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Fri, 23 Sep 2022 16:00:08 +0800
2 contemporary arts festivals in Thailand aim to draw cultural tourists to Bangkok
The Bangkok Art Biennale will feature artists including Marina Abramovic and Robert Mapplethorpe, while Ghost 2565 will feature a pop-up kitchen run by Hong Kong’s ‘Wokstar’ Sam Lui.

Fri, 23 Sep 2022 15:29:36 +0800
Hong Kong to end mandatory quarantine for overseas arrivals with new ‘0+3’ scheme from September 26
Arrivals will not require a pre-flight PCR test but will be screened upon landing under a ‘test-and-go’ practice which will not require them to wait at the airport.

Fri, 23 Sep 2022 15:11:24 +0800
23 Chinese nationals missing after boat capsizes off Cambodia
An official said the boat carrying 41 people got into difficulties off Sihanoukville, and only 18 of those on board had been rescued.

Fri, 23 Sep 2022 15:00:47 +0800
Chinese tech fund manager’s vacation rattles chip investors amid industry downturn, corruption probe
Cai Songsong, known for his heavy chip stock investments, said he is just on vacation after his absence became conspicuous amid industry troubles.

Fri, 23 Sep 2022 14:46:05 +0800
Russia stages referendums in Ukraine as Kremlin denies calling up 1 million reservists for war
The Kremlin-orchestrated referendums are seen as a step toward annexing four occupied regions of Ukraine.

Fri, 23 Sep 2022 14:45:11 +0800
Stalked and killed: why can’t South Korea do more to protect women?
Last week, a young woman was killed before the court could rule on her alleged stalker, the latest in a string of women stalked and killed in South Korea. With a new anti-stalking law criticised for loopholes and the Ministry of Gender Equality and F...

Fri, 23 Sep 2022 14:08:49 +0800
Chinese ‘political clique’ leader Sun Lijun faces life in jail for corruption as law enforcement purge winds down
Former deputy security minister accused of disloyalty to Xi Jinping given suspended death sentence in the same week other members of his faction were sentenced.

Fri, 23 Sep 2022 14:05:33 +0800
South Korea’s Yoon Suk-yeol denies US hot-mic insult, blames translation for furore
The president was overheard on a hot mic seemingly insulting US lawmakers after a meeting with Biden in New York.

Fri, 23 Sep 2022 14:03:57 +0800
US must alter course in how it deals with China or face inevitable conflict, foreign minister says
In a speech in New York outlining the development of China-US relations, Beijing’s foreign minister says Taiwan has become biggest risk in bilateral ties.

Fri, 23 Sep 2022 13:18:48 +0800
After a US$1.3 trillion rout, analysts predict more pain in store for Hong Kong’s stock market amid rate increases
The slump in local stocks this week to a level last seen in December 2011 may be a foretaste of what is to come. Exhausted investors are facing a slew of policy and economic headwinds.

Fri, 23 Sep 2022 12:54:09 +0800
Are Hindu-Muslim tensions in India behind mob violence in UK’s Leicester?
While some observers say the tensions may be fuelled by India’s rising Hindu chauvinism, community organisers in the UK have emphasised that the clashes involved provocative acts by both sides.

Fri, 23 Sep 2022 12:53:36 +0800
What’s behind Russia’s referendums in occupied Ukraine?
Four occupied regions in Ukraine started voting on Friday in Kremlin-engineered referendums on whether to become part of Russia.

Fri, 23 Sep 2022 12:20:09 +0800
China’s ambitions loom as US-led Pacific group prioritises climate change
White House official says growing regional partnership will be guided by Pacific Island countries’ needs, with focus on environment, health and technology.

Fri, 23 Sep 2022 12:15:15 +0800
Flood-ravaged Pakistan’s Shehbaz Sharif warns ‘all hell will break’ if rich nations don’t offer debt relief
Prime Minister Sharif said he’d spoken to European leaders about immediate debt relief, but noted ‘yawning gap’ between what Pakistan is asking for and what is available.

Fri, 23 Sep 2022 12:15:14 +0800
Giorgia Meloni could become Italy’s first woman leader – and its first far-right one since Mussolini
Giorgia Meloni has been called a fascist, an extremist and – to an extent – a de facto heir to 20th century dictator Benito Mussolini. She also seems well on her way to becoming Italy’s next prime minister.

Fri, 23 Sep 2022 12:00:20 +0800
Chinese researchers simulate hypersonic bombing in wind tunnel
New device uses robotic arms to test an aircraft’s ability to unload cargo, such as a weapon or spacecraft, at extremely fast speeds.

