A man in southwestern China has been detained after he skydived from the top of a high-rise building in a residential community.
According to a statement by the police authority of Chenghua district in Sichuan province, the 23-year-old man, surnamed Ren, skydived from the top of a tall residential building at 11pm on June 30 in an effort to boost traffic to his social media account.
He shared the footage
Hong Kong’s robust tutoring and exam drilling culture contributed to the exceptional performance of local students in the International Baccalaureate (IB) exams, principals have said, after the city surpassed the average global score by nearly 20 per cent.
At least 73 students from 17 Hong Kong schools achieved perfect scores in the latest IB Diploma Programme this year, with official data showing the city’s overall average score and its proportion of top-tier achievers significantly surpassed other regions.
Hong Kong students secured an average score
Brokers expect HSBC Holdings, a staple in the portfolios of Hongkongers, to see a large increase in interest from both local and international investors, as the stock’s minimum trading unit is set to change as part of the stock exchange’s board-lot reform process.
Investors have long sought the change for the stock – known as a “widow and orphan” stock, as it pays a high dividend while bearing low risk – because its 400-share lot put it out of reach for many.
UK exports in sectors such as luxury vehicles and spirits are expected to benefit, while Indian textiles and leather products will gain as the agreement eliminates tariffs on 99 per cent
The US military said it has launched another round of strikes against Iran “to degrade their ability to attack commercial ships freely transiting the Strait of Hormuz”.
The strikes, which took place overnight on Sunday into Monday, came after attacks by the US military on Sunday morning in response to an Iranian strike on a container ship in the critical waterway the day before.
Iran responded to those strikes by attacking Gulf Arab states in an escalating cycle of violence that left the negotiations between Tehran and Washington to end the war at the
US Senator Mitch McConnell on Sunday revealed for the first time that a fall led to his hospitalisation, breaking the silence about his condition after weeks of mounting speculation about the Kentucky Republican’s health.
McConnell, 84, said in a statement that he has undergone a battery of tests as doctors try to determine what led to his fall. He explained the long silence about his condition by saying that “folks of my generation often hesitate to share the vulnerability that comes with growing older”.
“Even in the public
Some of Hong Kong’s largest developers, including Sun Hung Kai Properties (SHKP) and Wheelock Properties, are set to release new units in residential projects this month amid an expected cooling of price increases.
SHKP, the city’s largest developer in terms of market capitalisation, released the price list for 120 units at its Garden Regency project in Kam Tin North in the New Territories on Tuesday.
With maximum discounts of 16 per cent, the flats, ranging between 289 sq ft and 4
Wu Shicun is the founding president of China’s National Institute for South China Sea Studies and chairman of the Huayang Centre for Maritime Cooperation and Ocean Governance . In this interview, the first in a series about the South China Sea dispute, he discusses ways Beijing can respond to rival claimants.
With Manila intensifying its “transparency” campaign, how does China view the current situation and what challenges does it face?
Manila
Mike Rowse has lived in Hong Kong since 1972, and is a naturalised Chinese citizen.
The suspect allegedly held a female supermarket employee at knifepoint for more than 11 hours over the weekend
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German authorities have issued an arrest warrant for a 29-year-old man who is accused of holding a woman hostage in a Berlin supermarket for more than 11 hours over the weekend.
The man was charged on Sunday with kidnapping for ransom, in conjunction with attempted aggravated extortion and dangerous bodily harm