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Thirty-five people were killed and 43 wounded when a car ploughed into people exercising around a sports centre in the southern Chinese city of Zhuhai, local police said Tuesday. The aftermath of the ramming outside a sports centre in the southern Chinese city of Zhuhai. Screenshot: LUOXIANGZY, via X. The ramming was reported on Monday, […]
Taiwan’s government watchdog has criticised the island’s coastguard for “serious lapses” in a deadly incident involving a mainland Chinese boat. The February 14 incident resulted in the deaths of two fishermen whose boat capsized while being pursued by the Taiwanese coastguard near Quemoy, a Taipei-controlled outpost also known as Kinmen, a few kilometres from the […]
水警總區特遣隊、水警小艇分區及水警西分區，聯同海關海域聯合特遣隊人員經過深入調查及情報分析後，懷疑近日有不法份子在大澳一帶進行走私活動，並於昨天（11日）晚上在大澳一帶進行反非法入境及反走私行動。 行動中，人員發現一艘沒有亮起航行燈的可疑快艇，靠泊在大澳永安街一帶的岸邊，同時有5輛電動三輪車駛近現場。人員其後發現8名可疑男子將貨物從三輪車上搬運到可疑快艇上，於是採取行動，惟該8名可疑男子立刻跳上快 Source link
HONG KONG, Nov. 12 (Xinhua) — Hong Kong’s stock market ended lower on Tuesday with the benchmark Hang Seng Index down 2.84 percent to close at 19,846.88 points. The Hang Seng China Enterprises Index fell 3.11 percent to end at 7,127.14 points, and the Hang Seng Tech Index dipped 4.19 percent to 4,456.86 points. Source […]
The US should not interfere in Hong Kong’s internal affairs, leader John Lee has said after American president-elect Donald Trump said it would be “so easy” to free detained media tycoon Jimmy Lai. Chief Executive John Lee at a press conference. File photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP. “If a country wants to develop trade relations or normal relations with […]
The first dusting of snow in one of China’s coldest regions has brought with it an early start to the local tourism season, and travel agency manager Wang Dingming is bracing for not only the bitterly freezing temperatures, but also perhaps his busiest year ever. “In the past, the peak season would start in December. […]
世界消防競技大賽素有「消防員奧運會」之稱，旨在讓不同國籍、背景的消防人員聚首一堂，通過運動競技加強聯繫與交流。在香港消防處體育福利會首位永遠名譽顧問董清世帶領下，164名消防人員今年9月到丹麥奧爾堡，出戰第15屆「世界消防競技大賽」，共奪得141枚金牌、115枚銀牌及78枚銅牌。其中田徑成績尤爲突出，共奪得179面獎牌，佔總數百分之25。親身到丹麥為香港消防處健兒打氣的董清世指，最難忘的，是飛往丹 Source link
HONG KONG, Nov. 11 (Xinhua) — The Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) said on Monday that it will continue to improve connectivity schemes between the capital markets of the Chinese mainland and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), including the Shanghai-Hong Kong and Shenzhen-Hong Kong stock connects, the Bond Connect program and […]
Joyce Wu the international baccalaureate diploma program is familiar to HK students. However, are you aware that the IB is piloting an alternative pathway for future students? The new pathway – Systems Transformation Pathway: Leadership for Just Futures – is designed to equip students with the leadership skills and systems-thinking mindset necessary to tackle some […]
A small pool is seen in front of the Trevi Fountain. AP Tourists in Rome won’t be allowed to toss coins over their shoulders into the Trevi Fountain, following tradition, though an elevated walkway now gives limited access to the monument during maintenance work. Rome Mayor Roberto Gualtieri inaugurated the steel walkway over the […]