3 d. ago Spirit of Hong Kong Awards: educator with a trailblazing holistic approach

When Hongkonger Joanne Fong Tze-hang was six, she realised after watching her uncle care for animals that if love could change them, it could change people too. That was when she decided she wanted to be an educator. As the principal of HHCKLA Buddhist Chan Shi Wan Primary School today, Fong said she believes education should prepare children not merely to excel in exams but, more importantly, to grow as thoughtful, compassionate individuals. “Academic performance matters, but a child’s...

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5 d. ago Spirit of Hong Kong Awards: app that tackles food waste with ‘mystery boxes’

An app that reduces food waste by turning surplus meals at businesses into discounted “mystery meal boxes” for customers, has been named a finalist in the sustainability category of the Spirit of Hong Kong Awards 2025. Yindii’s Hong Kong general manager Agnes Lee Yin-kei said the recognition was a tribute to “every food hero and shop that believes a less wasteful city is possible”. For Lee, who sees bakeries and cafes throwing away trays of unsold food each night, the problem is painfully...

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6 d. ago 'Large scale' Chinese spying in UK, says witness in collapsed trial

'Large scale' Chinese spying in UK, says witness in collapsed trial  BBC

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6 d. ago Joint committee on national security strategy to hold inquiry into collapse of China spy trial, MPs told – UK politics live

Joint committee on national security strategy to hold inquiry into collapse of China spy trial, MPs told – UK politics live  The Guardian

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6 d. ago No 10 says Badenoch’s claim PM should have intervened to stop China spy trial collapsing ‘absurd’ – UK politics live

No 10 says Badenoch’s claim PM should have intervened to stop China spy trial collapsing ‘absurd’ – UK politics live  The Guardian

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6 d. ago No 10 says Badenoch’s claim PM should have intervened to stop China spy trial collapsing ‘absurd’ – as it happened

No 10 says Badenoch’s claim PM should have intervened to stop China spy trial collapsing ‘absurd’ – as it happened  The Guardian

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7 d. ago Spirit of Hong Kong Awards: teen fights congenital disease with grace and humour

Sixteen-year-old Cassie Li Pui-ying was rushed into an emergency operation in Hong Kong on Monday morning after days of persistent fever and severe abdominal swelling. Doctors discovered a ruptured section of her colon and extensive inflammation inside her abdomen. The five-hour procedure saved her life, and she now remains in the intensive care unit under close monitoring. Her mother, Marine Mak, remembers the shock that morning. “When the doctor called me to the operating floor, my heart...

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7 d. ago Chinese spy case evidence says Beijing carried out ‘large scale espionage’ in UK

Chinese spy case evidence says Beijing carried out ‘large scale espionage’ in UK  Yahoo News UK

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7 d. ago China gears up to build giant South China Sea lab in hunt for ghost particles

Chinese researchers have tested a submersible vehicle designed to help them build one of the world’s largest neutrino observatories in the South China Sea – a facility that will study the ghostly subatomic particles that stream through the cosmos with barely a trace. The Subsea Precision Instrument Deployer with Elastic Releasing (Spider) uncoiled a 700 metre (2,300ft) string of 20 sensor balls at a depth of about 1,700 metres (5,580ft), according to the team from Shanghai Jiao Tong University’s...

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8 d. ago Inside the mystery of the collapsed Chinese spy trial – podcast

Inside the mystery of the collapsed Chinese spy trial – podcast  The Guardian

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8 d. ago Starmer to face MPs amid continued pressure over collapse of China spying trial – UK politics live

Starmer to face MPs amid continued pressure over collapse of China spying trial – UK politics live  The Guardian

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1 week ago Starmer denies ministers involved in China spy trial collapse

Starmer denies ministers involved in China spy trial collapse  Sky News

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1 week ago He lost his daughter to Kpods. Now, this Singaporean aims to avert next tragedy

Since losing his only daughter in a fall from their high-rise flat in Singapore, Delfard Tay has turned grief into purpose, sounding the alarm on drug-laced vapes that put teenagers’ lives at risk. Authorities in the Southeast Asian island state have clamped down on e-cigarettes, introducing strict measures in August to combat a worrying rise in the use of so-called Kpods – vapes spiked with synthetic drugs such as ketamine. Tay said that his daughter, 19-year-old Shermaine, was struggling with...

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2 w. ago Why a China Spy Case in the U.K. Collapsed Before It Went to Trial

Why a China Spy Case in the U.K. Collapsed Before It Went to Trial  The New York Times

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2 w. ago Starmer insists Tories to blame after China spy trial collapse

Starmer insists Tories to blame after China spy trial collapse  The Independent

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2 w. ago Labour minister admits China is 'a challenge' but REFUSES to label Beijing 'an enemy' as Keir Starmer is accused of giving it a 'free pass' to spy in Britain in wake of trial collapse

Labour minister admits China is 'a challenge' but REFUSES to label Beijing 'an enemy' as Keir Starmer is accused of giving it a 'free pass' to spy in Britain in wake of trial collapse  Daily Mail

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2 w. ago China spy trial collapse blamed on government refusing to brand Beijing a threat

China spy trial collapse blamed on government refusing to brand Beijing a threat  The Independent

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2 w. ago China spy trial collapsed after Government refused to label Beijing a threat, says CPS

China spy trial collapsed after Government refused to label Beijing a threat, says CPS  Yahoo News Canada

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2 w. ago China spy trial collapsed after government refused to brand Beijing a threat, says top prosecutor

China spy trial collapsed after government refused to brand Beijing a threat, says top prosecutor  The Independent

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2 w. ago Spying trial collapsed after government refused to brand China a threat, says top prosecutor

Spying trial collapsed after government refused to brand China a threat, says top prosecutor  Sky News

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