Hong Kong joins sister cities in taking up torch for National Games relay events
Hong Kong joined Macau and two Guangdong cities on Sunday in marking the run-up to the National Games with torch relays featuring top athletes, business leaders and community members, as a minister revealed that about a third of local event tickets had been sold.
The relays started in the morning in Hong Kong, Macau, Shenzhen and Guangzhou, with acting chief executive Eric Chan Kwok-ki describing the local section as a “city parade” involving 50 torch-bearers passing landmarks and modern sports…
Hong Kong construction worker dies after falling from scaffolding on site
A construction worker has been killed on a Hong Kong building site after falling from scaffolding.
The accident was reported at 3.20pm on Sunday after the worker reportedly plunged from bamboo scaffolding nine storeys high in Sau Mau Ping.
The 47-year-old man landed on a two-metre-high working platform and lost consciousness. Fellow workers called emergency services.
Paramedics arrived at the On Hei Street site but confirmed the man had died at the scene.
Police are treating the case as an…
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Hong Kong must do more to empower women in the workforce
More than 200 C-suite women senior executives, including global chief executives and chief financial officers, are gathering in the epicentre of Hong Kong’s financial district for the city’s first ever Women Chief Executives summit today. The conference is symbolic as much as it is significant. Women in this city have progressed by leaps and bounds over the past decade.
A recent report by one of the summit’s organisers, the Women Chief Executive Network, as well as KPMG and the Women’s…
British transport police identify sole suspect in Huntingdon train stabbing
3rd November 2025 – (London) A 32-year-old British national from Peterborough is now considered the sole suspect in a stabbing incident aboard a train in Cambridgeshire on Saturday evening. The individual remains in police custody on suspicion of attempted murder following the attack that injured multiple passengers. The incident occurred aboard a London North Eastern […]
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Magnitude 5.8 earthquake strikes Negros in the Philippines
3rd November 2025 – (Manila) A major earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.8 has been recorded in the vicinity of Negros in the Philippines. The seismic event occurred at 19:06 GMT on Sunday, according to data released by the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences. The tremor originated at a shallow depth of 10.0 […]
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Prince of Wales Hospital patient dies in apparent suicide despite stable emotional assessment
3rd November 2025 – (Hong Kong) A serious incident at Prince of Wales Hospital has resulted in the death of a patient, leading to an internal investigation. The hospital confirmed a 52-year-old male patient was discovered deceased after falling from height on Saturday. The patient had been admitted to the Department of Medicine and Therapeutics […]
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Trump claims Xi gave assurance of no Taiwan move during his presidency
3rd November 2025 – (Washington) U.S. President Donald Trump has claimed that China’s leader, Xi Jinping, assured him Beijing would refrain from taking steps towards unification with Taiwan for as long as he remains in office. The assertion came in advance excerpts from a CBS 60 Minutes interview recorded at Mar‑a‑Lago and due to air […]
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Qingyuan authorities investigate after released cats enter drinking water reservoir
3rd November 2025 – (Yuantan Town) Local authorities in Qingyuan’s Yuantan Town have launched an investigation following an incident where multiple cats were released near the Yingzui water reservoir. The event occurred last Saturday when individuals set free numerous felines in proximity to the reservoir, with several animals subsequently entering the water body. Wang Yongying, […]
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Galaxy Digital handles US$9bn Bitcoin sale as early holders pass torch to institutions
3rd November 2025 – (New York) Galaxy Digital executed a $9 billion Bitcoin disposal for a Satoshi‑era holder in July 2025, one of the largest exits the sector has seen. Framed as part of estate planning, the transaction moved more than 80,000 coins without unsettling prices, underscoring how long‑time investors are now distributing holdings into […]
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