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Chinese crackdown forces Hong Kong-based renowned media house to shut down
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Hong Kong, September 7 (ANI): Critical of the Chinese government for decades, Hong Kong-based media house Next Digital has started taking steps to shut down as Beijing's crackdown had left it with no way to operate, a media report said on Sunday.
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US report lifts a lid on PLA fighting status
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Hong Kong, September 6 (ANI): China possesses the world's largest military, but in many ways the People's Liberation Army (PLA) remains an opaque and enigmatic force. However, some of the aura of the PLA has recently been revealed in a new unclassified document published by the Headquarters,
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Bombers will add to China's growing nuclear triad
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Hong Kong, August 30 (ANI): The People's Liberation Army Rocket Force, which controls China's nuclear arsenal, has attracted much attention recently with the discovery of no fewer than 250 intercontinental ballistic-missile silos in three separate installations deep inside China. However, on
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Tokyo Paralympics: Archer Rakesh Kumar beats Ka Chuen, moves to round of 1
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], August 28 (ANI): Indian archer Rakesh Kumar on Saturday defeated Hong Kong's Ngai Ka Chuen 144-131 to win his 1/16 elimination match of men's individual compound event at the ongoing Tokyo Paralympics.
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China's deficiency in weapons systems undermines its operational capabilit
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Hong Kong, August 27 (ANI): Serious questions about operational capability, durability, after-sales service and maintenance have plagued Chinese-made military hardware for years, making buyer countries vulnerable.
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China's feverish missile frenzy
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Hong Kong, August 23 (ANI): Militaristic China is prioritizing the mass deployment of ballistic missiles. The country has secretively engineered vast missile silo fields able to host nuclear weapons, has ramped up nuclear production and deployed new shorter-range missile types.
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GDP levels in Asia to exceed pre-Covid path from 1Q22: Morgan Stanley
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Hong Kong, Aug 20 (ANI): Covid-19 remains an overhang on the near-term growth outlook of Asia and lockdown measures are constraining consumption growth, Morgan Stanley said on Friday.
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Nicole Kidman gets slammed after skipping Hong Kong quarantine for 'Expats
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 20 (ANI): Hollywood star Nicole Kidman has recently sparked a backlash in Hong Kong after skipping the country's strict COVID-19 quarantine to shoot the Amazon series 'Expats' in the city.
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Genome-editing strategy developed for potential Alzheimer's disease therap
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Hong Kong, August 18 (ANI): An international research team led by scientists from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) has developed a novel strategy using brain-wide genome-editing technology that can reduce Alzheimer's disease (AD) pathologies in genetically modified
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China's friendly overtures to Taliban poses imminent risk than opportuniti
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Hong Kong, August 17 (ANI): Following the fall of Kabul into the hands of the Taliban, China said that it is willing to develop "friendly relations" with the terrorist outfit, but the overtures pose more risk than it offers opportunity.
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China courts the Taliban in Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Hong Kong, August 16 (ANI): The world has been left stunned at images of the Taliban's blitzkrieg across Afghanistan, as that country's military evaporated with remarkable swiftness. The USA's legacy there has been irreparably damaged, so will China be able to take advantage as the Taliba
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Row erupts in Hong Kong's biggest opposition party as vice-chairman quits
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Hong Kong, August 11 (ANI): A bitter row has erupted within Hong Kong's biggest opposition party after its vice-chairman and its former lawmaker Lee Wing-tat left the city for the UK last week.
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