Secretary for Culture, Sports & Tourism Kevin Yeung today congratulated Ng Cheuk-yan on winning bronze in the Women’s 100m Backstroke S6 at the 4th Asian Para Games.
Mr Yeung said the swimmer gave it her all in the competition and won the first medal for the Hong Kong, China delegation, which was encouraging for many other Hong Kong athletes.
“I am looking forward to seeing more breakthroughs made by Hong Kong athletes and success in more events,” he added.
54% of respondents are interested in traveling to lesser-known and remote destinations Yevheniia Hlushak LIGA.net news editor, “Life” section Featured photo: Unsplash More and more Europeans are planning trips for the fall and winter season. According to a new study by the European Travel Commission (ETC), 76% of Europeans intend to take at least one
A federal judge has allowed US President Donald Trump’s multibillion-dollar defamation suit against the BBC to proceed, rejecting a bid by the British broadcaster to dismiss the case. Trump hails ‘huge victory’ as court rejects BBC bid to dismiss defamation suit (REUTERS) Trump has accused the BBC of deceptively editing a documentary to make it
Investors have no doubt been feeling mixed emotions lately. On one hand, all three major U.S. stock market indexes — the S&P 500 (^GSPC -0.38%), Nasdaq Composite, and Dow Jones — are all up for the year. On the other hand, many are worried about a potential crash due to AI bubble fears, stretched valuations,
Portugal closed all schools and shuttered non-essential public services on Wednesday as a major Atlantic storm headed for the country’s mainland. Attendees leave the Web Summit technology conference venue in Lisbon, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2026, as Portugal gets prepared for the arrival of Storm Charles, (AP Photo/Armando Franca) Streets remained largely deserted ahead of the
US secretary of state Marco Rubio on Tuesday said the Trump administration remained open to a peace deal with Iran, but called some of Tehran’s demands “absurd” and indicated that Washington would intensify its economic pressure campaign against the Islamic Republic. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Washington would intensify economic pressure against Iran.
Over 60 major US-listed companies have formally shut the door on having tokenized versions of their shares traded on OKXICE, a collaborative platform built by crypto exchange OKX and Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE:ICE), owner of the New York Stock Exchange. The platform promised around-the-clock access to digital tokens designed to track the value of 63 US
Power, electrification, and wind turbine company GE Vernova’s (GEV -3.90%) backlog recently increased to $197 billion at the end of the third quarter. Furthermore, it’s now highly likely to be beyond the $200 billion figure that CEO Scott Strazik believes is a “humble milestone” on the way to long-term growth. That growth will be driven
Europe’s COBBLED squares have echoed this autumn to the sound of police sirens and shattered glass. The continent is undergoing one of those periodic spasms, when parliamentary politics struggle to handle social discontent. In France and Germany, protests began against under-investment in education. In Spain and Italy, it was a housing crisis. Across the continent
President Nayib Bukele has gained fame around the world for making El Salvador safer—albeit in a deeply vexing way. Leaders from Latin America trek to see the mega-prison in which he has locked up thousands of men accused of being in gangs, often without due process. Even domestic critics acknowledge that his round-ups have improved
Buying a stock and watching it drop 5% the next day, or watching the broader market drop the next day, is a grim way to start an investment. Last week made this situation and question less hypothetical. On Thursday of last week, the S&P 500 fell 4.4%, its worst day since April 2025. The Nasdaq
U.S. intelligence was hardly going to miss Nvidia’s founder and chief cuddling up with a woman secretly connected to Chinese intelligence. Which raises a question: Did China’s government target Jensen Huang for information—or to compromise a technologist closely connected to Donald Trump? Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang in Taipei, June 2. Mr. Trump was reportedly informed
Starling murmurations over Aberystwyth A murmuration of starlings is one of winter’s most mesmerising spectacles; thousands of birds, swooping in formation, before communally roosting to stave off the winter. Piers are a favourite place to roost, with up to 50,000 zooming around in the skies above Aberystwyth, best seen on an afternoon stroll along the
By Tuvan Gumrukcu and Valerie Volcovici ANTALYA, Turkey, Nov 11 (Reuters) – World leaders will set out their climate priorities in speeches at COP31 in Turkey on Wednesday, as negotiators seek agreement on a plan to increase the share of electricity in global energy use and revive stalled efforts to move away from fossil fuels.
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FEW people have been more central to the boom in artificial intelligence than Jensen Huang. And no firm has benefited more from it than Nvidia, the chip giant that under Mr Huang’s leadership has become the world’s most valuable company. On November 8th it was struck by scandal, as Nvidia’s boss confessed to an affair
Alice Huang, the Chinese woman accused of spying for China during an affair with Nvidia chief Jensen Huang, used a Hong Kong passport to enter Taiwan, the Taiwanese immigration agency said on Wednesday as authorities continue to investigate the incident. Jensen Huang has admitted to having an extramarital affair with Alice Huang, a Chinese businesswoman
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Sept. 16, 2026. Jeenah Moon | Reuters Markets are in a “state of alert,” according to analysts monitoring a pivot from riskier tech sector bets into defensive stocks. Technology stocks — a key driver of rallies in recent years — have been notably volatile
At a glance The global wellness market is now worth $2.7 trillion and the US market alone accounts for $700 billion. Wellness is becoming part of consumer identity. More than a third of US consumers say it is core to who they are, with a greater share prioritizing it versus last year. While Gen Zers
Former US President Joe Biden was confronted by pro-Palestine protesters during his surprise visit to Dublin, Ireland. FILE – President Joe Biden walks out to speak in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Nov. 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis, File) (AP Photo/Ben Curtis) Biden, who was accompanied by his wife, Dr Jill
Whenever I travel, people often ask me about Canada’s weather. I often reply, “We have six months of cold weather — and six months of winter.” That’s met with lots of laughter, and yes, it’s a bit of an exaggeration. But the fact remains that Canadian winters can be brutally long. That’s why, as semi-retired