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Cuttack (Odisha) [India], December 10 (ANI): India's young brigade lit up the opening day of the main draw at the Odisha Masters with a series of impressive wins and major upsets, headlined by Rounak Chouhan, Isharani Baruah and Tasnim Mir. Top performers Unnati Hooda, Tanvi Sharma, Kiran George also moved confidently into the next round, as per a […]

Guilherme CasaresDownload PDFDec 10 2025Image by Siglo XXI EditoresThe Impetuous Rise of the Global South: How Asia, Latin America, and Africa Are Gaining Prominence in a Fragmented World [originally in Spanish]Edited by Juan Gabriel Tokatlian and Federico MerkeSiglo XXI Editores, 2024La impetuosa irrupcin del Sur: Cmo Asia, Amrica Latina y frica ganan […]

Horse racing fans from around the world descended on Happy Valley on Wednesday for the traditional start of the Longines Hong Kong International Races (HKIR) week, with officials predicting an HK$35 million (US$4.5 million) boost to the economy. More than 20,000 spectators packed into the Causeway Bay venue, the Hong Kong Jockey Club said, with betting […]

London [UK] December 10 (ANI): World Uyghur Congress (WUC) former President Dolkun Isa renewed calls for justice and accountability for China's ongoing persecution of Uyghurs on Uyghur Genocide Recognition Day 2025, describing the movement's four-year campaign for recognition as a turning point in raising global awareness of China's atrocities.Speaking at a […]

A Hong Kong police senior inspector has died after falling ill following a diving test to join the elite “Flying Tigers” squad last week, prompting the force to temporarily suspend the selection assessment. Late on Wednesday, Commissioner of Police Joe Chow Yat-ming announced the death of the 31-year-old officer at Princess Margaret Hospital in Kwai […]

Suckling pigs cooked too early and later contaminated by raw ingredients likely caused food poisoning among 31 guests, including a two-year-old, who attended a Chinese wedding banquet at an upscale hotel in Hong Kong, the Centre for Health Protection said on Wednesday. The guests, comprising 20 men and 11 women, developed abdominal pain and diarrhoea about […]

Guangzhou [China], December 10 (ANI): Twelve people were killed after a fire broke out in a residential building in Shantou City, south China's Guangdong Province, on Tuesday night, local authorities said on Wednesday, Xinhua reported. The blaze erupted around 9:20 pm in Chaonan District and was brought under control within 40 minutes, according to the […]

Beijing [China], December 10 (ANI): Marking Human Rights Day 2025, the European Union (EU) accused China of intensifying its suppression of fundamental freedoms and failing to make any meaningful progress on human rights.The EU Delegation to China reiterated its commitment to uphold the 'universality and indivisibility of human rights,' as enshrined in […]

London [UK] December 10 (ANI): World Uyghur Congress (WUC) President Dolkun Isa renewed calls for justice and accountability for China's ongoing persecution of Uyghurs on Uyghur Genocide Recognition Day 2025, describing the movement's four-year campaign for recognition as a turning point in raising global awareness of China's atrocities.Speaking at a press […]

Hong Kong home prices are likely to see up to a 5 per cent boost in 2026 on the back of mainland Chinese buyers, interest rate cuts and fewer unsold new flats, according to analysts. In addition, the stamp duty adjustment and Hong Kong’s resurgent stock market were also expected to help sustain stability in the city’s residential property market, […]

Hong Kong’s largest political party has proposed five relief options for those displaced by the Tai Po fire, such as a government buy-back of ruined homes and community redevelopment, after gathering views from more than 1,000 Wang Fuk Court residents. The party’s 20 elected lawmakers and two of its district councillors on Wednesday met the city’s […]

Dharamshala [India], December 10 (ANI): Chinese authorities have detained Chogtrul Dorje Tenzin, a highly respected Tibetan educationist and head of Minthang Monastery, Osel Thegchog Ling and the Minthang Ethnic Vocational School in Golog, on December 4. The report stated that his current location remains unknown, and officials have not provided any […]

ABU DHABI, 10th December, 2025 (WAM) -- The Abu Dhabi Investment Office (ADIO) has entered into a strategic partnership with China International Capital Corporation (CICC), one of Asia's leading investment banks, to establish an investment corridor that will accelerate two-way capital flows between Abu Dhabi and China.The partnership coincides with the […]

In Gaza, as airstrikes, shelling and gunfire continued to kill and maim Palestinians, UN human rights chief Volker Trk on Wednesday rejected suggestions by the Israeli military that the so-called Yellow Line of concrete blocks it has erected inside the enclave represented a new border.TheSecurity Councilresolution is very clear about not calling anything a […]

