Spin twins, leg-spinner Shadab Khan and left-arm spinner Mohammad Nawaz shared seven wickets between themselves as Pakistan thrashed Hong Kong by 155 runs in the final Group A match of Asia Cup 2022 at Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Friday.
Sparkling knocks from Mohammad Rizwan, Fakhar Zaman and Khushdil Shah carried Pakistan to a daunting 193/2 against Hong Kong in a must-win Asia Cup Group A match at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Friday.
Born in Mumbai, Kinchit was only three months old when he moved to Hong Kong. He was inspired by his father to play cricket.
The ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) defines "national security" broadly, and its laws at home and in Hong Kong criminalize overseas contacts and fundraising, criticism of the authorities and peaceful political opposition.
London: China has hit back with a warning that Britain must bear the consequences if it continues what it believes is interference in its internal affairs after the UK suspended its extradition treaty with Hong Kong. UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab told the House of Commons on Monday that China’s new National Security Law had […]
Beijing: China on Wednesday warned the US that it will definitely hit back with sanctions if Washington goes ahead with the implementation of President Donald Trump’s ‘Hong Kong Autonomy Act’ to end the preferential treatment to the former British colony. President Trump has signed an executive order to end the preferential economic treatment for Hong […]
Beijing/Hong Kong: China on Wednesday opened its first office in Hong Kong to implement the controversial national security law, a move which is expected to impact the hundreds of foreign firms which are concerned over the vague language used in the legislation and its implications. The office for Safeguarding National Security of the Central People’s […]
Beijing: China has rejected the US’ request for a UN Security Council meeting to address Beijing’s proposed national security law for Hong Kong, saying that the matter was an internal one that does not concern the world body. In a statement on Wednesday, the US Mission to the UN denounced that the actions of the […]
Beijing: China has sought the support and understanding of India and other countries for its controversial decision to impose a new national security law on Hong Kong, saying the new legislation is aimed at containing the “secessionist” forces in the former British colony who have posed a “grave threat” to the country’s national security and […]
Bhubaneswar: The Economic Offences Wing(EOW) of Crime Branch, Odisha Police has released an advisory warning about the illegal money circulation schemes run by a private company. In the advisory, people have been warned about the fraud schemes of Vihaan Direct Selling (India) Private Limited, a franchisee of Hong Kong-based Q-Net Group of companies’, which lures […]
Hong Kong: Hong Kong on Tuesday reported the first death due to the novel coronavirus, becoming the third country after China and Philippines to confirm fatalities from the fast-spreading virus. The 39-year-old victim, a Hong Kong resident with underlying illness, was confirmed on January 31 as the city’s 13th coronavirus case, and was admitted to […]
Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping has issued a stern warning against dissent as protests continue in Hong Kong, saying any attempt to divide China will end in “crushed bodies and shattered bones”. His comments came during a state visit to Nepal on Sunday, the BBC reported citing China’s state broadcaster CCTV. Several peaceful Hong Kong […]
Hong Kong: More than 1,000 people gathered on top of Hong Kong’s Lion Rock to shine lights across the city in solidarity with the city which has been rocked by anti-government protests for almost three months. On Friday, an estimated 210,000 peopled made a human chain across Hong Kong in the latest anti-government protest, whilst […]
Beijing: The Hong Kong government has approved over USD 900,000 for relief and rehabilitation work in cyclone-hit Odisha that could benefit around 45,100 victims, China’s official media reported on Friday. ‘Very severe cyclonic storm’ Fani battered Odisha in May and killed 64 people and damaged more than five lakh dwelling units in the state’s coastal […]
Hong Kong: A mass protest was staged in Hong Kong on Sunday calling for the complete withdrawal of the government’s extradition bill and the resignation of Chief Executive Carrie Lam, a day after she announced the suspension of the controversial legislation. The protesters, the vast majority of whom were dressed in black as a symbol […]
New Delhi: The Indian womens football team completed back-to-back victories over hosts Hong Kong, with the second coming thanks to a well fought 1-0 win on Wednesday. The only goal of the game was scored by forward Pyari Xaxa, as the Indian eves now set off for Indonesia for a couple of more preparatory friendlies. […]
Beijing: The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao bridge, the world’s longest cross-sea bridge, is expected to have 5G service in the future, authorities said on Sunday. The 55-km bridge that opened last month connects the mainland province of Guangdong with Hong Kong and Macao, reports Xinhua news agency. “The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao bridge now has good coverage of 4G […]
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday said that it has arrested from Kolkata a director of a shell company of fugitive diamentaire Mehul Choksi in the Rs 13,500 crore Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud case. “We have arrested Deepak Krishna Rao Kulkarni from Kolkata Airport on the basis of a Look Out Circular (LOC) […]
Hong Kong: A $20-billion bridge connecting Hong Kong and Macau to the mainland Chinese city of Zhuhai is set to finally open this week, marking the completion of the longest sea-crossing bridge ever built, nine years after construction began. Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to attend a ceremony in Zhuhai on Tuesday, along with […]
San Francisco: Fraudulent iPhone repair claims made in China cost Apple billions of dollars over a period of five years, according to a report in The Information. As part of the highly sophisticated fraud scheme run by organised teams, rings of thieves were buying or stealing iPhones and removing valuable components like CPUs, screens and […]