Hong Kong garners 16,000 submissions from consultation for city’s first 5-year plan

    Hong Kong garners 16,000 submissions from consultation for city’s first 5-year plan

    Hong Kong authorities received more than 16,000 public submissions for the city’s inaugural five-year plan by the close of its consultation on Friday, with an official noting general support for more focused integration into national development and the strategic cultivation of emerging sectors. Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Janice Tse Siu-wa described the blueprint,…

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    Passenger train derails and 11 people injured after carriages overturn in southern England

    Passenger train derails and 11 people injured after carriages overturn in southern England

    LONDON (AP) — A passenger train derailed Thursday in southern England, seriously injuring two people and causing minor injuries for nine others after three carriages overturned, the British Transport Police said. The Southern Rail train from Victoria station in London to Eastbourne was carrying about 150 people when it went off the tracks outside the…

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    Chang An-lo, known as "White wolf", leader of the Chinese Unification Promotion Party (CUPP), sits next to a bust of China's late leader Deng Xiaoping during an interview in Taipei, Taiwan May 2, 2019. Picture taken May 2, 2019. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu

      Taiwan’s ‘White Wolf’ leads lonely crusade to ‘reunify’ with China | Politics News

      Taipei, Taiwan – For a man associated with organised crime, election interference, and Chinese influence operations, Chang An-lo is adamant that he is on a mission of peace. Widely known as the “White Wolf”, Chang is the founder of the Chinese Unification Promotion Party (CUPP), which advocates for Taiwan’s “reunification” with China. Recommended Stories list…

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      How Hong Kong can protect manual workers bearing brunt of heatwave

        How Hong Kong can protect manual workers bearing brunt of heatwave

        At a bustling fruit store in Hong Kong’s Causeway Bay, a crowd of workers sporting damp towels around their necks or fan vests buy up chilled drinks to stay hydrated as temperatures hit 32 degrees Celsius (89.6 Fahrenheit) on a busy weekday morning. Soaked in sweat, 29-year-old construction worker Yau is among the crowd, buying…

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        MSPs back calls for a Scottish Local News Fund

        THE Scottish Beacon’s campaign for a Scottish Local News Fund has gained support from MSPs across political parties, with a motion lodged in the Scottish Parliament, a written parliamentary question and MSPs writing directly to ministers. The developments come as an open letter launched by The Scottish Beacon has passed 100 signatures, bringing together independent publishers and…

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