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Wed, 28 Sep 2022 17:00:09 +0800
Filipino actress Heart Evangelista is expecting a baby boy and a baby girl after ‘difficult and painful’ IVF procedure
Evangelista revealed that she is expecting a baby boy and a baby girl after undergoing IVF treatment, describing the procedure as “one of the toughest, challenging times” in her life.

Wed, 28 Sep 2022 16:52:27 +0800
Authorities in China investigate video of officials dumping rice and eggs during Covid-19 lockdown
Viral video shot in northern Jiamusi city sparked public anger and state media commentary about perceived abuse of power and food waste.

Wed, 28 Sep 2022 16:09:13 +0800
Hong Kong customs finds nearly 600 winning Mark Six lottery tickets worth HK$70,000 in smuggling seizure
Box of 16,000 tickets destined to be sold illegally in Macau and mainland China was originally found in cargo vessel.

Wed, 28 Sep 2022 16:01:10 +0800
Diaoyu Islands: Japan claims 27th Chinese intrusion of year near disputed East China Sea islets
Japan’s coastguard said patrol vessels ordered three Chinese ships to immediately exit the waters near the Diaoyu Islands, which Tokyo administers and calls the Senkakus, early on Wednesday morning.

Wed, 28 Sep 2022 16:00:12 +0800
China’s iPhone production hub of Henan bets its future on the metaverse
Henan province joins a flurry of local governments in China that have announced initiatives to boost the development of the loosely defined concept.

Wed, 28 Sep 2022 15:54:19 +0800
India training ‘Super Sniffer’ dog squad to protect 8 Namibian cheetahs from poachers at wildlife sanctuary
A German shepherd named “Ilu”, one of the six dogs, is being trained to safeguard eight cheetahs at a wildlife sanctuary in India. The big cats were recently relocated after they became extinct in the country in 1952.

Wed, 28 Sep 2022 15:17:20 +0800
Hong Kong ‘odd job worker’ arrested on suspicion of laundering HK$370 million through string of bank accounts
Man, 38, arrested on suspicion of laundering millions of dollars after early morning raid on public housing flat he shared with parents.

Wed, 28 Sep 2022 15:02:34 +0800
Singapore scrambles F-16 fighter jets to escort passenger plane after false bomb threat
Police were notified about the bomb threat on a Singapore Airlines flight from San Francisco at around 2.40am. A 37-year-old man was arrested for making false terrorist threats and for suspected drug consumption.

Wed, 28 Sep 2022 14:45:58 +0800
Michael Cohen says Donald Trump’s downfall will resemble Al Capone’s
Donald Trump’s former fixer Michael Cohen says Trump will get taken down by tax fraud charges.

Wed, 28 Sep 2022 14:26:10 +0800
Tuition-free High School Scholarship at Stamford American School HK
[The content of this article has been produced by our advertising partner.] The International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP) continues to gain popularity, with students planning to attend universities in the USA, the UK, and other internat...

Wed, 28 Sep 2022 14:14:20 +0800
Typhoon Noru leaves hundreds of thousands of homes without power in Vietnam after crashing through Philippines
Nearly a quarter million people took refuge in shelters overnight, after forecasters predicted the storm would be one of the biggest to hit the Southeast Asian nation.

Wed, 28 Sep 2022 14:00:08 +0800
Hong Kong’s subdivided flats: depression, cockroaches, rats and shame add up to misery for people in subdivided flats
Poor living conditions take a toll on physical, mental health of 220,000 sharing the city’s smallest living spaces with many others.

Wed, 28 Sep 2022 13:41:04 +0800
Fake Covid jab exemption: arrests of Hong Kong doctors, invalidation of 20,000 certificates could affect judgment on ‘borderline cases’, sector groups warn
President of Hong Kong Doctors Union says some practitioners may become reluctant to issue certificates.

Wed, 28 Sep 2022 13:01:08 +0800
Rediscovering Imperial Japan’s little-known Manchuria university for elite Chinese, Korean, Soviet students
Students from Japan, China, Korea, the Soviet Union and Mongolia studied at Kenkoku University under the banner of ‘the harmony of five ethnicities’, even as imperial Japanese troops brutalised much of the region.

Wed, 28 Sep 2022 12:07:48 +0800
Ukraine war: Nearly 200,000 Russians flee call-up to neighbouring countries
Tens of thousands of Russians have fled to neighbouring Georgia, Kazakhstan and Finland in the week since President Vladimir Putin announced a partial mobilisation of reservists.

Wed, 28 Sep 2022 12:00:16 +0800
TikTok’s owner ByteDance to add four directors to expand its board to nine amid growing US scrutiny over the app’s Beijing link
TikTok owner ByteDance will add four seats to its board, increasing the number of directors to nine, as it faces an increasingly challenging global environment, including US scrutiny over alleged links to Beijing.

