Photo taken on January 18, 2025 shows old village houses in the 300-year-old seaside Kuk Po village at the edge of Hong Kong as scores of visitors descend on the place as the city seeks to diversify its tourism offerings with glimpses of history and lush nature. Photo by Peter PARKS / AFP Hong Kong:…
Hong Kong’s finance chief has discussed strategies to avoid a “new, non-cooperative normal” with more than 70 global political and business leaders at the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos. Paul Chan Mo-po also promoted the city’s “new advantages” during various meetings with the leaders, according to the financial secretary’s office on Thursday. He…
The mediating country Qatar on Saturday announced a time for the cease-fire agreement between Israel and Hamas to take effect the next day, setting off final preparations for a truce that much of the world hopes will end 15 months of destruction in Gaza. The deal should go into effect at 8:30 a.m. local time…
At his seaside office complex in Doha on Wednesday evening, the Qatari prime minister thought he had a deal. Hamas’s negotiators, led by a burly former lawmaker, had left the prime minister’s office, having given up on an 11th-hour demand that was the last major obstacle to a cease-fire in Gaza after 466 days of…
Los negociadores de Israel y Hamás han acordado un alto el fuego en Gaza tras más de 15 meses de devastadora guerra en el territorio, según un alto funcionario de uno de los países mediadores y dos altos funcionarios israelíes. El alto el fuego entrará en vigor inmediatamente, según un funcionario de la Casa Blanca….
Mediators rushed on Wednesday to clinch a deal between Israel and Hamas on a cease-fire that would release hostages held in Gaza, after more than a year of devastating war that has killed tens of thousands of Palestinians and destroyed much of the enclave. Neither Israel nor Hamas has publicly endorsed the agreement, and Israeli…
Refining Capacity of the Base Surpasses 50 Million Tons per Year NINGBO, China, Dec. 25, 2024 /CNW/ — China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation‘s (HKG: 0386, “Sinopec”) recently announced the mechanical completion of the second-phase expansion and advanced materials project at its Zhenhai Refinery. This milestone sets new benchmarks for innovation, smart manufacturing, and energy efficiency…
Israel mounted a series of air strikes in Syria on Sunday, including the capital Damascus, the first since rebels ended Assad’s rule and forced him to flee, a monitoring group reported. Israeli warplanes targeted military depots in the vicinity of a scientific centre near Damascus and an army outpost in the countryside of the capital,…
Hundreds of early birds queued outside Ocean Park’s panda enclosure on Sunday morning to meet the two bears gifted to Hong Kong by Beijing, with the pair’s public debut even attracting fans from around the world. Male bear An An and his female counterpart, Ke Ke, enjoyed a warm reception from visitors stopping by their…
The move to pause its mediator role comes after senior U.S. officials reportedly said Washington would no longer accept the presence of Hamas representatives in Qatar, accusing the Palestinian militant group of rejecting fresh proposals for an end to the war in Gaza. The Qatari statement said media reports on the future of the Hamas…