We have selected seven stories from this week’s news across Hong Kong, mainland China, the wider Asia region and beyond that resonated with our readers and shed light on topical issues. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. 491,000 Japan-bound air tickets cancelled as China warns people to…
Toronto: Canada is sharply reducing its intake of temporary residents, including workers and international students, by nearly 43%, according to the immigration levels plan announced by the government as part of the Federal Budget that was presented on Tuesday. Jobseekers at an Aviation Career Fair in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. (Bloomberg) There will be a decrease…
A Hong Kong social enterprise is on a mission to help the city’s ethnic minority groups build a career in sports, while also offering culturally and religiously sensitive programmes. Inherited Sports supports ethnic minority communities by helping them qualify as coaches, opening up job opportunities and broadening career prospects. The group has helped 11 men…
India faces a growing challenge with obesity and related non-communicable diseases. In response, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) had released the latest edition of the Dietary Guidelines for Indians back in 2024. These guidelines aim to tackle the rising rates of unhealthy diets and their consequences. Doctors at the All India Institute of…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — On the last night of their lives, Jagdish Patel, his wife and their two young children tried to slip into the U.S. across a near-empty stretch of the Canadian border. Wind chills reached minus 36 Fahrenheit (minus 38 Celsius) that night in January 2022 as the family from India set out on…