11 h. ago Drawing on COVID lessons, China passes law to improve emergency response

Drawing on COVID lessons, China passes law to improve emergency response  Reuters

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35 h. ago OPINION | Hicks: We learned the wrong lesson from China Shock and Indiana's paying for it

OPINION | Hicks: We learned the wrong lesson from China Shock and Indiana's paying for it  Courier & Press

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39 h. ago Hong Kong passes bill legalising basketball betting by majority of 77

Hong Kong lawmakers have approved a bill to legalise betting on basketball matches as authorities aim to tackle illegal gambling, with the Hong Kong Jockey Club expected to be the sole operator. The Legislative Council passed the Betting Duty (Amendment) Bill 2025, empowering the Secretary for Home and Youth Affairs to issue basketball betting operator licences with specified terms. The bill also authorises a licensed basketball operator to place bets with other gambling operators for hedging...

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39 h. ago Hong Kong passes bill legalising basketball betting with 77 votes in favour

Hong Kong lawmakers have approved a bill to legalise betting on basketball matches as authorities aim to tackle illegal gambling, with the Jockey Club expected to be the sole operator. The Legislative Council passed the Betting Duty (Amendment) Bill 2025, empowering the secretary for home and youth affairs to issue basketball betting operator licences with specified terms. The bill also authorises a licensed basketball operator to place bets with other gambling operators for hedging...

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39 h. ago Hong Kong passes basketball betting bill; Jockey Club expected to be operator

Hong Kong lawmakers have approved a bill to legalise betting on basketball matches as authorities aim to tackle illegal gambling, with the Jockey Club expected to be the sole operator. The Legislative Council passed the Betting Duty (Amendment) Bill 2025 on Thursday, empowering the secretary for home and youth affairs to issue basketball betting operator licences with specified terms. The bill also authorises a licensed basketball operator to place bets with other gambling operators for hedging...

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4 d. ago Cathay passenger arrested for allegedly taking upskirt photos on Hong Kong flight

Hong Kong police have arrested a passenger on a Cathay Pacific Airways flight from Japan on suspicion of taking upskirt pictures of cabin crew members. A witness who was on board Monday’s flight, CX563 from Nagoya, told cabin crew that a man was using a camera to take upskirt pictures of stewardesses, a source said. Staff then reported the case to police. When the flight landed at Hong Kong International Airport at about 4pm, police officers boarded the aircraft and took the suspect and the...

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4 d. ago We learned the wrong lesson from the China Shock — and Indiana is paying for it | Opinion

We learned the wrong lesson from the China Shock — and Indiana is paying for it | Opinion  IndyStar

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2 w. ago HK$200,000 model capturing moment Hong Kong security law passed ‘worth price’

Hong Kong’s legislature has spent HK$200,000 (US$25,640) on a model that captures the moment lawmakers passed the city’s domestic security law, with its president saying it is “worth the price”. Legislative Council president Andrew Leung Kwan-yuen also said on Friday that he understood the government had lobbied all lawmakers for their support for a controversial same-sex partnership bill and urged legislators to “vote with their conscience”. Leung said the model, commissioned by the Legco...

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2 w. ago AI enters the classroom: China’s Hangzhou makes lessons compulsory in schools

Hangzhou, in China’s Zhejiang province, will introduce mandatory artificial intelligence (AI) courses for primary and secondary schools starting in the new semester – part of a nationwide strategy to nurture talent in the rapidly growing sector. The initiative seeks to build a talent pipeline while improving educators’ ability to use smart tools and protect data, covering both student and teacher training, according to two documents released by the city’s education bureau. Schools will have...

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2 w. ago Is India’s new sports law a game changer for athletes? ‘A valuable step’

India’s move to strengthen sports governance through a new law is set to transform the management of sports federations, empower athletes and pave the way for more investments across different disciplines, according to analysts. Among the key changes under the National Sports Governance Act, which was passed into law last week, a national sports board will be created to oversee all sports federations, including the powerful Board of Control for Cricket in India, while a tribunal will be formed...

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