Wed, 28 Sep 2022 12:00:12 +0800
Italy’s prospective PM Meloni poised to shake up ties with China
Timing of Giorgia Meloni’s statement partly intended to send a message to Nato, the US and the EU about Italy’s future foreign policies, says analyst.

Wed, 28 Sep 2022 11:54:12 +0800
China’s offshore yuan slides to lowest level since 2011, despite fresh steps to bolster the currency
China’s offshore yuan fell as far as 7.2349 early on Wednesday, the lowest level since such data became available in 2011, despite fresh policy steps to bolster the currency this week.

Wed, 28 Sep 2022 11:48:28 +0800
China criticises Buttigieg backing of Taiwan at UN civil aviation body
US transport chief tells assembly Taipei should be able to ‘participate meaningfully’ in ICAO’s work.

Wed, 28 Sep 2022 11:04:10 +0800
Cuba entirely without power as Hurricane Ian takes aim at Florida
Powerful Hurricane Ian left a trail of destruction and caused a widespread blackout in Cuba, while Florida braced for a direct hit.

Wed, 28 Sep 2022 11:02:10 +0800
Thailand Taoist festival known for extreme piercings returns after Covid hiatus
Folklore traces the ritual back to 1825 when a visiting Chinese opera troupe fell ill in Phuket, but today the festival comes with latex-gloved doctors and modern safeguards.

Wed, 28 Sep 2022 11:00:11 +0800
Hong Kong’s subdivided flats: why the people who live in them say they have no choice
After a long night shift, security guard Leung returns to the tiny space he calls home in an old residential building in Sham Shui Po. There are more than 220,000 people like Leung, living in Hong Kong’s worst housing.

Wed, 28 Sep 2022 10:39:05 +0800
Crazy Rich Asians star Constance Wu recounts sexual assault in her 20s, then Hollywood’s ‘latent sexism’
US actress Constance Wu, known for her lead roles in ‘Fresh Off the Boat’ and ‘Crazy Rich Asians’, has come out about being sexually assaulted early in her career.

Wed, 28 Sep 2022 10:01:07 +0800
Singapore’s population grows as number of residents in Covid-battered Hong Kong declines for third straight year
The rise comes as Singapore tries to attract rich foreigners and talented professionals to bolster its workforce. Analysts said employment opportunity patterns in the regional rivals underscore their diverging fortunes.

Wed, 28 Sep 2022 09:00:10 +0800
‘An ancient Venice’ in China: archaeologists uncover earliest city where roadways were made of rivers
Scientists in eastern China believe they have uncovered a city where its major roadways were made of rivers, suggesting people lived a life on boats.

Wed, 28 Sep 2022 08:30:14 +0800
Shenzhen aims to become global esports hub by promising cash rewards, subsidies to gamers
The Shenzhen government has laid out a five-year road map to strengthen its esports industry by encouraging original esports game development and by giving financial support to teams and arenas.

Wed, 28 Sep 2022 08:30:11 +0800
US Vice-President Kamala Harris set to discuss countering China, North Korea in Seoul, analysts say
Experts say Harris will want to focus on handling an assertive Beijing and her nation’s commitments to South Korea if there is more nuclear testing by Pyongyang.

Wed, 28 Sep 2022 08:00:17 +0800
Hong Kong schools welcome prospect of return of overseas study tours as hotel quarantine rule axed
Schools eager to resume overseas trips for pupils after three year break forced by Covid restrictions.

Wed, 28 Sep 2022 07:30:12 +0800
Tencent’s China Literature ends Kindle-like e-reader service as Big Tech firms pull back on unprofitable businesses
Chinese technology giants have ended a string of service offerings this year, as they grapple with regulatory uncertainties and a worsening economy.

Wed, 28 Sep 2022 06:42:39 +0800
Baltic Sea gas leaks: EU chief blames sabotage, warns of ‘strongest’ response
Europe investigates what Germany, Denmark and Sweden said were attacks which had caused major leaks into the Baltic Sea from two Russian gas pipelines at the centre of an energy standoff.

Wed, 28 Sep 2022 06:00:13 +0800
The case of the reappearing Chinese gold miner gripping Ghana
Aisha Huang will face charges of illegally trading in minerals next month, 4 years after she was barred from re-entering the country.

Wed, 28 Sep 2022 06:00:09 +0800
‘Completely underinvested’ China woos foreign investors but still withholds what they want most
Geopolitical tensions, zero-Covid restrictions and political uncertainties serve to make the world’s second-largest economy less attractive, but China is pressing on with its charm offensive.

