Women’s world No 1 epee fencer Vivian Kong gets Hong Kong’s campaign under way; China expected to win first gold of 2024 Games.
With a Games career that began when she was only 14, the four-time gold medallist and 10-time world champion is considered one of China’s greatest Olympians.
Salam Gembira has been slammed by online users as haram, or forbidden in Arabic, even though it was passed uncut with an R21 rating.
A woman in China has provoked anger after she advised a friend to keep his father’s ashes in a cheap parcel locker rather than provide a proper send-off.
Van Cleef & Arpels and Cindy Chao use the ancient cire perdue, or ‘lost wax’, casting technique for their delicate creations, while Joel Arthur Rosenthal, Hemmerle and Forms are turning to aluminium
An only child and obsessive student, the world No 1 woman épéeist has won medals everywhere except the Olympics – a gap in her CV she intends to fill in Paris.
The former president suffered the ear wound when a would-be assassin opened fire on him at a rally in Pennsylvania on July 13.
Irish singer’s brother likens Dublin museum’s waxwork of O’Connor to a cross between a shop dummy and ‘something out of the Thunderbirds’. Museum apologises to her family and pledges to do better.
Such sights are rare on public platforms given the topic remains a taboo in Chinese mainstream media.
The Second Thomas Shoal has been a focus of clashes between Chinese and Philippine ships in recent months as Beijing steps up efforts to push its claims to almost the entire South China Sea.
The new court documents represent the US government’s first major defence in a consequential legal battle over the future of the popular social media platform.
Singapore tops list that analysed 60 cities, with Tokyo, Toronto, Sydney and Zurich completing the top five.
The ICC’s chief prosecutor has requested warrants for Netanyahu and his defence minister, Yoav Gallant, on suspicion of war crimes over Israel’s war in Gaza.
China tipped for Games’ first gold, Hong Kong’s Vivian Kong targets épée fencing podium and rugby’s Antoine Dupont aims to dethrone Fiji.
The MT Terra Nova sank in bad weather in the busy waterway early on Thursday, killing one crew member and leaving the country potentially facing its worst oil spill disaster.
Typhoon Gaemi hits latest talks, but signs from either side of Taiwan Strait signal potential end to coastguard tensions and trading blame.
President-elect Prabowo Subianto looks to be doubling down on the patronage politics that have long plagued Indonesia.
The ceremony was split into 12 phases, or “tableaux”, with an overarching theme conveyed with each performance, such as synchronicity, liberty and equality, and fraternity.
Hong Kong-based jockey returns to South Africa for full book of 10 rides at showpiece meeting
Verdict mostly positive from dedicated fans trying Sausage McGriddle, a burger made with pancakes instead of toasted muffins.
It is the latest blow to an already fraught election run-up, where Socialist, Nicolas Maduro, will seek a third six-year term amid accusations of opposition harassment by an increasingly authoritarian regime.
Singer last performed at the 1996 Games – before hit single My Heart Will Go On and film Titanic were released.
The life expectancy of an infant with Tay-Sachs disease, which has no cure, is two to four years. The Hong Kong-based parents of Freya Maclay talk about their mission to raise awareness of the disease.
Major developers like CK Asset had lavished discounts since the start of the year, driving prices down by about 25 per cent from their September 2021 peak.
As the boat carrying South Korean athletes passed on the Seine, the announcer introduced them as the ‘Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’.
Modi’s comments came at an event to mark the 25th anniversary of India’s short military conflict with Pakistan in the Himalayan region of Kargil. The arch rivals have also fought three wars, two over Kashmir.
A new report has suggested nearly 30 steps to boost Australia’s cultural diversity, including offering citizenship tests in non-English languages.
Munich’s gloriously camp Museum Lichtspiele, which has been playing The Rocky Horror Picture Show almost continually since 1977, is a celebration of German kink camaraderie