The Indian women’s handball team marked a strong start to the 20th Asian Women’s Handball Championship (AWHC) 2024 with a 31-28 victory over Hong Kong-China at the Indira Gandhi Arena here on Tuesday.
The sentencing of 45 pro-democracy campaigners in Hong Kong under its controversial National Security Law signifies a turning point in the former British colony’s political and legal history.
Denmark's Viktor Axelsen defeated local hero Ng Ka Lang Angus in straight sets at the badminton Hong Kong Open on Wednesday to win his first match after retaining the Olympic champion in Paris.
The new investment is part of a $50 million round raised by the company, with participation from its existing investor, Kirin Holdings of Japan, and Tiger Pacific Capital from New York
The combined value of shares listed on Indian exchanges reached USD 4.33 trillion against Hong Kong’s USD 4.29 trillion, data compiled by Bloomberg said.
Though China is on course to intensify repression under Xi Jinping, greater international solidarity and willingness to challenge Beijing might have helped Hong Kong.
The law was enacted in a secretive process, without the participation of Hong Kong's legislature, judiciary or people, and in violation of international obligations, said Canadian Foreign Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne.
Zheng Yanxiong, 57, most recently served as the secretary-general of the Communist Party committee of Guangdong province, an economic powerhouse bordering Hong Kong.
'India honours the spirit of friendship… she is also capable of giving an appropriate response to any adversary without shying away,' PM Modi had said.
President Xi Jinping signed a presidential order promulgating the law after it was approved by the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress.