Wed, 28 Sep 2022 05:17:21 +0800
Russia claims win in Ukraine referendums, paving way for annexation
Russian officials claim voters in four occupied Ukrainian regions overwhelmingly approved accession to the Russian Federation after holding referendums that are illegal under international law.

Wed, 28 Sep 2022 05:02:53 +0800
With eye on Beijing, India and US make a show of unity amid fissures
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar affirm cooperation in the Indo-Pacific, a day after Jaishankar criticised the US for upgrading Pakistan’s F-16 fleet.

Wed, 28 Sep 2022 03:03:25 +0800
Saudi king names Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman as prime minister
The move represents a gradual transfer of power to the prince, who is already the kingdom’s de facto ruler.

Wed, 28 Sep 2022 03:00:13 +0800
Nanomaterial found to reduce cancer stem cells in rats, Chinese study finds
The treatment works by blocking the replication process of the cells, according to co-author.

Wed, 28 Sep 2022 01:56:17 +0800
Meta says it removed Chinese influence operation targeting US midterms though Facebook, Instagram
Unlike previous operations aimed at sending a ‘US bad, China good’ message to the rest of the world, these fake accounts tried to influence American voters.

Wed, 28 Sep 2022 01:00:29 +0800
Italy’s LGBTQ community has ‘very real fears’ after far-right election victory
A conservative bloc dominated by the far-right has won Italy’s general election, leaving the LGBTQ community wondering what’s next for them.

Wed, 28 Sep 2022 00:58:08 +0800
Covid-19: Hong Kong lifting hotel quarantine won’t make much difference for international travel, IATA chief warns
IATA director general Willie Walsh says policy change is a step in the right direction but will make little difference to international travellers and the aviation industry.

Wed, 28 Sep 2022 00:12:00 +0800
Here’s what to know about Elon Musk’s 1 million Starlink terminals
The high-speed satellite internet network offers broadband connectivity to users without fixed-line connections – especially useful in rural locations.

Wed, 28 Sep 2022 00:05:07 +0800
China’s Xi Jinping back in the public spotlight – in person and in policy
Xi visits an exhibition in Beijing on the country’s achievements during his two terms.

Tue, 27 Sep 2022 23:03:20 +0800
Hong Kong finance, security chiefs top performers in first public opinion poll on officials since leader John Lee took office
Finance chief Paul Chan has support rate of 58.4 out of 100, the highest among three top government secretaries, in tracking poll by Public Opinion Research Institute.

Tue, 27 Sep 2022 23:00:16 +0800
Researchers shed light on smart tech that made Chinese flag the first on Mars
Low-cost, lightweight polymer allows national banner to ‘fly with the wind’ on red planet and could be used in interplanetary travel and space infrastructure projects.

Tue, 27 Sep 2022 22:48:11 +0800
Ready for power, UK Labour Party’s Keir Starmer tells faithful this is their ‘moment’
The Labour Party leader said he would create a million new jobs, bring down energy bills, raise living standards and start tackling the climate crisis in the first 100 days of a Labour government.

Tue, 27 Sep 2022 22:42:53 +0800
Hong Kong recycler may stop taking cartons after landlord says it can only give Mil Mill several months grace
Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation says it can only give Mil Mill several more months’ grace after the lease ends.

Tue, 27 Sep 2022 22:39:21 +0800
Pedestrian dies, 5 others injured in 6-vehicle collision in Hong Kong
Kwun Tong crash at about 9pm involved two trucks, a minibus, two taxis and a coach.

Tue, 27 Sep 2022 22:30:07 +0800
China’s video gaming market suffers a cold summer as sales drop to lowest level in seven months amid weaker economy
The world’s largest video gaming market has been hit by tougher regulations, a slowing economy and a shrinking user base.

Tue, 27 Sep 2022 22:00:15 +0800
BA.2.75.2: the new Omicron strain showing a worrying ability to evade immunity
The strain has two mutations that make it even more adept at locking on to human cells.

Tue, 27 Sep 2022 22:00:12 +0800
China’s debt leniency claim for developing nation ‘restructurings’ undercut by transparency issues
China says it has outperformed other G20 members in helping the world’s poorer nations deal with the impact of the coronavirus, but a lack of transparency has made it difficult to assess the level of support, analysts said.

Tue, 27 Sep 2022 21:43:50 +0800
Back in business? The ‘0+3’ road ahead for Hong Kong with the end of quarantine
After more than two years of isolation to contain the Covid-19 pandemic, Hong Kong has ended mandatory hotel quarantine. In this series, the Post looks at the impact of the new "0+3" travel arrangement on tourism, business and more



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