HONG KONG (AP) — Dozens of countries joined China on Friday in establishing an international mediation-based dispute resolution group. Representatives of more than 30 other countries, from Pakistan and Indonesia to Belarus and Cuba, signed the Convention on the Establishment of the International … Source link
If you’re looking for some inspiration on what to do this weekend, we have you covered. Culture vultures can catch Wes Anderson’s latest offering, The Phoenician Scheme, or artist Ernest Chang’s exhibition “Artifice” at The Stallery. Fans of all things South Korean can celebrate its traditional alcohol at the inaugural Taste Sool: The First Sip,…
Hong Kong leader John Lee Ka-chiu said the body’s status would be on par with the UN’s International Court of Justice. The Chinese government has signed a convention establishing an international mediation organisation located in Hong Kong, with Beijing hoping it will rival the International Court of Justice (ICJ) as the world’s leading conflict resolution…
Three backstage staff of a 2022 concert by Hong Kong boy band Mirror have been acquitted of a conspiracy to defraud authorities by understating the weight of stage equipment, including a giant screen that collapsed and injured two dancers during the show. The District Court on Friday announced its verdict on the case implicating the…
男團MIRROR 2022年7月28日的紅館演唱會，「阿Mo」李啟言等兩名舞蹈員被懸掛半空的巨型屏幕飛鍘擊中。事後演唱會工程總承辦商藝能工程被揭涉虛報屏幕重量，藝能3名職員否認串謀欺詐罪受審，案件今（30日）在區院裁決。法官裁定3人均罪脫。 3名被告依次是吳凱瑩（41歲，項目經理）、林志華（60歲，工程統籌）及梁耀祖（48歲，項目經理）。他們被控於2022年5月19日至7月25日期間，串謀向康文署經理訛稱兩個負重表內註明的各項設備重量為實際重量，以誘使署方經理允許「MIRROR. WE. ARE. LIVE CONCERT 2022」的演唱會繼續舉行。 據控方開案陳詞指，6塊LED屏幕實際重量為9852.5磅，是報稱重量的2.7倍；8個擴音器實際重量為12240.8磅，是報稱重量的7.7倍。整個負重表實際重量，是報稱重量的4.2倍。專家指，超過13個負重點超重逾100%。控方表示，如果知道負重表內容不是真確，康文署不會批准演唱會進行。3名被告均在審訊中均選擇不自辯，也不傳召辯方證人。 案件編號：DCCC 291/2023 Source link
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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is set to attend a signing ceremony in Hong Kong on Friday morning to mark the establishment of the world’s first intergovernmental legal body focused on mediation. Police have deployed about 100 officers, including some from their counterterrorism unit, for the event. High-level representatives from nearly 60 countries and about…
Getty Images There are about 280,000 Chinese students studying in the US Xiao Chen turned up at the US Consulate in Shanghai on Thursday morning, hours after Washington announced that it would “aggressively” revoke the visas of Chinese students. The 22-year-old had a visa appointment: she was headed to Michigan in the autumn to study…
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Chinese students say they’re questioning their decision to study in the U.S. after Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that the federal government will attempt to “aggressively” revoke their visas. Rubio said Wednesday that Chinese students “with connections to the Chinese Communist Party or studying in critical fields” would be targeted. Chinese students who spoke…