new video loaded: Gaza’s Sick And Wounded Await a Lifeline in Rafah transcript Back transcript Gaza’s Sick And Wounded Await a Lifeline in Rafah The Rafah crossing, a key passage between Gaza and Egypt that has served as a medical gateway for the sick and the wounded, is set to reopen for the first time…
This story was published in the South China Morning Post on February 1, 2006 14 Hong Kong tourists die in Egypt crash by Staff Reporters Fourteen Hong Kong tourists died on Tuesday (January 31, 2006) when their speeding coach ran off a highway in southern Egypt and rolled over. The crash, one of the worst…
Today’s ESG Updates US May Lift Venezuela Sanctions to Boost Oil & IMF Aid: US could ease sanctions to support Venezuela’s economy and oil sales. Egypt Signs $1.8B Renewable Energy Deals: Egypt secures solar and storage projects to hit 42% renewables by 2030. G7 Urged to Cut Dependence on China for Critical Minerals: US pushes…
Hosts India and top seeds Hong Kong, China, will compete for the SDAT Squash World Cup title after India blew away defending champions Egypt while Hong Kong, China, were saved by a valiant rescue from Alex Lau and Ka Yi Lee as the pre-tournament favourites recovered from 0-2 down against Japan in Express Avenue Mall,…
For decades, New York and London have defined the flow of global capital. But while markets still chase short-term returns in US equities, the next great wave of productive investment is taking shape in East Asia, led by China’s financing, manufacturing and export of the clean technologies that are remaking the global economy. That contrast…
Mostafa Asal said he was missing the “unique challenge” posed by retired rival Ali Farag, after the world No 1 dismantled Victor Crouin on Thursday to coast into the Milwaukee Hong Kong Squash Open semi-finals. Frenchman Crouin inflicted defending champion Asal’s most recent defeat, in California in October, but he could not live with the…
England’s rising star Jonah Bryant said he was ready to take over the baton for a new generation of players after knocking out compatriot and former world champion Mohamed El Shorbagy at the Hong Kong Squash Open on Tuesday. Bryant, 20, recorded a 3-1 victory over the 34-year-old El Shorbagy in 50 minutes at Hong…
China’s People’s Liberation Army has shown off a “real steel” style military robot that mimicked a soldier’s combat moves in real time to defence representatives from 13 countries. Capturing every attack manoeuvre of a person wearing a lightweight motion-sensing device, the motion-controlled robot could precisely match moves with the help of artificial intelligence, according to…
More than 600 officers from the Hong Kong Police Force’s Disaster Victim Identification Unit (DVIU) searched two fire-ravaged blocks of the Wang Fuk Court residential complex in Tai Po without finding any more bodies on Saturday. The death toll from the blaze remains at 128, but 150 people are still unaccounted for. Dressed in white…
China’s aerospace manufacturers have become a growing presence at overseas air shows as the country seeks to expand its arms sales abroad, bolstered by technological advances in the defence and aviation industries. More than 1,500 companies took part in this year’s Dubai Airshow, the largest such show in the Middle East. They included around 80…