The wife of Chinese AI giant SenseTime’s late co‑founder has established an education and charity foundation in Hong Kong, donating HK$20 million (US$2.57 million) in the name of the couple to set up scholarships at several universities and establish a professorship. Sophie Yang Qiumei, a managing director and adviser to the CEO at the Hong Kong stock […]

About half of more than 40 artworks created by students with mental disabilities in Hong Kong have been sold at an exhibition organised by an eminent charity and leading auction house Christie’s. The Hong Chi Association, which serves people with intellectual disabilities, partnered for the first time with art and luxury auction house Christie’s on the […]

Hong Kong police have arrested a man suspected of posing as a victim of the city’s deadliest fire in decades and scamming nearly HK$20,000 (US$2,600) in financial aid from several social welfare organisations. The 36-year-old suspect allegedly obtained a copy of another man’s identity card and used it to successfully apply for an “emergency relief […]

New Delhi [India], December 10 (ANI): India and Japan are likely to remain key drivers of Asia-Pacific Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) deals in 2026, supported by stable economic conditions and regulatory developments, said S&P said on Wednesday. S&P Global Market Intelligence highlighted that the Asia-Pacific's overall M&A value has dropped […]

Dharamshala (Himachal Pradesh) [India], December 10 (ANI): The Tibetan government in-exile commemorates the 36th anniversary of the Nobel Peace Prize awarded to the 14th Dalai Lama and the 77th world Human Rights Day.International delegations from the Czech Republic, Australia, France, Chile, New Zealand, and Fiji also join the ceremony and address the […]

Washington DC [US], December 10 (ANI): The US has for the first time criticised the Chinese military's use of radar on Japanese fighter jets last week, as Tokyo refuted Beijing's claims it had given sufficient advance notice of military drills near Japan, The Japan Times reported.'China's actions are not conducive to regional peace and stability,' a State […]

An anonymous collector of Hong Kong art has donated a “transformative” trove of 131 artworks to the Vancouver Art Gallery in Canada in a move that elevates the international profile of Hong Kong art. The collection, titled Art Continuum Hong Kong (ACHK), was assembled over three decades by a Hong Kong-based collector, the museum said on December 8. The […]

New Delhi (India), December 10 (ANI): The Central Bureau of Investigation has filed a chargesheet against 27 people and 3 companies on account of an investment fraud during the COVID-19 lockdown, amounting to crores. The names revealed in the HPZ Token Investment fraud case also include two Chinese nationals, Wan Jun and Li Anming, leading to revelations […]

Japanese pop star Ayumi Hamasaki has cancelled her concert in Macau next month amid tense diplomatic relations between Beijing and Tokyo, with the decision following the axing of her December show in Shanghai. The singer-songwriter announced the decision on her Instagram page on Tuesday, saying she apologised to everyone hoping to see her perform in the […]

A Hong Kong police officer has been found guilty of unlawfully terminating 10 criminal investigations by using forged statements as proof that the complainants had agreed to withdraw their cases. The District Court on Wednesday convicted Detective Constable Wong Yiu-chung of forgery and misconduct in public office, finding that the 34-year-old had […]

Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], December 10 (ANI): The Tibetan community in the north Indian hill town of Shimla on Wednesday gathered to commemorate the 36th anniversary of the Nobel Peace Prize conferred upon the 14th Dalai Lama, coinciding with the global observance of World Human Rights Day.Offering of Mendel Tensum to the portrait of the Dalai Lama […]

There are few truly global hubs in the world. London is one. New York is another. But neither of them connect East and West quite like Hong Kong. I visited the city last week as part of the inaugural UK Investment Conference and saw first-hand the energy and resilience that define this city. That makes the recent tragedy in Tai Po all the more […]

Flat owners affected by Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in decades will each receive HK$100,000 (US$12,850) from authorities, a senior government official has said, while announcing that funds raised for survivors have reached HK$3.4 billion. Deputy Chief Secretary Warner Cheuk Wing-hing said on Wednesday that many owners had lost rental income when seven out […]

Hong Kong authorities have received more than 100 permit applications on the first day from mainland Chinese car owners seeking to drive directly into the city’s urban areas after bookings opened under a much-awaited cross-border entry scheme. The applications for the “Southbound Travel for Guangdong Vehicles” scheme came from among 1,700 winners of a […]

ABU DHABI, 10th December, 2025 (WAM) -- The UAE, represented by the Ministry of Culture, participated in the Second General Assembly of the Alliance for Cultural Heritage in Asia (ACHA), held in Chongqing, China, attended by ministers of culture, senior officials and experts from over 20 countries.Mubarak Al Nakhi, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Culture, […]

