Ding joined Huawei in 1996, rising through the ranks to become president of the carrier business group and enterprise business group.

India’s Supreme Court banned over-the-counter acid sales in 2013 to stop acid attacks but the Delhi Commission for Women has found that acid remains freely available as before.

Footage of the test of a midcourse missile was released in the build up to a major political gathering this month.

Russian authorities have opened a criminal investigation into the blast that caused seven railway cars carrying fuel to catch fire, resulting in a ‘partial collapse of two sections of the Kerch bridge’.

Last month, year-on-year food inflation hit 95 per cent, meaning millions of families have had to forgo basics.

Dr Tony Ko, head of the Hospital Authority, says limited research so far has shown that the response in patients to an infection from mutant strain is similar to that of BA.5.

The policy document released for the first time in 10 years features four main pillars, including security, environmental protection and global cooperation.

They are part of 20-strong Returning Valiant group believed to have organised street booths and press briefings, calling themselves ‘embers of revolution’.

HK Express says move is to provide transparent outlook of arrangements after schedule review, and there are alternatives for customers, including full refunds.

Surge in migration fuelled by turmoil and uncertainty calls to mind anxious run-up to 1997 when Beijing took over the former British colony.

A gunman, who was sacked from the police force over drug use, stormed a nursery in Nong Bua Lam Phu province on Thursday killing 36 people.

Chief executive urges caution, however, on further reopening to the world, warning that rushing this could bring ‘chaos’.

The Reserve Bank of India will soon kick off a limited pilot launch for the e-rupee, with the aim of launching the digital currency this year.

A diplomat said that European allies were no closer to reading Putin’s thinking, other than his desire to secure what appears to be an unlikely military victory.

President Joko Widodo is currently constitutionally barred from a third term, leaving the door open for someone else to lead, from those linked to political dynasties to relative outsiders.

The future of one of the world’s most influential apps remains murky as it faces pressure from Western lawmakers, Chinese regulations and investors.

China’s war games in August following the visit of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Taipei have pushed the industry to rethink its options.

The health ministry said its vaccine-differentiated safe management measures will no longer be applied in eateries and nightlife venues.

The Tesla boss suggested that friction could be resolved by handing over some control of Taipei to Beijing.

Unsafe abortions are the third leading cause of maternal mortality in India, the order stated, resulting in the deaths of an average of eight women every day.

A devoted husband keeps a diary of wife’s physical experiences during pregnancy, delighting mainland social media with entries on vomiting, when the baby moves and medical check-ups.

Southeast Asia seen as alternative for overseas study, as Chinese parents look for easier route to quality education for their children.

Since succeeding Boris Johnson last month, Liz Truss has alienated voters, financial markets and her own MPs.

Third-generation owner of Biu Kee Mahjong in Jordan says landlord is forcing him to move out over non-compliance with building standards.

Subsidised housing prices should be tied to household income, not land premiums, so as to give more families home ownership opportunities. Allowing more people to buy their own homes would ease the government’s burden of providing public rental hou...

Pro-Moscow separatists say they have captured a series of villages near the Kyiv controlled town of Bakhmut in the Donetsk region.

Russian Consul General to Hong Kong Igor Sagitov says Beijing understands Moscow’s actions after similar ‘threats’ to security interests.

A new wave of outrage was prompted by the hiring of a state trooper from the team that waited over an hour outside classrooms while children lay dying inside.

The country’s Forensic Organisation says the young woman’s death, which triggered a huge wave of protests, was related to ‘surgery for a brain tumour at the age of eight’.

China’s digital-facing strategy will depend on the availability of digital infrastructure in developing countries, and the pandemic has ‘laid bare’ holes in that infrastructure.

US Commerce Department imposes restrictions on dozens more Chinese companies and institutions to impede their ability to obtain core US technologies.

Conor Burns’ dismissal is another setback for the prime minister, after her humiliating U-turn on a key policy and infighting at this week’s party conference.

America’s shift away from diplomatic solutions towards military ones and its growing debt mountain have undermined its leadership. The problem is that the US-led system is failing but a new multipolar multilateralism has yet to be born.

Cathay Pacific looks to recruit almost 2,500 cabin crew and cadet pilots as it prepares for return to normal service.

None of the 13 Chinese firms newly blacklisted by the US defence department, including DJI, has spoken out, while state media has remained largely silent.

The PLA aims to create small, nimble units that can operate in a range of conditions, analysts say.

Mercedes-Benz filmed travelling towards oncoming traffic on Hiram’s Highway in Sai Kung.

EU’s first ever resolution to focus on Russia’s domestic situation was voted for by 17 out of 47 countries; 24 abstained, six voted ‘no’, including China.

Music Nation and MakerVille say they have been silent because they were focusing on injured.

Officials say the city has no obligation to enforce US, EU and UK sanctions against Russian billionaire after superyacht linked to him drops anchor off Hong Kong.

Defence contractor Dynetics and industry partners to provide the new programme, Pentagon says.

Enrolment in Chinese vocational colleges has increased by 4.13 million in the past three years, but low pay and fierce job competition is the reality for most students after they graduate.

Authorities hope to build 2,230 flats by 2033 in To Kwa Wan, involving site dubbed ‘5 Streets’ and two industrial buildings.

After narrowly defeating a proposal to debate China’s alleged abuses in Xinjiang, Beijing says developing countries are ‘clearly aware’ of Western motives.

Zero-Covid policy, property sector downturn and external factors continue to strain China’s economy, and the International Monetary Fund says it will downgrade its global economic outlook next week.

Actors Juliet Binoche and Marion Cotillard and Swedish politician Abir Al-Sahlani cut their hair to protest the death of Mahsa Amini, arrested for not properly covering her hair.

Former Global Times chief editor accuses Musk of ‘releasing his personality too much’ and for believing too much in Western press freedom, prompting sarcastic reply from Tesla founder.

Experiment could lead to discoveries in testing general relativity, the search for dark matter and redefining the second as a unit of time, researchers say.

Exports to mainland China, Taiwan’s largest trading partner, fell an annual 13.3 per cent to US$15.17 billion in September, after a 9.9 per cent contraction in August, in a sign of the continued economic problems there.

Finance minister says world’s geopolitics and fall in economic growth mean all countries, not just Malaysia, must be prepared for any eventuality.