Fri, 23 Sep 2022 12:00:19 +0800
More Hong Kong students are studying abroad sooner, with help of partnership between HSBC and educational institutions
With support from a partnership between educational institutions and HSBC, parents are sending their children to the UK at an earlier stage of their schooling for a better shot at getting into a top university.

Fri, 23 Sep 2022 11:56:14 +0800
Central China drought puts Poyang freshwater lake supply on red alert
Authorities in Jiangxi province say water levels are at a record low and will fall further in coming days.

Fri, 23 Sep 2022 11:42:06 +0800
Video: Beijing lodges protest over Biden’s remarks on Taiwan, saying they violate one-China principle

Fri, 23 Sep 2022 11:29:17 +0800
Coronavirus: Hong Kong set to announce on Friday end to mandatory hotel quarantine for overseas arrivals
Long-awaited move signals lifting of one of the world’s toughest anti-pandemic regimes, in force for more than two years.

Fri, 23 Sep 2022 11:18:40 +0800
CIA needs more Chinese speakers, spy boss says in Langley Files podcast debut
CIA Director Bill Burns talks about recruitment needs in spy agency’s first-ever podcast, The Langley Files.

Fri, 23 Sep 2022 11:15:17 +0800
Tesla recalls nearly 1.1 million vehicles in US over window reversing system to update software
Tesla told the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration it would update some of its Model 3, Model Y, Model S and Model X vehicles.

Fri, 23 Sep 2022 11:01:50 +0800
Australia warns of ‘long road’ ahead in stabilisation of relations with China
Foreign Minister Penny Wong said she had a ‘constructive’ meeting with her Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in New York.

Fri, 23 Sep 2022 10:30:19 +0800
Japan ups security for Shinzo Abe’s state funeral amid protests over US$20 million cost
Police out in force for Tuesday’s event, after elderly man set fire to himself in protest against government’s decision to grant Abe a state funeral.

Fri, 23 Sep 2022 10:20:39 +0800
Nasa DART spacecraft to smash into asteroid in Earth protection test mission
In the first-of-its kind, save-the-world experiment, Nasa is about to clobber a small, harmless asteroid millions of kilometres away.

Fri, 23 Sep 2022 10:08:37 +0800
US FTC says Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and CEO Andy Jassy must testify in investigation into Prime subscriptions
The Federal Trade Commission rejected Amazon’s complaint that executives were being harassed and denied its request to cancel the civil subpoenas.

Fri, 23 Sep 2022 09:48:58 +0800
WHO chief Tedros says Covid-19 pandemic isn’t done after Biden called it ‘over’ in US
The head of the World Health Organization tempered his assertion that the end of the Covid-19 pandemic was near.

Fri, 23 Sep 2022 09:25:39 +0800
Like-minded community serving partners start another stage of charity programme
[The content of this article has been produced by our advertising partner.] Hong Kong’s leading convenience store chain 7-Eleven renews its collaboration with Pei Ho Counterparts to provide free meals to the less privileged groups most impacted ...

Fri, 23 Sep 2022 09:15:13 +0800
Malaysia’s Anwar Ibrahim says opposition has ‘fair chance’ to win election even without Mahathir
The opposition leader said his three-party alliance still has strong support, while there is infighting and graft within PM Ismail Sabri’s administration.

Fri, 23 Sep 2022 09:00:27 +0800
China’s FAST telescope deepens mystery over cosmic blasts known as fast radio bursts
Observations from the telescope in Guizhou province threaten to upend scientists’ understanding of the powerful flashes from deep space.

Fri, 23 Sep 2022 09:00:25 +0800
Love, courage in China: dad wraps head with cling film to kiss his baby, kneeling cow spared from slaughter, boy stops speeding scooter
This week in ‘love and courage in China’, we highlight stories that celebrate the human spirit featuring a dad wrapping his head to kiss his baby, a cow kneeling to save itself and a teenager preventing a tragedy

Fri, 23 Sep 2022 08:00:30 +0800
US inflation-fighting interest rate increase will mean higher Hong Kong borrowing costs and no cut in fuel prices, experts predict
Economists say fuel, imports from US unlikely to be cheaper after US increases benchmark interest rate by 0.75 per cent.

Fri, 23 Sep 2022 08:00:28 +0800
Myanmar model Han Lay who criticised junta barred from entering Thailand
The 23-year-old, who spent most of the past year in Thailand, was stopped on arrival because she was subject of an Interpol notice.

Fri, 23 Sep 2022 08:00:26 +0800
China’s military told to ‘resolutely do what the party asks it to do’
Official newspaper PLA Daily runs lengthy article telling soldiers to follow the party’s leadership and take ‘whatever risks and challenges’ are needed.