Taipei [Taiwan], December 10 (ANI): Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense detected seven sorties of Chinese military aircraft and six Chinese naval vessels operating around its territorial waters as of 6am (local time) on Wednesday.Of the seven sorties, two crossed the median line and entered Taiwan's northern and southwestern ADIZ.In a post on X, the MND […]

[The content of this article has been produced by our advertising partner.] The future of law will be faster, smarter and more connected than at any point in history, and Hong Kong Legal Week 2025, held from December 1 to 5, brought that future into view. Across five days, nearly 6,000 executives and legal professionals from around 50 jurisdictions […]

Hong Kong authorities will announce new requirements for contractors to sample and certify the city’s scaffolding nets as early as Thursday, under which every batch of materials sampled on site could be required to pass a fire-retardant test at authorised laboratories after the deadly blaze in Tai Po, the Post has learned. Insiders said on Wednesday that […]

Robert Ho Hung-ngai, a celebrated Hong Kong journalist, philanthropist and avowed Buddhist, has died at the age of 93. A notice posted on the Robert H.N. Ho Family Foundation’s website said that Ho died peacefully on November 30 in Vancouver, Canada. A separate obituary in Canadian media reported that a private funeral would be held, with Buddhist prayer […]

Beijing [China], December 10 (ANI): China executed Bai Tianhui, former general manager of China Huarong International Holdings Limited, after being convicted of bribery, Xinhua reported.The execution was carried out on Tuesday by a court in north China's Tianjin Municipality, following the approval of the Supreme People's Court, as per Xinhua.Bai was […]

Washington DC [US], December 10 (ANI): US President Donald Trump's decision to allow Nvidia to sell more advanced AI chips to China may offer limited benefits, with Axios reporting that the move has triggered national security concerns in the US while raising questions over whether China even wants the technology being approved for sale.According to Axios, […]

[The content of this article has been produced by our advertising partner.] Having firmly established itself as a force in research areas previously the exclusive preserve of residential universities, the University of South Africa (UNISA) continues to stake its claim among the world’s best. Recent months have seen UNISA consolidate and improve its world […]

SHANGHAI, China: China will begin reimbursing Eli Lilly's blockbuster drug Mounjaro for type 2 diabetes from January 1, widening access to the therapy in one of the world's largest healthcare markets and intensifying competition in a fast-growing drug class, the National Healthcare Security Administration said on December 7. Placement on China's state-run […]

[The content of this article has been produced by our advertising partner.] Aligning with the latest direction of I&T development outlined in the Chief Executive’s Policy Address – which calls for accelerating AI advancement alongside the development of the Northern Metropolis and the Hetao Shenzhen-Hong Kong Science and Technology Innovation […]

Hong Kong authorities and professional bodies have stepped up investigations into the city’s deadliest fire in decades and have started taking disciplinary action against any parties found to have breached regulations, the Post has learned. The probes follow last month’s blaze at Tai Po’s Wang Fuk Court housing estate, which killed at least 160 […]

China and Hong Kong stocks could deliver nearly 20 per cent gains in 2026, supported by resilient global growth, improving earnings and easing competition among e-commerce giants, according to JPMorgan. The bank expected the MSCI China Index to rebound further as valuations normalised and Beijing’s push to curb excess capacity boosted profitability across […]

The past year was another bleak one for journalists, with dozens killed and hundreds more behind bars around the world, according to media freedom watchdog Reporters Without Borders (RSF).In itsannual round-up for 2025, RSF says that 67 reporters had been killed, 503 detained, 135 missing, and 20 held hostage as of December 1.As in previous years, Russia […]

Washington, DC [US], December 10 (ANI): US President Donald Trump warned that a potential Supreme Court decision limiting his authority to impose tariffs would undermine national security, as the country awaits a ruling on the legality of his tariff policies.The warning comes as the Supreme Court continues to review challenges to Trump's wide-ranging use of […]

Nainital (Uttarakhand) [India], December 10 (ANI): The principal of Saraswati Shishu Mandir and his son, who were trapped inside the school building during the major fire on Tuesday evening, have been safely rescued, SP Nainital Jagdish Chandra confirmed on Tuesday.SP Nainital Jagdish Chandra said, 'Around 7:15 pm, the control room received information that […]

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Nainital (Uttarakhand) [India], December 9 (ANI): A major fire broke out on Tuesday evening at the Shishu Mandir Vidyalaya located in the China Baba area of Nainital, prompting a swift response from district authorities and fire services.Multiple fire tenders were rushed to the scene, and officials confirmed that the blaze was brought under control without […]