plenty of shock among my ex-HK media friends about @selina_cheng's firing today apnews.com/article/hong-k…

On my reading list:

I've been using a password manager for years. It might take a bit of work to set up at the beginning but I promise it does make your digital life so much easier. In this week's @AP One Tech Tip I decide to demystify password managers for readers like you. apnews.com/article/how-to…

I have around 4,000 unread PR emails in my BBC inbox. My LinkedIn private messages overflow. I get pitches via Instagram DM, WhatsApp, text message. I’ve don’t have open DMs on X but I get pitches there too. I am utterly overwhelmed by people digitally shouting at me for their client (or themselves) to be heard, 24/7. It’s out of control. I am only one person and I can’t usually do more than one story per day. Most of the comms I receive is not relevant to me but I am sure I sometimes miss good stuff in the constant deluge. I do tech news. This doesn’t mean I am interested in which video game 50% brits played last night (survey sample: 20). Or what your client has to say about a story I’ve already covered. It’s also lovely that your client is “in town” and wants to talk at me over coffee/lunch but I don’t have the time and also “town” for me, IE London, is often 400 miles away. Please think before you hit send. Some of us are drowning!

You know those little chips you stick in your phone to get service? They're going away, replaced by eSIMs. For this week's @AP One Tech Tip, I've got a guide on how to use eSIMs to save on roaming fees when you travel apnews.com/article/esim-i…

Please pay attention:

Is this a joke? The name of this Westerner hosting this Xinhua social media video is .... Rick O'Shea. Gettit? It's gotta be a pseudonym, right?

Grab your soldering irons! Today the latest in my @AP series on dealing with technology is out. This time it's about what happens when your electric toothbrush starts dying. apnews.com/article/tech-t…

My role in Hong Kong is open. The @NikkeiAsia bureau is looking for someone with a background in business journalism and an understanding of China. Apply here: telummedia.com/jobs/view/hong… DM if you have any questions

The Olympics are jumping on the AI bandwagon. Today the IOC unveiled its artificial intelligence agenda at the London Olympic Park velodrome. I got to interview skier Lindsey Vonn for my story: apnews.com/article/olympi…

I've been AWOL on social media but resurfacing to promote a new AP fixture I've created: One Tech Tip. It's about how to use technology in our everyday lives. It's been running for a few months. Here's the latest and more to come. Ideas? Hit me up! apnews.com/article/tech-t…