Fri, 23 Sep 2022 07:51:18 +0800
Top Chinese and Indian envoys meet for BRICS at UN, but hold no bilateral talks to ease border issues
Photo-op brings foreign ministers together while tensions stay high over decades-long border dispute.

Fri, 23 Sep 2022 07:00:16 +0800
HK$300 million pilot scheme to help injured construction workers get back to work faster launched by Hong Kong government
About 5,000 injured construction industry staff expected to benefit from plan to subsidise cost of private healthcare to speed recovery.

Fri, 23 Sep 2022 06:56:37 +0800
CNN interview with Iran President Ebrahim Raisi scrapped over headscarf demand
An aide insisted journalist Christiane Amanpour cover her hair because of ‘the situation in Iran’; the country has been swept by protests over Mahsa Amini’s death after her arrest by morality police.

Fri, 23 Sep 2022 06:30:09 +0800
Joe Biden and the Philippines’ Ferdinand Marcos Jnr discuss tensions in South China Sea
The 2 leaders held their first face-to-face meeting, underlining the stunning turnaround in fortunes for the disgraced former first family of the Philippines.

Fri, 23 Sep 2022 06:04:31 +0800
UN Security Council members condemn Russia for continuing its invasion of Ukraine
Session convenes after Russian President Vladimir Putin orders ‘partial mobilisations’ of reservists and vows to use ‘all the means at our disposal to protect Russia’.

Fri, 23 Sep 2022 06:00:24 +0800
Japan to resume visa-free travel, remove daily entry cap from October 11 as Covid-19 ebbs
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said individual visitors will be allowed to enter Japan and the cap on daily arrivals in the country will also be ended.

Fri, 23 Sep 2022 05:00:11 +0800
China’s shipbuilding progress threatens South Korea’s long-held tech dominance in the industry
While China holds a commanding lead in total container vessels produced, South Korea still has an edge in making more advanced and expensive carriers for liquefied natural gas - for now.

Fri, 23 Sep 2022 04:08:31 +0800
With an eye on China, US to develop drones with India
Delhi wants to diversify its weaponry, which is mainly Russian-made, and also to develop its own defence industry; India will build the aircraft and export them to other countries in its region.

Fri, 23 Sep 2022 03:30:18 +0800
Why China is best placed to help negotiate an end to the Ukraine war
With a clear victor on the battlefield unlikely, the best hope to end the bloodshed is a negotiated settlement, difficult as it might seem. China’s balancing act affords Beijing the necessary degree of influence and impartiality to help meditate a ...

Fri, 23 Sep 2022 03:01:58 +0800
US Air Force general says more sophisticated fighter jets are needed to deter China
General Mark Kelly, the head of the Air Combat Command, says the air force has 48 squadrons of ‘multirole’ fighters but needs 60, and that the shortages are most significant in the Pacific Air Forces.

Fri, 23 Sep 2022 02:20:35 +0800
EU says Russians fleeing Vladimir Putin’s Ukraine mobilisation order may claim asylum
A potential wave of Russians leaving to avoid the military call-up has become a matter of debate in the bloc.

Fri, 23 Sep 2022 01:40:02 +0800
Proposal to redevelop part of Hong Kong’s Ocean Park into dining, retail zone fails to attract a single bid
As part of the Hong Kong theme park’s HK$6.8 billion rebirth plan, an area near the main entrance will be turned into a retail, dining and entertainment hub with free entry.

Fri, 23 Sep 2022 00:00:29 +0800
Advanced matter and materials the theme at the 3rd HK Tech Forum at CityU
[The content of this article has been produced by our advertising partner.] Eminent scholars from academia to industry gathered at the HK Tech Forum on Advanced Matter and Materials, hosted by the Hong Kong Institute for Advanced Study (HKIAS) at ...

Fri, 23 Sep 2022 00:00:28 +0800
Art for thought displayed at the Hong Kong House’s Dialogue with Nature exhibition
The “Hong Kong House” features artworks created in a collaboration between residents in Tsunan, Japan, Hong Kong and artist anothermountainman.

Fri, 23 Sep 2022 00:00:24 +0800
HKFYG Youth Boardroom builds effective communication and green skills in real social situation
The Youth Boardroom was an intensive training programme aimed at enhancing participants’ skills in advanced communication and empathetic leadership

Thu, 22 Sep 2022 23:50:19 +0800
Singapore overtakes Hong Kong in new global financial centre rankings
Singapore jumped to third place behind New York and London in the latest Global Financial Centres Index.



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