99 m. ago News | What the return of Chinese travelers means for European hoteliers

News | What the return of Chinese travelers means for European hoteliers  CoStar

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9 h. ago Watch China Should Stick to WTO Rules: Irish Defense Minister

Watch China Should Stick to WTO Rules: Irish Defense Minister  Bloomberg.com

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11 h. ago Hong Kong’s Wine and Dine Festival: how to taste the best of all worlds

The Hong Kong Wine and Dine Festival is back this year with the promise of more exclusive events, award-winning food, finer wines, and longer hours, to help attract about 150,000 visitors. Here, the Post unpacks what is on offer so you can make the most of your visit. 1. What’s new at the Wine and Dine Festival? The 2025 edition, themed “Remix – Best of All Worlds”, features several updates to elevate the visitor experience, with the return of a special dinner featuring Michelin-starred chefs...

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12 h. ago Return to China of cancer researcher Wang Qianben reunites esteemed family

The recent return to China of cancer researcher and professor Wang Qianben marks the reunion of a family of high-achieving Chinese scientists and the culmination of a decades-long journey for Wang Qi, a renowned traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) researcher in Beijing In the 1970s, Wang Qi bestowed upon his two sons names laden with ambition – Wang Qianfei (“to fly forward”) and Wang Qianben (“to run forward”). Now, both his children have returned home from the United States as distinguished...

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26 h. ago Europe, Ukraine prepare plan to end war, proposing peace board headed by Trump

European nations are working with Ukraine on a 12-point proposal to end Russia’s war along current battle lines, pushing back against Vladimir Putin’s renewed demands to the US for Kyiv to surrender territory in return for a peace deal. A peace board chaired by US President Donald Trump would oversee implementation of the proposed plan, according to people familiar with the matter. Once Russia follows Ukraine in agreeing to a ceasefire and both sides commit to halting territorial advances, the...

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36 h. ago Palace and UK government under pressure to strip Prince Andrew of titles and home

He won’t call himself a duke any more, but that is not enough for many of Prince Andrew’s critics. Buckingham Palace and the British government were under pressure Monday to formally strip Prince Andrew of his princely title and sumptuous home after new revelations about his relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. After discussions with his elder brother King Charles, Andrew agreed on Friday to stop using titles including Duke of York. It was the latest effort to insulate the...

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38 h. ago Trump Doubts China Will Invade Taiwan, Confident Ahead of Xi Meeting

Trump Doubts China Will Invade Taiwan, Confident Ahead of Xi Meeting  The Defense Post

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40 h. ago Chinese coastguard patrols reefs controlled by Vietnam in South China Sea

The Chinese coastguard patrolled around disputed sites controlled by Vietnam in the South China Sea last week, vessel tracking information shows. Three patrol ships left a Chinese base on Mischief Reef in the Spratly Islands on Thursday and circled around a series of land features – some of which Vietnam has built facilities on – before returning to the reef on Saturday, according to Automatic Identification System data. The purpose of the patrol by the coastguard vessels – identified by the...

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47 h. ago Phoenix Suns return from China with focus on chemistry, defense

Phoenix Suns return from China with focus on chemistry, defense  Cronkite News

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53 h. ago 3D printing trailblazer Chua Chee Kai relocates to China from Singapore hub

Singaporean 3D printing pioneer Chua Chee Kai has joined Wuhan University of Science and Technology (WUST) as a full-time distinguished professor, receiving his appointment in a ceremony on October 10, according to the university’s website. For decades, Chua led major 3D printing research initiatives in Singapore, helping to turn the country into a global hub for additive manufacturing technologies used in aerospace, biomedical and electronic applications. In his remarks at the ceremony, Chua...

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54 h. ago ‘Stolen too soon’: Nepal mourns hero hostage returned from Gaza after ceasefire

Nepal’s interim prime minister on Monday draped a national flag over the coffin of returned Gaza hostage Bipin Joshi, released under the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas. “Bipin is a son of all Nepali mothers,” Sushila Karki said at a ceremony held at the airport in Kathmandu, after his body was flown back to the capital from Tel Aviv. “The name Bipin will be immortal, no one can forget him for his bravery and the hardships he had to face.” Joshi, an agriculture student who was 22 when...

