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Aid trucks entered Gaza on Wednesday as Israel prepared to reopen the Rafah crossing after a dispute over the return of deceased hostages nearly undermined a fragile ceasefire with Hamas. The crossing between Egypt and Gaza is expected to reopen on Thursday, with an EU mission set to deploy. Sources did not specify any restrictions…
Ride-hailing companies are expected to be licensed by the fourth quarter of next year after legislators passed a bill establishing a regulatory framework for the services in Hong Kong, a step that should bring to an end a long-running acrimonious dispute with the taxi trade. By a show of hands, lawmakers passed the Road Traffic…
Critical minerals such as lithium, cobalt, nickel, copper, rare earth elements, and platinum group metals are essential for modern technologies. They are key to industries ranging from electronics and telecommunications to renewable energy, defence, and aerospace systems. The global demand for these minerals has been growing, as has the competition for them. The supply and…
Lawmakers Dennis Lam Shun-chiu and Louis Loong Hon-biu have joined a wave of politicians opting not to run for election, while Hong Kong’s legislature has broken from tradition by cancelling an end-of-term banquet with the city’s leader and other officials. Authorities also said on Wednesday that the government would hold a high-level seminar on the…
South Korea has banned travel to certain parts of Cambodia after the death of a college student, reportedly kidnapped and tortured by a crime ring, shocked the nation and led to calls for stronger government intervention. On Wednesday, Seoul designated the Bokor Mountain area, Poipet and Bavet as travel ban zones. “South Korean nationals visiting…
Three-time breast cancer survivor Hui Wai-yee has become a pillar of Hong Kong’s breast cancer support community. Through her volunteer work with the Hong Kong Breast Cancer Foundation (HKBCF), she provides comfort, practical help, and encouragement to other patients, earning her a place as a finalist in this year’s Spirit of Hong Kong Awards in…
The Philippines is weighing a plan to become one of the first countries in the world to publish and track its national budget using blockchain technology, as lawmakers scramble to restore public trust following a series of corruption-tainted infrastructure projects. Proponents say the technology, which uses a tamper-resistant digital ledger to record transactions in real…
China’s military mouthpiece has called for greater efforts to address what it says are deficiencies in the People’s Liberation Army’s integrated joint operational capabilities. In a commentary on Monday, the PLA Daily said China’s military had yet to achieve a “deep integration” of “equipment, battlefields, personnel and training conditions”, which was causing shortcomings in joint…
OFAC has designated the Prince Group TCO and 146 associated targets for operating massive “pig butchering” scam operations, including individual Chen Zhi. The network’s crypto operations include bitcoinminingthrough Warp Data Technology and the laundering of scam proceeds. Huione Group, a key financial services provider, has been cut off from the US financial system after laundering…
Young people in China have recently embraced a trend of visiting the graves of historical figures, leaving quirky tributes inspired by their lives, such as wine for poets and painkillers along with chocolates for generals. This phenomenon has sparked an online debate regarding the potential debasement of history. Following the Ching Ming Festival, history lovers…
