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Not only has his government expressed its desire to join Brics, but it’s also set to engage in the country’s first naval drills with Russia – all while the president himself plans a globe-spanning five-nation diplomatic tour. Though rooted in Indonesia’s long-standing “bebas dan aktif” (independent and active) foreign policy tradition, analysts say the West […]
Beijing hopes the US will maintain “consistency” in its climate policy and continue bilateral cooperation regardless of next week’s election result, a Chinese official said Friday. The two countries have expanded climate policy cooperation since Chinese leader Xi Jinping and US President Joe Biden met in San Francisco nearly a year ago. Workers instal photovoltaic […]
美國國防部長奧斯汀向中東派遣多架B52轟炸機、一個戰鬥機中隊、加油機和更多驅逐艦，以加強美國在該區的部署。奧斯汀警告，如果伊朗、其夥伴或代理人利用這一時刻針對美國在區內的人員或利益，美國將採取一切必要措施保護國民。 五角大樓新聞秘書萊德說，隨著「林肯號」航空母艦本月中開始返航，這些戰機和軍艦將在未來幾個月內開始抵達該地區。這些軍事部署正值以色列與加沙哈馬斯和黎巴嫩真主黨的戰爭持續，而奧斯汀的最新部 Source link
Most Hong Kong restaurants have made the switch to green alternatives since a ban on single-use plastics came into force last month. And while some have complained of extra costs, others have found unexpected savings in ditching disposable tableware. A serving of “two-dish-rice” on a paper plate with a wooden spoon, on November 1, 2024. […]
Workers cleared fallen trees and shop owners swept up debris in Taiwan on Friday after one of the biggest typhoons to hit the island in decades claimed at least two lives. This picture provided by Taiwans Central News Agency (CNA) on October 31, 2024 shows an archway collapsed in Banqiao District, in New Taipei City […]
The US imposed a US$500,000 penalty against GlobalFoundries, the world’s third-largest contract chipmaker, for shipping chips to a Chinese company without seeking authorisation, the Department of Commerce said on Friday. In a statement, it said GlobalFoundries had sent 74 shipments worth US$17.1 million to a firm on a trade restriction list known as the entity […]
英國倫敦中央刑事法院近日審訊一宗女童疑遭家人虐待致死案。案中喪命的10歲女童薩拉·謝里夫(Sara Sharif)去年8月被發現伏屍於薩里郡沃金鎮的家中，身體有多處傷痕。她的42歲父親烏爾凡·謝里夫、30歲繼母巴圖爾及其29歲胞弟費薩爾都否認謀殺以及導致或允許兒童死亡等罪名。而檢方本周在庭上提供的證據顯示，女童遭到不同方式的虐待，包括曾被罰整晚熬夜做仰臥起坐。 在本周審訊中，法庭聽取了這名女孩如何 Source link
HONG KONG, Nov. 1 (Xinhua) — The Indonesia Week Hong Kong 2024 hosted by the Consulate General of the Republic of Indonesia in Hong Kong opened on Friday, with a forum on the outlook of business and investment ties between China’s Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) and Indonesia. Expanding relations with Indonesia and countries […]
BEIJING, Nov. 1 (Xinhua) — President Xi Jinping’s meeting with Sam Hou Fai, the incoming chief executive of the Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR), fully demonstrates the central authorities’ wholehearted support for Macao’s development, a spokesperson for the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of China’s State Council said on Friday. The Friday meeting also […]
Hongkongers who do not want children cited the city’s education system and political situation as among the main reasons behind their decision, a survey has found, as the government seeks to raise the fertility rate. According to World Bank data in 2022, each Hong Kong couple had 0.7 children on average, making its birth rate […]