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55 h. ago China Accuses U.S. NSA of Cyberattacks to Disrupt Beijing Standard Time

China Accuses U.S. NSA of Cyberattacks to Disrupt Beijing Standard Time  Defense Mirror

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57 h. ago Amazon says cloud service back to normal after internet outage causes global turmoil

Amazon.com cloud service returned to normal operations on Monday afternoon, the company said, after an internet outage that caused global turmoil among thousands of sites, including some of the web’s most popular apps like Snapchat and Reddit. Still, Amazon said some AWS services had a backlog of messages that would take a few hours to process. AWS hosts applications and computer processes for companies around the world, and the disruption knocked workers from London to Tokyo offline and halted...

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61 h. ago Chinese man returns to terminally ill ex, vows unwavering support

A Chinese man has returned to his first love after learning about her rare disease, which has begun to manifest symptoms, touching many online. A July video featuring the man, known as Fusheng, making a heartfelt confession of love to his ex-girlfriend, Cheng Aixiao, in their hometown in eastern China’s Fujian province, quickly went viral. Cheng suffers from hereditary ataxia, a disorder that results in muscular dystrophy and leads to uncoordinated movements, as well as difficulties with walking...

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65 h. ago 'Can lower tariffs on China but ': Trump expects ‘things in return’ from Beijing | World News

'Can lower tariffs on China but ': Trump expects ‘things in return’ from Beijing | World News  Hindustan Times

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65 h. ago 'Can lower tariffs on China but ': Trump expects ‘things in return’ from Beijing

'Can lower tariffs on China but ': Trump expects ‘things in return’ from Beijing  Hindustan Times

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3 d. ago UK’s Prince Andrew asked police to help smear sex abuse accuser, newspaper says

Britain’s Prince Andrew asked police in 2011 to dig up personal information about Virginia Giuffre, the woman who accused him of sexually abusing her as a teenager, a British newspaper reported on Sunday, days after the royal gave up his Duke of York title. London’s Metropolitan Police said it was “actively looking” into the allegations in the Mail on Sunday report. Buckingham Palace did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Andrew, the younger brother of King Charles, said on Friday...

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3 d. ago UK’s Prince Andrew asked police to help smear sex abuse accuser: report

Britain’s Prince Andrew asked police in 2011 to dig up personal information about Virginia Giuffre, the woman who accused him of sexually abusing her as a teenager, a British newspaper reported on Sunday, days after the royal gave up his Duke of York title. London’s Metropolitan Police said it was “actively looking” into the allegations in the Mail on Sunday report. Buckingham Palace did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Andrew, the younger brother of King Charles, said on Friday...

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4 d. ago Racing chief hails Ka Ying Rising’s ‘phenomenal’ win, city’s world

Hong Kong’s Ka Ying Rising cemented his place as racing’s best sprinter with a dominant victory in the world’s richest turf race, The Everest, in Sydney on Saturday, a moment trainer David Hayes called “the biggest thrill in my life”. The 5-year-old star became the first overseas horse to claim the title, earning A$7 million (HK$35 million) in little more than the minute it took to cover the 1,200 metres at Royal Randwick. His 14th consecutive victory, but a first outside Hong Kong, took Ka Ying...

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4 d. ago Jardine Matheson to buy remaining stake in Mandarin Oriental

Jardine Matheson Holdings has agreed to buy the remaining 11.96 per cent of hotel arm Mandarin Oriental International it does not already own, as the century-old conglomerate ramps up efforts to increase investor returns. Mandarin Oriental shareholders would receive US$3.35 in cash per share in a deal that valued the hotel chain at about US$4.2 billion, Jardine said in a statement on Friday. The total value represented a premium of 40 per cent to Mandarin Oriental’s closing price on Thursday,...

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