‘A true man’: Chinese boy touches hearts by promoting single mum’s small recycling business
A young boy from central China went viral after proudly promoting his burn-survivor mother’s street stall during a chance visit to a university football pitch.
On June 28, eight-year-old Chunchun from Zhengzhou, Henan province, accompanied his mother to a local campus where he joined a casual football game.
Noticing students holding empty drink bottles, he stepped forward and, in full view of the crowd, began introducing his mother’s recycling business.
Hong Kong inaugurates trial operation of gold clearing and settlement system
Enoch Yiu and Julie Zhang
Hong Kong inaugurated the trial operation of a gold clearing and settlement system on Tuesday, a step towards building the city into a trading hub and price-setter for the precious metal.
The decision was announced by Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu at the Hong Kong FIC & Bond Connect Summit.
“The government-owned Hong Kong Precious Metals Central
Taiwan revives ‘anti-communist’ training for its military graduates after 24 years
The change reflects growing concern over Beijing’s efforts to infiltrate the island’s armed forces after a string of espionage cases
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Taiwan has revived its “anti-communist patriotic education” programme for military academy graduates, reflecting growing concern over Beijing’s efforts to infiltrate the island’s armed forces after a string of espionage cases involving service members.
The compulsory five-day course, held from July 1 for
Crushed it: AI and healthy habits help Hong Kong students ace IB
Hong Kong’s top International Baccalaureate (IB) scorers this year credited AI and a balanced study routine for their academic success after receiving their results on Monday.
Amid the intense pressure of the final assessments, top achievers from Diocesan Boys’ School (DBS), Victoria Shanghai Academy (VSA), and Po Leung Kuk Choi Kai Yau School shared insights on using technology responsibly while maintaining personal well-being.
They were among at least 65 students from 16 Hong Kong schools who achieved the maximum score of 4
North Korea makes play for spot in China-Russia drills with missile test
Kim Jong-un stood on a cliff top and watched his navy come of age. As the North Korean leader looked on, 10 cruise missiles tore off the deck of the Kang Kon in rapid succession in a display of naval power Pyongyang could once only dream of staging.
“North Korea is demonstrating its growing naval capabilities, signalling that it is prepared to participate
Lebanon says Israeli strike on south kills 4, including 3 women
Lebanese state media said an Israeli strike on a car in the country’s south on Monday killed four people, including three women, despite a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah.
Lebanon’s official National News Agency (NNA) said a school principal, her mother, a foreign female domestic worker and a male Syrian worker were killed when an Israeli drone targeted their car as they returned from inspecting their family home in Nabatieh al-Fawqa.
The Israeli military said on Monday that it identified “four suspects” approaching the
Norway urges China to help bring Russia to Ukraine peace talks
Norway wants China to use its ties to the Russian leadership to help bring about a negotiated settlement to the war in Ukraine, also for the sake of better relations with Europe, Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere said on Monday.
“China is probably the country with the best and most direct access to the Russian leadership. We expect, hope and strongly urge China to use that channel,” he told reporters after meeting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Oslo. The biggest chunk of their discussion was
Talk of US-China decoupling is getting loud – but neither side is ready for a clean break
As the United States marks the 250th anniversary of its founding, it confronts a new world order dominated by its relationship with China. In this wide-ranging series, we examine the pressure points and possibilities in those ties, from hard tech to soft power. In this article, Sylvia Ma examines the numerous financial links between the two economies that make a true decoupling a difficult affair.
On a landmark visit to Beijing in 1986, the New York Stock Exchange chairman at the time, John
Canada picks German firm for new submarine fleet, South Korean competitor loses out
German firm TKMS beats Hanwha Ocean of South Korea to Canadian submarine agreement in move expected to strengthen ties with Nato
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In a closely watched outcome, Canada on Monday chose a major German defence contractor over its South Korean competitor to build a US multibillion-dollar fleet of submarines, as mid-tier nations increasingly work together in the face of a